April 8, 1969 Montreal Expos at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 5
@BAL 4
(12) SEP 4
@CAL 3 DET 6
CLE 2 KCR 4
MIN 3
(12) OAK 5
CHW 2 ATL 10
SFG 2 CHC 7
PHI 6
(11) MON 11
@NYM 10 SDP 2
HOU 1 PIT 6
@STL 2
(14)

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 44,541

Tuesday, April 8, 1969
Time of Game: 3:35

Expos

1-0

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           2  0  1   1  0  2   1  4  0   11 12  0
Mets            0  3  0   3  0  0   0  0  4   10 15  3

W: D Shaw (1-0), L: C Koonce (0-1), S: C Sembera (1)

Mets

0-1

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    6   2   3   1    0   1  .500 1.333    0    2   2   2·2B,SB
G Sutherland 2B               6   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   3   
R Staub RF                    3   2   2   2    3   0  .667 2.500    0    2   0   HR,IW
M Jones LF                    4   1   2   2    1   1  .500 1.600    0    0   0   2·2B
  D Bosch CF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
B Bailey 1B                   4   1   2   2    1   0  .500 1.350    0    9   0   2B,IW
J Bateman C                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .200  .400    0    9   2   
C Laboy 3B                    5   1   1   3    0   1  .200 1.000    0    2   2   HR
D Hahn CF                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  D Shaw P                    1   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  C Sembera P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Grant P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D McGinn P                  1   1   1   1    0   0 1.000 5.000    0    0   2   HR
  J Robertson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Cline PH-CF-LF            1   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .667    0    0   0   
Totals                       41  11  12  11    8   9                    27  12

BATTING

2B: M Jones 2 (2, off C Koonce, off T Seaver); M Wills 2 (2, 2 off T Seaver); B Bailey (1, off T Seaver).

HR: R Staub (1, off A Jackson; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); D McGinn (1, off T Seaver; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out); C Laboy (1, off R Taylor; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out).

IBB: R Staub (1, by T Seaver); B Bailey (1, by T Seaver).

TB: M Wills 5; R Staub 5; M Jones 4; C Laboy 4; D McGinn 4; B Bailey 3; J Bateman.

RBI: C Laboy 3 (3); B Bailey 2 (2); M Jones 2 (2); R Staub 2 (2); M Wills (1); D McGinn (1).

2-out RBI: B Bailey 2; M Jones 2; M Wills.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Wills-B Bailey; C Laboy-G Sutherland-B Bailey.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Wills (1, 2nd base off C Koonce/J Grote).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     4   1   2   3    2   0  .500 1.417    0    1   0   2B
R Gaspar RF                   5   1   2   1    1   1  .400  .900    0    1   0   SB
K Boswell 2B                  5   0   2   1    0   2  .400  .800    0    4   2   
C Jones LF-1B                 5   1   3   1    0   0  .600 1.400    0    3   0   2B,SB
E Charles 3B                  4   1   1   0    1   2  .250  .650    0    1   3   
E Kranepool 1B                3   1   1   0    1   1  .333  .833    0    6   0   
  A Weis PR-SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Grote C                     3   3   2   1    2   0  .667 1.467    0   10   0   
B Harrelson SS                1   1   0   0    2   1  .000  .667    0    0   5   IW
  R Swoboda PH-LF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   GDP
  R Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Dyer PH                   1   1   1   3    0   0 1.000 5.000    0    0   0   HR
T Seaver P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  K Collins PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  C Koonce P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Otis LF                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
Totals                       38  10  15  10    9   8                    27  11

BATTING

2B: T Agee (1, off M Grant); C Jones (1, off J Robertson).

HR: D Dyer (1, off D Shaw; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

IBB: B Harrelson (1, by J Robertson).

TB: C Jones 4; D Dyer 4; T Agee 3; K Boswell 2; J Grote 2; R Gaspar 2; A Otis; E Kranepool; E Charles.

GIDP: R Swoboda (1).

RBI: T Agee 3 (3); D Dyer 3 (3); J Grote (1); K Boswell (1); R Gaspar (1); C Jones (1).

2-out RBI: D Dyer 3; K Boswell; J Grote; R Gaspar; C Jones.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 17.

FIELDING

E: K Boswell 3 (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Gaspar (1, 2nd base off D Shaw/J Bateman); C Jones (1, 2nd base off D Shaw/J Bateman).

