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Standings
WSA
@BAL		0
9
MIN
@CAL		3
4
BOS
@CLE		5
3
NYY
@DET		4
0
KCR
@OAK		9
3
CHW
@SEP		1
5
CIN
@ATL		12
3
MON
@CHC		7
3
LAD
@HOU		5
1
STL
@NYM		1
0
PHI
@PIT		8
1
SFG
@SDP		5
1
Saturday, April 12, 1969
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 19,510, Time of Game: 1:54
Cardinals
1
2-3
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 2 GB
 at Mets
0
2-3
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 2 GB
W: Dave Giusti (1-0)
L: Don Cardwell (0-1)
 
                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

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .087 .217 -0.100 0.98 0.044 -0.145 -0.9 1 0 2B
Curt Flood CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .174 .435 0.080 0.73 0.117 -0.037 0.7 3 0 2B
Vada Pinson RF 2 0 2 0 2 0 .368 1.162 0.078 0.93 0.138 -0.060 1.0 3 0 2B,CS
Joe Torre 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .238 .733 -0.010 0.98 0.028 -0.038 -0.1 7 0 IW
Tim McCarver C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .478 -0.228 1.34 0.000 -0.228 -2.5 6 0 2·GDP
Mike Shannon 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .736 -0.068 0.91 0.000 -0.068 -0.7 1 0
Julian Javier 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .176 .399 -0.048 0.65 0.000 -0.048 -0.4 3 5
Dal Maxvill SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .802 -0.033 0.43 0.000 -0.033 -0.3 3 2
Dave Giusti P 3 1 1 0 0 1 .333 1.000 0.027 0.92 0.070 -0.044 0.2 0 2 2B
Team Totals 29 1 6 1 3 3 .207 .626 -0.302 0.90 0.397 -0.701 -3.2 27 9
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).
Pickoffs: L Brock (2nd base by D Cardwell).

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommie Agee CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 .924 -0.117 1.20 0.019 -0.136 -0.7 5 0
Rod Gaspar RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .798 -0.110 1.12 0.000 -0.110 -0.6 1 0
Wayne Garrett 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .333 .833 0.004 0.99 0.062 -0.058 0.2 2 3
Cleon Jones LF 3 0 3 0 1 0 .524 1.236 0.252 1.73 0.252 0.000 1.3 5 0
   Al Weis PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Ed Kranepool 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .364 .780 -0.257 2.80 0.047 -0.305 -1.6 7 0 GDP
Ed Charles 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .211 .664 -0.200 2.65 0.017 -0.217 -0.8 1 1
Jerry Grote C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .703 -0.222 2.10 0.000 -0.222 -1.1 4 1
Bud Harrelson SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .543 -0.078 1.05 0.000 -0.078 -0.5 2 5
Don Cardwell P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 -0.074 0.99 0.000 -0.074 -0.5 0 1
Team Totals 31 0 6 0 3 6 .194 .458 -0.802 1.65 0.397 -1.200 -4.2 27 11
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. W Garrett-B Harrelson-E Kranepool; B Harrelson-W Garrett-E Kranepool.
Baserunning
Pickoffs: T Agee (1st base by D Giusti).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Giusti, W (1-0) 9 6 0 0 3 6 0 0.00 34 78 0.802 1.65 4.2
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 3 6 0 0.00 34 78 0.802 0.90 4.2

