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Standings
WSA
@BAL		0
2
WSA
@BAL		0
9
MIN
@CAL		5
4
BOS
@CLE		3
1
NYY
@DET		2
6
KCR
@OAK		4
1
KCR
@OAK		0
3
CHW
@SEP		12
7
CIN
@ATL		0
1
CIN
@ATL		4
5
MON
@CHC		6
7
LAD
@HOU		2
5
STL
@NYM		3
1
PHI
@PIT		5
6
SFG
@SDP		5
1
Sunday, April 13, 1969
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 25,314, Time of Game: 2:13
Cardinals
3
3-3
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
3rd, 2 GB
 at Mets
1
2-4
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 3 GB
W: Bob Gibson (1-0)
L: Tom Seaver (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    3  6  1
Mets            0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  3  1

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .115 .340 0.054 0.93 0.100 -0.046 0.5 2 0 2B
Curt Flood CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .231 .605 0.138 0.86 0.154 -0.016 1.4 2 1 2B
Vada Pinson RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .364 1.118 -0.047 0.98 0.029 -0.076 -0.5 1 0
Joe Torre 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .240 .696 0.038 0.99 0.122 -0.084 0.0 9 1
Tim McCarver C 3 0 0 1 0 0 .192 .416 -0.036 0.93 0.015 -0.051 -0.6 8 2 SF
Mike Shannon 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .208 .615 -0.046 0.45 0.000 -0.046 -0.7 0 2
Julian Javier 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .150 .377 -0.040 0.53 0.007 -0.047 -0.3 3 0 HBP
Dal Maxvill SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 .222 .641 -0.053 0.54 0.000 -0.053 -0.8 1 5
Bob Gibson P 4 0 1 0 0 2 .286 .714 -0.013 0.38 0.017 -0.030 -0.2 1 2 2B
Team Totals 31 3 6 2 3 9 .194 .568 -0.005 0.74 0.444 -0.449 -1.2 27 13
2B: B Gibson (1, off T Seaver); C Flood (3, off T Seaver); L Brock (2, off T Seaver).
SF: T McCarver (1, off T Seaver).
HBP: J Javier (1, by C Koonce).
TB: C Flood 3; B Gibson 2; L Brock 2; J Torre; V Pinson.
RBI: J Torre (2); T McCarver (3).
2-out RBI: J Torre.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Gibson-D Maxvill-J Torre.
E: J Javier (3).
Outfield Assists: C Flood (B Harrelson at 2nd base).

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommie Agee CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .231 .786 -0.090 0.89 0.000 -0.090 -0.7 4 1
Rod Gaspar RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .292 .726 -0.063 1.05 0.022 -0.086 -0.5 1 0
Wayne Garrett 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .333 1.000 0.077 0.94 0.106 -0.029 0.4 1 1 2B
Cleon Jones LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 .478 1.171 0.030 1.74 0.119 -0.088 0.1 2 0
Ed Kranepool 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .775 0.085 2.35 0.214 -0.129 0.3 6 1 2B,GDP
   Al Weis PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Ed Charles 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .174 .557 -0.253 2.75 0.000 -0.253 -1.5 2 1
Jerry Grote C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .577 -0.264 2.62 0.000 -0.264 -1.4 10 0
Bud Harrelson SS 2 0 1 1 1 0 .200 .635 0.070 1.29 0.111 -0.041 0.7 0 2
Tom Seaver P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.072 1.48 0.000 -0.072 -0.5 1 1
   J.C. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.026 1.08 0.000 -0.026 -0.1
   Cal Koonce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 1 3 1 5 8 .103 .408 -0.506 1.68 0.572 -1.078 -3.2 27 7
2B: W Garrett (1, off B Gibson); E Kranepool (1, off B Gibson).
TB: W Garrett 2; E Kranepool 2; B Harrelson.
GIDP: E Kranepool (2).
RBI: B Harrelson (1).
2-out RBI: B Harrelson.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
E: W Garrett (1).
Outfield Assists: T Agee (C Flood at home plate).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Gibson, W (1-0) 9 3 1 1 5 8 0 1.50 34 80 0.506 1.68 3.2
Team Totals 9 3 1 1 5 8 0 1.00 34 80 0.506 0.74 3.2

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Seaver, L (0-1) 8 6 3 3 3 6 0 3.46 32 61 -0.009 0.80 0.7
Cal Koonce 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 8.10 4 0 0 0.015 0.27 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 3 9 0 3.00 36 61 0 0 0.006 1.68 1.2
Balks: None.
WP: T Seaver 2 (2).
HBP: C Koonce (1; J Javier).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Tom Gorman.
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 25,314.
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 Bob Gibson P 9 Tom Seaver P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 1-3 2 123 O NYM J. Grote B. Gibson 17% 100% Lineout: LF
b9 1-3 1 123 O NYM E. Charles B. Gibson 15% 83% Strikeout
b9 1-3 1 12- NYM E. Kranepool B. Gibson -13% 68% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Garrett to 3B; Jones to 2B
t8 2-1 2 -2- R STL J. Torre T. Seaver 12% 87% Single to CF; Pinson Scores; Torre to 2B/Adv on E4
b5 0-2 0 --- NYM E. Kranepool B. Gibson -8% 65% Double to RF

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' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL L. Brock T. Seaver 6% 56% Double to CF
t1 0-0 0 -2- STL C. Flood T. Seaver 7% 63% Single to LF; Brock to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 R STL V. Pinson T. Seaver 3% 66% Wild Pitch; Brock Scores; Flood to 2B
t1 1-0 0 -2- STL V. Pinson T. Seaver 3% 69% Wild Pitch; Flood to 3B
t1 1-0 0 --3 STL V. Pinson T. Seaver 3% 72% Walk
t1 1-0 0 1-3 O STL J. Torre T. Seaver -5% 66% Popfly: 3B
t1 1-0 1 1-3 RO STL T. McCarver T. Seaver 2% 68% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Flood Scores
t1 2-0 2 1-- O STL M. Shannon T. Seaver -2% 66% Popfly: 3B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- O NYM T. Agee B. Gibson 2% 69% Flyball: CF
b1 0-2 1 --- O NYM R. Gaspar B. Gibson 2% 70% Groundout: C-1B
b1 0-2 2 --- O NYM W. Garrett B. Gibson 1% 71% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- O STL J. Javier T. Seaver -2% 69% Strikeout
t2 2-0 1 --- O STL D. Maxvill T. Seaver -1% 68% Strikeout
t2 2-0 2 --- STL B. Gibson T. Seaver 2% 70% Double to LF
t2 2-0 2 -2- O STL L. Brock T. Seaver -3% 68% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- NYM C. Jones B. Gibson -4% 63% Walk
b2 0-2 0 1-- OO NYM E. Kranepool B. Gibson 8% 72% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b2 0-2 2 --- O NYM E. Charles B. Gibson 1% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
t3 2-0 0 --- O STL C. Flood T. Seaver -2% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2-0 1 --- O STL V. Pinson T. Seaver -1% 70% Flyball: LF
t3 2-0 2 --- O STL J. Torre T. Seaver -1% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
b3 0-2 0 --- O NYM J. Grote B. Gibson 3% 72% Flyball: RF
b3 0-2 1 --- NYM B. Harrelson B. Gibson -3% 69% Walk
b3 0-2 1 1-- O NYM T. Seaver B. Gibson 3% 72% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-2 2 1-- O NYM T. Agee B. Gibson 3% 74% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
t4 2-0 0 --- O STL T. McCarver T. Seaver -2% 73% Flyball: RF
t4 2-0 1 --- O STL M. Shannon T. Seaver -1% 72% Strikeout
t4 2-0 2 --- O STL J. Javier T. Seaver -1% 71% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
b4 0-2 0 --- O NYM R. Gaspar B. Gibson 3% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-2 1 --- O NYM W. Garrett B. Gibson 2% 75% Strikeout
b4 0-2 2 --- O NYM C. Jones B. Gibson 1% 77% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
