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BAL  2
WSA  0
 BAL  9
WSA  0
 MIN  5
@CAL  4
 BOS  3
@CLE  1
 DET  6
NYY  2
 KCR  4
@OAK  1
 OAK  3
KCR  0
 CHW 12
@SEP  7
 ATL  1
CIN  0
 ATL  5
CIN  4
 CHC  7
MON  6
 HOU  5
LAD  2
 STL  3
@NYM  1
 PIT  6
PHI  5
 SFG  5
@SDP  1
Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 25,314

 Sunday, April 13, 1969
Time of Game: 2:13
Cardinals
3
3-3
Won 3
3rd, 2 GB
 
                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
W: Bob Gibson (1-0), L: Tom Seaver (0-1)
 Mets
1
2-4
Lost 3
4th, 3 GB

Batting Stats

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .115  .340              2   0   2B
C Flood CF                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .231  .605              2   1   2B
V Pinson RF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .364 1.118              1   0   
J Torre 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .240  .696              9   1   
T McCarver C                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .192  .416              8   2   SF
M Shannon 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .208  .615              0   2   
J Javier 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .150  .377              3   0   HBP
D Maxvill SS                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .222  .641              1   5   
B Gibson P                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .286  .714              1   2   2B
Totals                       31   3   6   0    3   9                         27  13
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 1. B Gibson-D Maxvill-J Torre.
E: J Javier (3).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .786              4   1   
R Gaspar RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .292  .726              1   0   
W Garrett 2B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .333 1.000              1   1   2B
C Jones LF                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .478 1.171              2   0   
E Kranepool 1B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .775              6   1   2B,GDP
  A Weis PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
E Charles 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .174  .557              2   1   
J Grote C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .577             10   0   
B Harrelson SS                2   0   1   1    1   0  .200  .635              0   2   
T Seaver P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              1   1   
  J Martin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  C Koonce P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       29   1   3   0    5   8                         27   7
Batting Events
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 Events
E: W Garrett (1).

Pitching Stats

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
B Gibson, W (1-0)              9     3   1   1    5   8   0   1.50   34     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1· 3     80    -     1.73   0.51
Totals                         9     3   1   1    5   8   0          34     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1· 3           -  
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, L (0-1)              8     6   3   3    3   6   0   3.46   32     -       ·  ·      6·11· 1· 6     61    -     0.83  -0.01
C Koonce                       1     0   0   0    0   3   0   8.10    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.35   0.01
Totals                         9     6   3   3    3   9   0          36     -       ·  ·      6·11· 1· 6           -
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.

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

Top 5 Plays

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

Play By Play

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

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