PO: T Agee (2nd base by D McGinn).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Grant                        1.1   6   3   3    1   1   0  20.25   10     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 6     30    -     1.52  -0.31
D McGinn                       2.1   3   3   3    2   3   0  11.57   11     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          1-0    1.24  -0.17
J Robertson                    1.1   2   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 2          2-1    1.04  -0.04
D Shaw, W (1-0)                3.2   3   4   4    4   3   1   9.82   17     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 1· 3          0-0    1.07   0.15
C Sembera, S (1)               0.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    4.14   0.04
Totals                         9    15  10  10    9   8   1          47     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 3·15          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
T Seaver                       5     6   4   2    3   5   1   3.60   26     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 6     45    -     1.17  -0.22
C Koonce, BS (1), L (0-1)      2     2   3   3    4   1   0  13.50   12     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.71  -0.38
A Jackson                      0.1   3   3   3    0   1   1  81.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.67  -0.15
R Taylor                       1.2   1   1   1    1   2   1   5.40    7     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          2-2    0.19  -0.07
Totals                         9    12  11   9    8   9   3          49     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 0·12          2-2

Balks: D McGinn (1).

WP: D McGinn (1).

IBB: J Robertson (1; B Harrelson); T Seaver 2 (2; B Bailey, R Staub).

PO: D McGinn (1; T Agee, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Nick Colosi.

Time of Game: 3:35.

