April 12, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 19,510

Saturday, April 12, 1969
Time of Game: 1:54

Cardinals

2-3

Won 2

3rd, 2 GB

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

W: D Giusti (1-0), L: D Cardwell (0-1)

Mets

2-3

Lost 2

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .087  .217    0    1   0   2B
C Flood CF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .174  .435    0    3   0   2B
V Pinson RF                   2   0   2   0    2   0  .368 1.162    0    3   0   2B,CS
J Torre 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .238  .733    0    7   0   IW
T McCarver C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .478    0    6   0   2·GDP
M Shannon 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .736    0    1   0   
J Javier 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .176  .398    0    3   5   
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .801    0    3   2   
D Giusti P                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .333 1.000    0    0   2   2B
Totals                       29   1   6   1    3   3                    27   9

BATTING

2B: D Giusti (1, off D Cardwell); L Brock (1, off D Cardwell); C Flood (2, off D Cardwell); V Pinson (4, off D Cardwell).

IBB: J Torre (2, by D Cardwell).

TB: V Pinson 3; L Brock 2; D Giusti 2; C Flood 2; J Torre.

GIDP: T McCarver 2 (2).

RBI: C Flood (2).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Javier-D Maxvill-J Torre.

BASERUNNING

CS: V Pinson (1, 2nd base by D Cardwell/J Grote).

PO: L Brock (2nd base by D Cardwell).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .924    0    5   0   
R Gaspar RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .798    0    1   0   
W Garrett 2B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .833    0    2   3   
C Jones LF                    3   0   3   0    1   0  .524 1.236    0    5   0   
  A Weis PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
E Kranepool 1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .364  .781    0    7   0   GDP
E Charles 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .211  .664    0    1   1   
J Grote C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .703    0    4   1   
B Harrelson SS                3   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .544    0    2   5   
D Cardwell P                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       31   0   6   0    3   6                    27  11

BATTING

TB: C Jones 3; E Kranepool; W Garrett; T Agee.

GIDP: E Kranepool (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Harrelson-W Garrett-E Kranepool; W Garrett-B Harrelson-E Kranepool.

BASERUNNING

PO: T Agee (1st base by D Giusti).

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
D Giusti, W (1-0)              9     6   0   0    3   6   0   0.00   34     -       ·  ·      7·11· 1· 6     78    -     1.65   0.80
Totals                         9     6   0   0    3   6   0          34     -       ·  ·      7·11· 1· 6           -

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
D Cardwell, L (0-1)            9     6   1   1    3   3   0   1.00   32     -       ·  ·      7·12· 1· 6     71    -     0.93   0.30
Totals                         9     6   1   1    3   3   0          32     -       ·  ·      7·12· 1· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Cardwell (1; J Torre).

PO: D Giusti (1; T Agee, 1st base); D Cardwell (1; L Brock, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 1:54.

Attendance: 19,510.

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. W Garrett            2B 
4. J Torre              1B    4. C Jones              LF 
5. T McCarver           C     5. E Kranepool          1B 
6. M Shannon            3B    6. E Charles            3B 
7. J Javier             2B    7. J Grote              C  
8. D Maxvill            SS    8. B Harrelson          SS 
9. D Giusti             P     9. D Cardwell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  1-0  12-      14%  60% E Kranepool     D Giusti        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Garrett to 3B
   t 3   1  0-1  123     -14%  57% T McCarver      D Cardwell      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 9   0  1-0  ---     -13%  68% C Jones         D Giusti        Single to CF
   b 9   0  1-0  1--      12%  80% E Kranepool     D Giusti        Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
   t 3   1  0-0  -2-      12%  64% C Flood         D Cardwell      Double to LF; Giusti Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Cardwell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  C Flood         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  V Pinson        Walk
          1--      50%  J Torre         Single to LF; Pinson to 2B
   O      12-      45%  T McCarver      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Giusti facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  T Agee          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  R Gaspar        Lineout: LF
          ---      48%  W Garrett       Walk
          1--      46%  C Jones         Walk; Garrett to 2B
   O      12-      50%  E Kranepool     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Cardwell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  M Shannon       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Javier        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  D Maxvill       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Giusti facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  E Charles       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  J Grote         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  B Harrelson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Cardwell facing 9-1-2
          ---      57%  D Giusti        Double to LF
   O      -2-      52%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      64%  C Flood         Double to LF; Giusti Scores
          -2-      71%  V Pinson        Double to LF; Flood to 3B
          -23      71%  J Torre         Intentional Walk
   OO     123      57%  T McCarver      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Giusti facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      60%  D Cardwell      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      62%  T Agee          Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  R Gaspar        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Cardwell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      61%  M Shannon       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      59%  J Javier        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      58%  D Maxvill       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Giusti facing 3-4-5
          ---      53%  W Garrett       Single to RF
          1--      46%  C Jones         Single to LF; Garrett to 2B
   OO     12-      60%  E Kranepool     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Garrett to 3B
          --3      58%  E Charles       Walk
   O      1-3      65%  J Grote         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Cardwell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      63%  D Giusti        Strikeout
          ---      67%  L Brock         Double to RF
   O      -2-      61%  C Flood         Brock Picked off 2B (P-SS)
   O      ---      60%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Giusti facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      63%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  D Cardwell      Strikeout
          ---      64%  T Agee          Single to CF
   O      1--      67%  R Gaspar        Agee Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Cardwell facing 3-4-5
          ---      71%  V Pinson        Single to RF
   O      1--      65%  J Torre         Pinson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      63%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      62%  T McCarver      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Giusti facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  R Gaspar        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      69%  W Garrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      66%  C Jones         Single to CF
          1--      62%  E Kranepool     Single to RF; Jones to 3B
   O      1-3      71%  E Charles       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Cardwell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  M Shannon       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      67%  J Javier        Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  D Maxvill       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Giusti facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      70%  J Grote         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      74%  B Harrelson     Foul Flyball: SS
   O      ---      76%  D Cardwell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Cardwell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      74%  D Giusti        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      71%  C Flood         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Giusti facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  T Agee          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      82%  R Gaspar        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  W Garrett       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Cardwell facing 3-4-5
          ---      87%  V Pinson        Walk
   O      1--      85%  J Torre         Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      81%  T McCarver      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Giusti facing 4-5-6
          ---      68%  C Jones         Single to CF
                  Al Weis pinch runs for Cleon Jones batting 4th
   O      1--      80%  E Kranepool     Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      91%  E Charles       Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  J Grote         Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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