April 11, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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WSA 4
@BAL 0 CAL 5
MIN 3 BOS 2
@CLE 1
(16) NYY 9
@DET 4 OAK 5
KCR 0 SEP 7
CHW 0 ATL 6
CIN 4 CHC 1
MON 0
(12) LAD 9
@HOU 3 STL 6
@NYM 5 PIT 7
PHI 1 SFG 8
@SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 12,591

Friday, April 11, 1969
Time of Game: 2:44

Cardinals

1-3

Won 1

4th, 3 GB

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

W: S Carlton (1-0), L: J Koosman (0-1), S: J Hoerner (1)

Mets

2-2

Lost 1

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   1   0   0    0   1  .053  .106    0    1   0   2·SB
C Flood CF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .369    0    3   0   
V Pinson RF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .294  .956    0    5   0   2·2B
J Torre 1B                    4   3   3   1    1   0  .222  .707    0    7   0   HR,2B,IW
M Shannon 3B                  5   0   2   2    0   1  .294  .862    0    0   2   2B,CS
T McCarver C                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .263  .579    0    8   1   
J Javier 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .214  .481    0    1   1   IW
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   1   1    1   1  .364  .988    0    2   2   
S Carlton P                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   0   
  G Waslewski P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Hoerner P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       39   6  11   6    3   4                    27   6

BATTING

2B: M Shannon (1, off J McAndrew); V Pinson 2 (3, off J McAndrew, off J Koosman); J Torre (1, off J Koosman).

HR: J Torre (1, off J Koosman; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

IBB: J Torre (1, by J McAndrew); J Javier (1, by J Koosman).

TB: J Torre 7; V Pinson 4; M Shannon 3; S Carlton; T McCarver; J Javier; D Maxvill.

RBI: M Shannon 2 (4); T McCarver (2); D Maxvill (1); J Torre (1); V Pinson (2).

2-out RBI: M Shannon 2; T McCarver; D Maxvill.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 15.

FIELDING

E: D Maxvill (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock 2 (3, 2nd base off J Koosman/J Grote 2).

CS: M Shannon (1, 2nd base by J Koosman/J Grote).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     5   0   0   0    0   3  .278 1.017    0    4   0   
R Gaspar RF                   5   1   3   0    0   0  .412  .971    0    0   0   2B
K Boswell 2B                  4   2   2   0    1   0  .467 1.223    0    1   2   
C Jones 1B                    5   2   3   3    0   0  .444 1.088    0    8   0   HR,SB
E Charles 3B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .743    0    3   1   
R Swoboda LF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    4   0   
J Grote C                     3   0   1   1    0   1  .385  .900    0    3   2   SF
B Harrelson SS                3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .685    0    4   2   
  E Kranepool PH              0   0   0   0    0   0  .429  .929         0   0   
  D Dyer PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 2.500    0    0   0   
  J McAndrew P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Koosman P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  A Otis PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  R Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Weis PH-SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       39   5  12   4    1   7                    27   8

BATTING

2B: R Gaspar (1, off S Carlton).

HR: C Jones (1, off J Hoerner; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

SF: J Grote (1, off G Waslewski).

TB: C Jones 6; R Gaspar 4; R Swoboda 2; K Boswell 2; E Charles; J Grote.

RBI: C Jones 3 (6); J Grote (4).

2-out RBI: C Jones 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

E: K Boswell 2 (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Jones (2, 3rd base off G Waslewski/T McCarver).

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
S Carlton, W (1-0)             7     9   3   2    1   6   0   2.57   32     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 3· 8     54    -     1.43  -0.03
G Waslewski, H (1)             0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-1    4.44  -0.04
J Hoerner, S (1)               1.2   2   2   2    0   1   1   3.18    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          2-0    2.02   0.27
Totals                         9    12   5   4    1   7   1          41     -       ·  ·     10·11· 3· 9          4-1

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 Koosman, L (0-1)             7     9   4   4    2   2   1   5.14   33     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 2· 9     43    -     0.92  -0.20
R Taylor                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.38    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.43   0.03
J McAndrew                     1     2   2   2    1   0   0  22.50    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.73  -0.12
Totals                         9    11   6   6    3   4   1          42     -       ·  ·     12·10· 2·11           -

S Carlton faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Koosman (1).