Attendance: 44,541.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                New York Mets                        
1. M Wills              SS    1. T Agee               CF 
2. G Sutherland         2B    2. R Gaspar             RF 
3. R Staub              RF    3. K Boswell            2B 
4. M Jones              LF    4. C Jones              LF 
5. B Bailey             1B    5. E Charles            3B 
6. J Bateman            C     6. E Kranepool          1B 
7. C Laboy              3B    7. J Grote              C  
8. D Hahn               CF    8. B Harrelson          SS 
9. M Grant              P     9. T Seaver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  6-4  12-      28%  48% M Jones         C Koonce        Double to LF; Wills Scores; Staub Scores
   b 2   1  2-0  123     -24%  32% T Agee          M Grant         Double to LF; Kranepool Scores; Grote Scores; Harrelson Scores
   t 7   2  6-6  12-      23%  71% M Wills         C Koonce        Single to LF; Shaw Scores; Cline to 3B; Wills to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 1   2  0-0  12-      20%  69% B Bailey        T Seaver        Double to RF; Sutherland Scores/unER; Jones Scores/unER; Bailey to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   b 7   1  7-6  12-      19%  76% R Swoboda       D Shaw          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Wills         Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  G Sutherland    Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      48%  R Staub         Popfly: 3B
          1--      50%  M Jones         Walk; Sutherland to 2B
   RR     12-      69%  B Bailey        Double to RF; Sutherland Scores/unER; Jones Scores/unER; Bailey to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   O      --3      66%  J Bateman       Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
          ---      62%  T Agee          Single to CF
   OO     1--      70%  R Gaspar        Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
          ---      69%  K Boswell       Single to RF
          1--      66%  C Jones         Single to CF; Boswell to 3B
   O      1-3      71%  E Charles       Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      69%  C Laboy         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      68%  D Hahn          Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  M Grant         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Mudcat Grant facing 6-7-8
          ---      63%  E Kranepool     Single to CF
          1--      57%  J Grote         Single to LF; Kranepool to 2B
          12-      48%  B Harrelson     Walk; Kranepool to 3B; Grote to 2B
   O      123      56%  T Seaver        Strikeout Looking
   RRR    123      32%  T Agee          Double to LF; Kranepool Scores; Grote Scores; Harrelson Scores
                  Dan McGinn replaces Mudcat Grant pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      37%  R Gaspar        Agee Picked off 2B (P-SS)
          ---      36%  " "             Single to CF
          1--      35%  K Boswell       Wild Pitch; Gaspar to 2B
   O      -2-      38%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 3.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 2-3, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
          ---      45%  M Wills         Double to RF
   O      -2-      43%  G Sutherland    Groundout: 2B-1B; Wills to 3B
   R      --3      50%  R Staub         Single to LF; Wills Scores
          1--      60%  M Jones         Double to RF; Staub to 3B
          -23      61%  B Bailey        Intentional Walk
   O      123      53%  J Bateman       Strikeout
   O      123      45%  C Laboy         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Dan McGinn facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  C Jones         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  E Charles       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  E Kranepool     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 3.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 3-3, Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  D Hahn          Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      61%  D McGinn        Home Run
          ---      65%  M Wills         Double to RF
   O      -2-      62%  G Sutherland    Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      63%  R Staub         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      58%  M Jones         Groundout: 2B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Dan McGinn facing 7-8-9
          ---      53%  J Grote         Walk
          1--      50%  B Harrelson     Balk; Grote to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      60%  T Seaver        Groundout: P-1B
          -2-      59%  T Agee          Walk
   R      12-      45%  R Gaspar        Single to LF; Grote Scores; Agee to 2B
   R      12-      31%  K Boswell       Single to CF; Agee Scores; Gaspar to 3B
                  Jerry Robertson replaces Dan McGinn pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3      23%  C Jones         Double to RF; Gaspar Scores; Boswell out at Hm/CF-2B-C
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 6.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-6, Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      21%  B Bailey        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      19%  J Bateman       Strikeout
          ---      20%  C Laboy         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      18%  D Hahn          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-4, Jerry Robertson facing 5-6-7
          ---      16%  E Charles       Single to SS
   O      1--      18%  E Kranepool     Lineout: RF
   O      1--      18%  J Grote         Groundout: C-1B; Charles to 3B
          --3      18%  B Harrelson     Intentional Walk
                  Kevin Collins pinch hits for Tom Seaver batting 9th
   O      1-3      21%  K Collins       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 6.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-6, Cal Koonce facing 9-1-2
                  Cal Koonce replaces Kevin Collins pitching and batting 9th; Ty Cline pinch hits for Jerry Robertson batting 9th
          ---      26%  T Cline         Walk
   O      1--      21%  M Wills         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      23%  G Sutherland    Wills Steals 2B
   O      -2-      18%  " "             Popfly: 2B
          -2-      20%  R Staub         Walk
   RR     12-      48%  M Jones         Double to LF; Wills Scores; Staub Scores
   O      -2-      43%  B Bailey        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 6-6, Don Shaw facing 1-2-3
                  Don Shaw replaces Don Hahn pitching and batting 8th; Ty Cline moves to CF
   O      ---      46%  T Agee          Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      42%  R Gaspar        Walk
          1--      39%  K Boswell       Gaspar Steals 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 6.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Tied 6-6, Cal Koonce facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      46%  J Bateman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      43%  C Laboy         Strikeout
          ---      46%  D Shaw          Walk
          1--      49%  T Cline         Walk; Shaw to 2B
   R      12-      71%  M Wills         Single to LF; Shaw Scores; Cline to 3B; Wills to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23      65%  G Sutherland    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 7, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 6-7, Don Shaw facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      70%  E Charles       Strikeout
          ---      65%  E Kranepool     Walk
                  Al Weis pinch runs for Ed Kranepool batting 6th
          1--      57%  J Grote         Walk; Weis to 2B
                  Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Bud Harrelson batting 8th
   OO     12-      76%  R Swoboda       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Mets 6.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-6, Al Jackson facing 3-4-5
                  Al Jackson replaces Cal Koonce pitching and batting 9th; Cleon Jones moves to 1B; Al Weis moves to SS; Ron Swoboda moves to LF
   R      ---      88%  R Staub         Home Run
   O      ---      86%  M Jones         Strikeout
          ---      88%  B Bailey        Single to LF
          1--      91%  J Bateman       Single to RF; Bailey to 3B
                  Ron Taylor replaces Ron Swoboda pitching and batting 8th; Amos Otis replaces Al Jackson playing LF batting 9th
   RRR    1-3      98%  C Laboy         Home Run; Bailey Scores; Bateman Scores
   O      ---      98%  D Shaw          Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  T Cline         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 11, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 6-11, Don Shaw facing 9-1-2
                  Ty Cline moves to LF; Don Bosch replaces Mack Jones playing CF batting 4th
   O      ---      99%  A Otis          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Agee          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      99%  R Gaspar        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 11, Mets 6.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 11-6, Ron Taylor facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  M Wills         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  G Sutherland    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  R Staub         Walk
   O      1--      99%  D Bosch         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 11, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 6-11, Don Shaw facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  K Boswell       Strikeout Looking
          ---      99%  C Jones         Single to LF
          1--      99%  E Charles       Jones Steals 2B
          -2-      98%  " "             Walk
   O      12-     100%  A Weis          Flyball: RF
   R      12-      99%  J Grote         Single to LF; Jones Scores; Charles to 3B
                  Duffy Dyer pinch hits for Ron Taylor batting 8th
   RRR    1-3      96%  D Dyer          Home Run; Charles Scores; Grote Scores
                  Carroll Sembera replaces Don Shaw pitching and batting 8th
          ---      91%  A Otis          Single to SS
          1--      84%  T Agee          Walk; Otis to 2B
   O      12-     100%  R Gaspar        Strikeout
        4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 11, Mets 10.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation