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CAL  2
CHW  1
(12)		 CHW  9
@CAL  1
 CLE  7
BAL  2
 BAL  5
@CLE  1
 WSA  7
@DET  2
(10)		 OAK  3
MIN  2
(14)		 SEP  5
KCR  3
 KCR  6
@SEP  2
 ATL  4
SFG  3
(12)		 CHC  2
MON  0
 LAD  4
@CIN  2
 HOU  6
SDP  1
 HOU  3
SDP  1
 NYM  4
STL  3
 PHI  8
PIT  7
Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 54,083

 Friday, June 20, 1969
Time of Game: 2:14
Cardinals
3
31-33
Lost 1
4th, 10½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  2  0   1  0  0    3  7  1
Mets            3  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    4  8  1
W: Nolan Ryan (3-0), L: Bob Gibson (9-4), S: Tug McGraw (5)
 Mets
4
34-27
Won 3
2nd, 6 GB

Batting Stats

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .303  .818              3   0   
C Flood CF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .274  .662              2   0   
V Pinson RF                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .297  .790              4   1   SF
J Torre 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .282  .840              4   0   2B
T McCarver C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .276  .727              9   0   
J Javier 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .716              1   2   
M Shannon 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .236  .597              0   0   
D Maxvill SS                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .180  .519              1   0   
  B Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .632              0   0   
B Gibson P                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .233  .608              0   0   HR
Totals                       32   3   7   0    3   7                         24   3
Batting Events
2B: J Torre (13, off N Ryan).
HR: B Gibson (1, off T McGraw; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SF: V Pinson (4, off N Ryan).
TB: B Gibson 4; L Brock 2; J Torre 2; C Flood; M Shannon; V Pinson.
RBI: V Pinson (29); B Gibson (4); C Flood (21).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. V Pinson-T McCarver.
E: B Gibson (2).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     4   2   2   0    0   1  .273  .805              3   0   2B
K Boswell 2B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .260  .682              3   4   3B
W Garrett 3B                  2   1   1   0    2   0  .282  .733              0   2   
C Jones LF                    4   0   1   2    0   2  .339  .937              1   1   
A Shamsky RF                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .333  .930              1   0   SF
  R Gaspar RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .613              0   0   
E Kranepool 1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .699              7   0   SB
J Grote C                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .226  .589              9   0   
B Harrelson SS                2   0   1   0    2   0  .235  .624              3   4   IW
N Ryan P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   1   
  J Martin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .203  .606              0   0   
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .388              0   0   
Totals                       30   4   8   0    4   7                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: T Agee (9, off B Gibson).
3B: K Boswell (4, off B Gibson).
SF: A Shamsky (1, off B Gibson).
IBB: B Harrelson (4, by B Gibson).
TB: K Boswell 4; T Agee 3; E Kranepool; W Garrett; B Harrelson; C Jones.
RBI: C Jones 2 (41); K Boswell (14); A Shamsky (10).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding Events
E: W Garrett (8).
Baserunning Events
SB: E Kranepool (3, 2nd base off B Gibson/T McCarver).

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, L (9-4)              8     8   4   3    4   7   0   2.20   35     -       ·  ·      4·13· 4· 7     55    -     0.70  -0.14
Totals                         8     8   4   3    4   7   0          35     -       ·  ·      4·13· 4· 7           -  
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
N Ryan, W (3-0)                6     6   2   1    3   3   0   1.86   26     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 1· 5     54    -     0.93   0.13
T McGraw, S (5)                3     1   1   1    0   4   1   3.33   10     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.67   0.24
Totals                         9     7   3   2    3   7   1          36     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1· 6           -
Balks: N Ryan (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Gibson (1; B Harrelson).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Dezelan, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 54,083.
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. Ken Boswell                  2B
3. Vada Pinson                  RF       3. Wayne Garrett                3B
4. Joe Torre                    1B       4. Cleon Jones                  LF
5. Tim McCarver                  C       5. Art Shamsky                  RF
6. Julian Javier                2B       6. Ed Kranepool                 1B
7. Mike Shannon                 3B       7. Jerry Grote                   C
8. Dal Maxvill                  SS       8. Bud Harrelson                SS
9. Bob Gibson                    P       9. Nolan Ryan                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t7 0 --- R -12% 71% 2-4 STL B. Gibson T. McGraw Home Run
b1 0 123 RR 12% 83% 0-0 NYM C. Jones B. Gibson Single to CF; Agee Scores; Boswell Scores; Garrett to 3B
b1 0 12- 7% 71% 0-0 NYM W. Garrett B. Gibson Walk; Agee to 3B; Boswell to 2B
b2 0 1-- R 7% 92% 3-0 NYM K. Boswell B. Gibson Triple to RF; Agee Scores
t9 0 --- O 7% 92% 3-4 STL M. Shannon T. McGraw Strikeout

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' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 STL L. Brock N. Ryan Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 STL C. Flood N. Ryan Strikeout
t1 2 --- -1% 52% 0-0 STL V. Pinson N. Ryan Single to LF
t1 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 STL J. Torre N. Ryan Double to LF; Pinson out at Hm/LF-SS-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 6% 61% 0-0 NYM T. Agee B. Gibson Double to RF
b1 0 -2- 3% 64% 0-0 NYM K. Boswell B. Gibson Single to SS (Ground Ball); Agee stays at 2B
b1 0 12- 0% 64% 0-0 NYM W. Garrett B. Gibson E1 on Foul Ball
b1 0 12- 7% 71% 0-0 NYM W. Garrett B. Gibson Walk; Agee to 3B; Boswell to 2B
b1 0 123 RR 12% 83% 0-0 NYM C. Jones B. Gibson Single to CF; Agee Scores; Boswell Scores; Garrett to 3B
b1 0 1-3 RO -1% 82% 2-0 NYM A. Shamsky B. Gibson Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Garrett Scores/unER
b1 1 1-- 3% 85% 3-0 NYM E. Kranepool B. Gibson Single to CF; Jones to 3B
b1 1 1-3 1% 86% 3-0 NYM J. Grote B. Gibson Kranepool Steals 2B
b1 1 -23 O -4% 82% 3-0 NYM J. Grote B. Gibson Strikeout
b1 2 -23 1% 83% 3-0 NYM B. Harrelson B. Gibson Intentional Walk
b1 2 123 O -4% 79% 3-0 NYM N. Ryan B. Gibson Flyball: RF
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- -4% 76% 0-3 STL T. McCarver N. Ryan Walk
t2 0 1-- O 3% 79% 0-3 STL J. Javier N. Ryan Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t2 1 1-- O 2% 81% 0-3 STL M. Shannon N. Ryan Strikeout
t2 2 1-- O 2% 83% 0-3 STL D. Maxvill N. Ryan Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b2 0 --- 2% 85% 3-0 NYM T. Agee B. Gibson Single to CF
b2 0 1-- R 7% 92% 3-0 NYM K. Boswell B. Gibson Triple to RF; Agee Scores
b2 0 --3 1% 93% 4-0 NYM W. Garrett B. Gibson Walk
b2 0 1-3 OO -5% 88% 4-0 NYM C. Jones B. Gibson Double Play: Flyball: RF-C
b2 2 1-- O -1% 87% 4-0 NYM A. Shamsky B. Gibson Popfly: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 2% 89% 0-4 STL B. Gibson N. Ryan Strikeout Looking
t3 1 --- -2% 87% 0-4 STL L. Brock N. Ryan Single to CF
t3 1 1-- O 1% 89% 0-4 STL C. Flood N. Ryan Groundout: P-1B; Brock to 2B
t3 2 -2- -0% 88% 0-4 STL V. Pinson N. Ryan Balk; Brock to 3B
t3 2 --3 O 2% 90% 0-4 STL V. Pinson N. Ryan Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
b3 0 --- O -1% 90% 4-0 NYM E. Kranepool B. Gibson Lineout: CF
b3 1 --- O -0% 89% 4-0 NYM J. Grote B. Gibson Strikeout Looking
b3 2 --- 0% 90% 4-0 NYM B. Harrelson B. Gibson Walk
b3 2 1-- O -1% 89% 4-0 NYM N. Ryan B. Gibson Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- -3% 86% 0-4 STL J. Torre N. Ryan Walk
t4 0 1-- O 3% 89% 0-4 STL T. McCarver N. Ryan Flyball: RF
t4 1 1-- O 2% 91% 0-4 STL J. Javier N. Ryan Flyball: CF
t4 2 1-- O 1% 92% 0-4 STL M. Shannon N. Ryan Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b4 0 --- O -1% 92% 4-0 NYM T. Agee B. Gibson Strikeout
b4 1 --- O -0% 91% 4-0 NYM K. Boswell B. Gibson Lineout: RF
b4 2 --- O -0% 91% 4-0 NYM W. Garrett B. Gibson Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- -3% 88% 0-4 STL D. Maxvill N. Ryan Walk
t5 0 1-- O 3% 91% 0-4 STL B. Gibson N. Ryan Foul Flyball: C