t5 2-0 0 --- O STL D. Maxvill T. Seaver -2% 75% Lineout: CF
t5 2-0 1 --- O STL B. Gibson T. Seaver -1% 74% Foul Flyball: 1B
t5 2-0 2 --- STL L. Brock T. Seaver 1% 75% Walk
t5 2-0 2 1-- STL C. Flood T. Seaver 1% 76% Walk; Brock to 2B
t5 2-0 2 12- O STL V. Pinson T. Seaver -3% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
b5 0-2 0 --- NYM E. Kranepool B. Gibson -8% 65% Double to RF
b5 0-2 0 -2- O NYM E. Charles B. Gibson 6% 71% Strikeout
b5 0-2 1 -2- O NYM J. Grote B. Gibson 5% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-2 2 -2- RO NYM B. Harrelson B. Gibson -8% 67% Single to LF; Kranepool Scores; Harrelson out at 2B/CF-P-2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
t6 2-1 0 --- O STL J. Torre T. Seaver -2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2-1 1 --- O STL T. McCarver T. Seaver -2% 63% Flyball: CF
t6 2-1 2 --- O STL M. Shannon T. Seaver -1% 62% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
b6 1-2 0 --- O NYM T. Seaver B. Gibson 4% 66% Popfly: 2B
b6 1-2 1 --- O NYM T. Agee B. Gibson 3% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1-2 2 --- NYM R. Gaspar B. Gibson -2% 66% Walk
b6 1-2 2 1-- NYM W. Garrett B. Gibson -4% 63% Walk; Gaspar to 2B
b6 1-2 2 12- O NYM C. Jones B. Gibson 8% 71% Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
t7 2-1 0 --- O STL J. Javier T. Seaver -2% 68% Strikeout
t7 2-1 1 --- O STL D. Maxvill T. Seaver -2% 67% Strikeout
t7 2-1 2 --- O STL B. Gibson T. Seaver -1% 65% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
b7 1-2 0 --- O NYM E. Kranepool B. Gibson 5% 70% Flyball: CF
b7 1-2 1 --- O NYM E. Charles B. Gibson 3% 74% Strikeout
b7 1-2 2 --- O NYM J. Grote B. Gibson 2% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
t8 2-1 0 --- O STL L. Brock T. Seaver -2% 74% Groundout: 1B-P
t8 2-1 1 --- STL C. Flood T. Seaver 4% 78% Double to RF
t8 2-1 1 -2- O STL V. Pinson T. Seaver -3% 75% Single to CF; Flood out at Hm/CF-C; Pinson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t8 2-1 2 -2- R STL J. Torre T. Seaver 12% 87% Single to CF; Pinson Scores; Torre to 2B/Adv on E4
t8 3-1 2 -2- O STL T. McCarver T. Seaver -2% 85% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
b8 1-3 0 --- O NYM B. Harrelson B. Gibson 4% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
J.C. Martin pinch hits for Tom Seaver (P) batting 9th
b8 1-3 1 --- O NYM J. Martin B. Gibson 3% 92% Flyball: LF
b8 1-3 2 --- O NYM T. Agee B. Gibson 2% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mets' Cal Koonce facing 6-7-8
Cal Koonce replaces J.C. Martin (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-1 0 --- O STL M. Shannon C. Koonce -1% 93% Strikeout
t9 3-1 1 --- STL J. Javier C. Koonce 1% 93% Hit By Pitch
t9 3-1 1 1-- O STL D. Maxvill C. Koonce -1% 92% Strikeout
t9 3-1 2 1-- O STL B. Gibson C. Koonce -1% 92% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
b9 1-3 0 --- O NYM R. Gaspar B. Gibson 4% 96% Groundout: 1B-P
b9 1-3 1 --- NYM W. Garrett B. Gibson -7% 89% Double to RF
b9 1-3 1 -2- NYM C. Jones B. Gibson -8% 81% Walk
b9 1-3 1 12- NYM E. Kranepool B. Gibson -13% 68% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Garrett to 3B; Jones to 2B
Al Weis pinch runs for Ed Kranepool (1B) batting 5th
b9 1-3 1 123 O NYM E. Charles B. Gibson 15% 83% Strikeout
b9 1-3 2 123 O NYM J. Grote B. Gibson 17% 100% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.

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