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Cardwell, L (0-1) 9 6 1 1 3 3 0 1.00 32 71 0.302 0.90 3.2
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 3 3 0 1.00 32 71 0.302 1.65 3.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: D Cardwell (1; J Torre).
Pickoffs: D Giusti (1; T Agee, 1st base); D Cardwell (1; L Brock, 2nd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Nick Colosi.
Time of Game: 1:54.
Attendance: 19,510.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         New York Mets
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Tommie Agee CF
2 Curt Flood CF 2 Rod Gaspar RF
3 Vada Pinson RF 3 Wayne Garrett 2B
4 Joe Torre 1B 4 Cleon Jones LF
5 Tim McCarver C 5 Ed Kranepool 1B
6 Mike Shannon 3B 6 Ed Charles 3B
7 Julian Javier 2B 7 Jerry Grote C
8 Dal Maxvill SS 8 Bud Harrelson SS
9 Dave Giusti P 9 Don Cardwell P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 0-1 0 12- OO NYM E. Kranepool D. Giusti 14% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Garrett to 3B
t3 1-0 1 123 OO STL T. McCarver D. Cardwell -14% 57% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b9 0-1 0 --- NYM C. Jones D. Giusti -13% 68% Single to CF
b9 0-1 0 1-- O NYM E. Kranepool D. Giusti 12% 80% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- R STL C. Flood D. Cardwell 12% 64% Double to LF; Giusti Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Don Cardwell facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock D. Cardwell -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL C. Flood D. Cardwell -1% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- STL V. Pinson D. Cardwell 1% 48% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- STL J. Torre D. Cardwell 2% 50% Single to LF; Pinson to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- O STL T. McCarver D. Cardwell -4% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYM T. Agee D. Giusti 2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O NYM R. Gaspar D. Giusti 1% 49% Lineout: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- NYM W. Garrett D. Giusti -1% 48% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- NYM C. Jones D. Giusti -2% 46% Walk; Garrett to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- O NYM E. Kranepool D. Giusti 4% 50% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Don Cardwell facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL M. Shannon D. Cardwell -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O STL J. Javier D. Cardwell -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O STL D. Maxvill D. Cardwell -1% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- O NYM E. Charles D. Giusti 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- O NYM J. Grote D. Giusti 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 --- O NYM B. Harrelson D. Giusti 1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Don Cardwell facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- STL D. Giusti D. Cardwell 7% 57% Double to LF
t3 0-0 0 -2- O STL L. Brock D. Cardwell -5% 52% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 1 -2- R STL C. Flood D. Cardwell 12% 64% Double to LF; Giusti Scores
t3 1-0 1 -2- STL V. Pinson D. Cardwell 7% 71% Double to LF; Flood to 3B
t3 1-0 1 -23 STL J. Torre D. Cardwell 1% 71% Intentional Walk
t3 1-0 1 123 OO STL T. McCarver D. Cardwell -14% 57% 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, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O NYM D. Cardwell D. Giusti 3% 60% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-1 1 --- O NYM T. Agee D. Giusti 2% 62% Strikeout
b3 0-1 2 --- O NYM R. Gaspar D. Giusti 1% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Don Cardwell facing 6-7-8
t4 1-0 0 --- O STL M. Shannon D. Cardwell -2% 61% Flyball: LF
t4 1-0 1 --- O STL J. Javier D. Cardwell -2% 60% Flyball: CF
t4 1-0 2 --- O STL D. Maxvill D. Cardwell -1% 58% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- NYM W. Garrett D. Giusti -5% 53% Single to RF
b4 0-1 0 1-- NYM C. Jones D. Giusti -8% 46% Single to LF; Garrett to 2B
b4 0-1 0 12- OO NYM E. Kranepool D. Giusti 14% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Garrett to 3B
b4 0-1 2 --3 NYM E. Charles D. Giusti -2% 58% Walk
b4 0-1 2 1-3 O NYM J. Grote D. Giusti 7% 65% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Don Cardwell facing 9-1-2
t5 1-0 0 --- O STL D. Giusti D. Cardwell -2% 63% Strikeout
t5 1-0 1 --- STL L. Brock D. Cardwell 4% 67% Double to RF
t5 1-0 1 -2- O STL C. Flood D. Cardwell -6% 61% Brock Picked off 2B (P-SS)
t5 1-0 2 --- O STL C. Flood D. Cardwell -1% 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, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 8-9-1
b5 0-1 0 --- O NYM B. Harrelson D. Giusti 3% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-1 1 --- O NYM D. Cardwell D. Giusti 2% 66% Strikeout
b5 0-1 2 --- NYM T. Agee D. Giusti -2% 64% Single to CF
b5 0-1 2 1-- O NYM R. Gaspar D. Giusti 3% 67% Agee Picked off 1B (P-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Don Cardwell facing 3-4-5
t6 1-0 0 --- STL V. Pinson D. Cardwell 4% 71% Single to RF
t6 1-0 0 1-- O STL J. Torre D. Cardwell -6% 65% Pinson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t6 1-0 1 --- O STL J. Torre D. Cardwell -2% 63% Foul Flyball: C
t6 1-0 2 --- O STL T. McCarver D. Cardwell -1% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 2-3-4
b6 0-1 0 --- O NYM R. Gaspar D. Giusti 4% 66% Flyball: CF
b6 0-1 1 --- O NYM W. Garrett D. Giusti 3% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-1 2 --- NYM C. Jones D. Giusti -2% 66% Single to CF
b6 0-1 2 1-- NYM E. Kranepool D. Giusti -5% 62% Single to RF; Jones to 3B
b6 0-1 2 1-3 O NYM E. Charles D. Giusti 9% 71% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Don Cardwell facing 6-7-8
t7 1-0 0 --- O STL M. Shannon D. Cardwell -2% 68% Lineout: 3B
t7 1-0 1 --- O STL J. Javier D. Cardwell -2% 67% Strikeout
t7 1-0 2 --- O STL D. Maxvill D. Cardwell -1% 65% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 7-8-9
b7 0-1 0 --- O NYM J. Grote D. Giusti 5% 70% Foul Flyball: 3B
b7 0-1 1 --- O NYM B. Harrelson D. Giusti 3% 74% Foul Flyball: SS
b7 0-1 2 --- O NYM D. Cardwell D. Giusti 2% 76% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Don Cardwell facing 9-1-2
t8 1-0 0 --- O STL D. Giusti D. Cardwell -2% 74% Flyball: CF
t8 1-0 1 --- O STL L. Brock D. Cardwell -2% 72% Flyball: LF
t8 1-0 2 --- O STL C. Flood D. Cardwell -1% 71% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 1-2-3
b8 0-1 0 --- O NYM T. Agee D. Giusti 6% 77% Flyball: RF
b8 0-1 1 --- O NYM R. Gaspar D. Giusti 4% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 0-1 2 --- O NYM W. Garrett D. Giusti 3% 85% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Don Cardwell facing 3-4-5
t9 1-0 0 --- STL V. Pinson D. Cardwell 2% 87% Walk
t9 1-0 0 1-- O STL J. Torre D. Cardwell -2% 85% Flyball: LF
t9 1-0 1 1-- OO STL T. McCarver D. Cardwell -3% 81% 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, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 4-5-6
b9 0-1 0 --- NYM C. Jones D. Giusti -13% 68% Single to CF
Al Weis pinch runs for Cleon Jones (LF) batting 4th
b9 0-1 0 1-- O NYM E. Kranepool D. Giusti 12% 80% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
b9 0-1 1 1-- O NYM E. Charles D. Giusti 11% 91% Flyball: CF
b9 0-1 2 1-- O NYM J. Grote D. Giusti 9% 100% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

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