t5 1 1-- -6% 84% 0-4 STL L. Brock N. Ryan Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Maxvill to 3B; Brock to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
t5 1 -23 R -6% 79% 0-4 STL C. Flood N. Ryan Single to RF; Maxvill Scores; Brock to 3B
t5 1 1-3 RO 0% 79% 1-4 STL V. Pinson N. Ryan Flyball: SS/Sacrifice Fly; Brock Scores/unER; Flood to 2B
t5 2 -2- O 4% 82% 2-4 STL J. Torre N. Ryan Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
b5 0 --- O -1% 81% 4-2 NYM C. Jones B. Gibson Strikeout
b5 1 --- O -1% 80% 4-2 NYM A. Shamsky B. Gibson Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 2 --- O -1% 80% 4-2 NYM E. Kranepool B. Gibson Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 4.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Mets' Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
t6 0 --- O 3% 82% 2-4 STL T. McCarver N. Ryan Lineout: 2B
t6 1 --- O 2% 84% 2-4 STL J. Javier N. Ryan Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2 --- -2% 83% 2-4 STL M. Shannon N. Ryan Single to RF
t6 2 1-- O 3% 86% 2-4 STL D. Maxvill N. Ryan Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
b6 0 --- O -1% 85% 4-2 NYM J. Grote B. Gibson Lineout: RF
b6 1 --- 1% 86% 4-2 NYM B. Harrelson B. Gibson Single to LF
J.C. Martin pinch hits for Nolan Ryan (P) batting 9th
b6 1 1-- O -1% 84% 4-2 NYM J. Martin B. Gibson Strikeout
b6 2 1-- O -1% 83% 4-2 NYM T. Agee B. Gibson Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 4.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Mets' Tug McGraw facing 9-1-2
Tug McGraw replaces J.C. Martin (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 0 --- R -12% 71% 2-4 STL B. Gibson T. McGraw Home Run
t7 0 --- O 4% 75% 3-4 STL L. Brock T. McGraw Flyball: CF
t7 1 --- O 3% 78% 3-4 STL C. Flood T. McGraw Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2 --- O 2% 80% 3-4 STL V. Pinson T. McGraw Popfly: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
b7 0 --- O -2% 78% 4-3 NYM K. Boswell B. Gibson Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1 --- 2% 80% 4-3 NYM W. Garrett B. Gibson Single to LF
b7 1 1-- O -2% 78% 4-3 NYM C. Jones B. Gibson Strikeout Looking
b7 2 1-- O -2% 76% 4-3 NYM A. Shamsky B. Gibson Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 4.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Mets' Tug McGraw facing 4-5-6
Rod Gaspar replaces Art Shamsky playing RF batting 5th
t8 0 --- O 5% 81% 3-4 STL J. Torre T. McGraw Strikeout
t8 1 --- O 4% 85% 3-4 STL T. McCarver T. McGraw Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2 --- O 3% 87% 3-4 STL J. Javier T. McGraw Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
b8 0 --- O -1% 86% 4-3 NYM E. Kranepool B. Gibson Lineout: CF
b8 1 --- O -1% 85% 4-3 NYM J. Grote B. Gibson Foul Flyball: C
b8 2 --- O -1% 85% 4-3 NYM B. Harrelson B. Gibson Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 4.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Mets' Tug McGraw facing 7-8-9
t9 0 --- O 7% 92% 3-4 STL M. Shannon T. McGraw Strikeout
Bob Johnson pinch hits for Dal Maxvill (SS) batting 8th
t9 1 --- O 5% 97% 3-4 STL B. Johnson T. McGraw Strikeout
t9 2 --- O 3% 100% 3-4 STL B. Gibson T. McGraw Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 4.

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