IBB: J McAndrew (1; J Torre); J Koosman (1; J Javier).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 12,591.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            New York Mets                        
1. L Brock              LF    1. T Agee               CF 
2. C Flood              CF    2. R Gaspar             RF 
3. V Pinson             RF    3. K Boswell            2B 
4. J Torre              1B    4. C Jones              1B 
5. M Shannon            3B    5. E Charles            3B 
6. T McCarver           C     6. R Swoboda            LF 
7. J Javier             2B    7. J Grote              C  
8. D Maxvill            SS    8. B Harrelson          SS 
9. S Carlton            P     9. J Koosman            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  3-1  12-     -14%  55% R Swoboda       S Carlton       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Boswell Scores/No RBI/unER; Jones to 2B
   t 7   1  2-3  ---      13%  82% J Torre         J Koosman       Home Run
   t 9   2  3-4  12-      13%  97% M Shannon       J McAndrew      Double to CF; Pinson Scores; Torre Scores
   b 6   0  3-0  12-     -13%  61% C Jones         S Carlton       Single to LF; Gaspar Scores; Boswell to 2B
   b 8   0  4-2  1--     -12%  65% E Charles       S Carlton       Single to LF; Jones to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  L Brock         Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Brock to 1B
          1--      56%  C Flood         Brock Steals 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Brock to 3B
   R      --3      62%  V Pinson        Double to LF; Brock Scores
          -2-      66%  J Torre         Single to LF; Pinson to 3B
   O      1-3      60%  M Shannon       Strikeout
   O      1-3      56%  T McCarver      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  T Agee          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      60%  R Gaspar        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      59%  K Boswell       Walk
   O      1--      61%  C Jones         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Koosman facing 7-8-9
          ---      64%  J Javier        Single to CF
          1--      69%  D Maxvill       Walk; Javier to 2B
   O      12-      65%  S Carlton       Bunt Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B; Maxvill to 2B; Carlton to 1B
   O      12-      61%  L Brock         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      12-      57%  C Flood         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  E Charles       Flyball: CF
          ---      56%  R Swoboda       Single to RF
          1--      52%  J Grote         Single to LF; Swoboda to 2B
   O      12-      57%  B Harrelson     Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      62%  J Koosman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Koosman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      60%  V Pinson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      64%  J Torre         Double to LF
   O      -2-      61%  M Shannon       Groundout: P-1B; Torre to 3B
   R      --3      72%  T McCarver      Single to RF; Torre Scores; McCarver to 2B/Adv on E4
          -2-      72%  J Javier        Intentional Walk
   R      12-      82%  D Maxvill       Single to CF; McCarver Scores; Javier to 3B; Maxvill to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23      78%  S Carlton       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  T Agee          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      78%  R Gaspar        Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      81%  K Boswell       Popfly: SS
   O      1--      83%  C Jones         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  L Brock         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      81%  C Flood         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      80%  V Pinson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      83%  E Charles       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      84%  R Swoboda       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      85%  J Grote         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      84%  J Torre         Lineout: CF
          ---      85%  M Shannon       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      84%  T McCarver      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      83%  J Javier        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      85%  B Harrelson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  J Koosman       Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      88%  T Agee          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jerry Koosman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      87%  D Maxvill       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      88%  S Carlton       Single to RF
   O      1--      87%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      87%  C Flood         Brock Steals 2B
   O      -2-      85%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Carlton facing 2-3-4
          ---      81%  R Gaspar        Single to LF
          1--      73%  K Boswell       Single to CF; Gaspar to 2B
   R      12-      61%  C Jones         Single to LF; Gaspar Scores; Boswell to 2B
   O      12-      69%  E Charles       Foul Flyball: C
   R      12-      55%  R Swoboda       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Boswell Scores/No RBI/unER; Jones to 2B
   O      12-      63%  J Grote         Lineout: RF
   O      12-      71%  B Harrelson     Lineout: 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jerry Koosman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      68%  V Pinson        Lineout: LF
   R      ---      82%  J Torre         Home Run
          ---      83%  M Shannon       Single to LF
   O      1--      81%  T McCarver      Shannon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      80%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Steve Carlton facing 9-1-2
                  Amos Otis pinch hits for Jerry Koosman batting 9th
   O      ---      84%  A Otis          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  T Agee          Strikeout
          ---      83%  R Gaspar        Double to LF
   O      -2-      88%  K Boswell       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ron Taylor facing 7-8-9
                  Ron Taylor replaces Amos Otis pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  J Javier        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      86%  D Maxvill       Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  S Carlton       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
          ---      77%  C Jones         Single to RF
          1--      65%  E Charles       Single to LF; Jones to 2B
                  Gary Waslewski replaces Steve Carlton pitching and batting 9th
          12-      60%  R Swoboda       Jones Steals 3B
          1-3      49%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball); Jones stays at 3B; Charles to 2B
   RO     123      61%  J Grote         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Jones Scores
                  Joe Hoerner replaces Gary Waslewski pitching and batting 9th; Duffy Dyer pinch hits for Ed Kranepool batting 8th; Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Bud Harrelson batting 8th
   O      12-      73%  D Dyer          Popfly: SS
                  Al Weis pinch hits for Ron Taylor batting 9th
   O      12-      85%  A Weis          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jim McAndrew facing 1-2-3
                  Jim McAndrew replaces Duffy Dyer pitching and batting 8th; Al Weis moves to SS
   O      ---      83%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      82%  C Flood         Flyball: CF
          ---      84%  V Pinson        Double to RF
          -2-      84%  J Torre         Intentional Walk
   RR     12-      97%  M Shannon       Double to CF; Pinson Scores; Torre Scores
   O      -2-      96%  T McCarver      Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Shannon out at 3B/3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-6, Joe Hoerner facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  T Agee          Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  R Gaspar        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  K Boswell       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--      96%  C Jones         Home Run; Boswell Scores
   O      ---     100%  E Charles       Strikeout Looking
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation