June 20, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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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

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: N Ryan (3-0), L: B Gibson (9-4), S: T McGraw (5)

Mets

34-27

Won 3

2nd, 6 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .303  .818    0    3   0   
C Flood CF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .274  .662    0    2   0   
V Pinson RF                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .297  .790    0    4   1   SF
J Torre 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .282  .839    0    4   0   2B
T McCarver C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .276  .727    0    9   0   
J Javier 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .716    0    1   2   
M Shannon 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .236  .598    0    0   0   
D Maxvill SS                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .180  .519    0    1   0   
  B Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .632    0    0   0   
B Gibson P                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .233  .609    0    0   0   HR
Totals                       32   3   7   3    3   7                    24   3

BATTING

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

DP: 1. V Pinson-T McCarver.

E: B Gibson (2).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     4   2   2   0    0   1  .273  .805    0    3   0   2B
K Boswell 2B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .260  .682    0    3   4   3B
W Garrett 3B                  2   1   1   0    2   0  .282  .733    0    0   2   
C Jones LF                    4   0   1   2    0   2  .339  .937    0    1   1   
A Shamsky RF                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .333  .930    0    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  .700    0    7   0   SB
J Grote C                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .226  .589    0    9   0   
B Harrelson SS                2   0   1   0    2   0  .235  .623    0    3   4   IW
N Ryan P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  J Martin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .203  .606    0    0   0   
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .388         0   0   
Totals                       30   4   8   4    4   7                    27  12

BATTING

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

E: W Garrett (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Kranepool (3, 2nd base off B Gibson/T McCarver).

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
B Gibson, L (9-4)              8     8   4   3    4   7   0   2.20   35     -       ·  ·      4· 9· 4· 7     55    -     0.70  -0.14
Totals                         8     8   4   3    4   7   0          35     -       ·  ·      4· 9· 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· 6· 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· 8· 1· 6           -

Balks: N Ryan (1).

WP: None.

IBB: B Gibson (1; B Harrelson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Dezelan, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.

Time of Game: 2:14.

Attendance: 54,083.

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. K Boswell            2B 
3. V Pinson             RF    3. W Garrett            3B 
4. J Torre              1B    4. C Jones              LF 
5. T McCarver           C     5. A Shamsky            RF 
6. J Javier             2B    6. E Kranepool          1B 
7. M Shannon            3B    7. J Grote              C  
8. D Maxvill            SS    8. B Harrelson          SS 
9. B Gibson             P     9. N Ryan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  4-2  ---     -12%  71% B Gibson        T McGraw        Home Run
   b 1   0  0-0  123      12%  83% C Jones         B Gibson        Single to CF; Agee Scores; Boswell Scores; Garrett to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  12-       7%  71% W Garrett       B Gibson        Walk; Agee to 3B; Boswell to 2B
   b 2   0  0-3  1--       7%  92% K Boswell       B Gibson        Triple to RF; Agee Scores
   t 9   0  4-3  ---       7%  92% M Shannon       T McGraw        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Flood         Strikeout
          ---      52%  V Pinson        Single to LF
   O      1--      55%  J Torre         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, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  T Agee          Double to RF
          -2-      64%  K Boswell       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Agee stays at 2B
          12-      64%  W Garrett       E1 on Foul Ball
          12-      71%  " "             Walk; Agee to 3B; Boswell to 2B
   RR     123      83%  C Jones         Single to CF; Agee Scores; Boswell Scores; Garrett to 3B
   RO     1-3      82%  A Shamsky       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Garrett Scores/unER
          1--      85%  E Kranepool     Single to CF; Jones to 3B
          1-3      86%  J Grote         Kranepool Steals 2B
   O      -23      82%  " "             Strikeout
          -23      83%  B Harrelson     Intentional Walk
   O      123      79%  N Ryan          Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
          ---      76%  T McCarver      Walk
   O      1--      79%  J Javier        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      82%  M Shannon       Strikeout
   O      1--      83%  D Maxvill       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, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
          ---      85%  T Agee          Single to CF
   R      1--      92%  K Boswell       Triple to RF; Agee Scores
          --3      93%  W Garrett       Walk
   OO     1-3      88%  C Jones         Double Play: Flyball: RF-C
   O      1--      87%  A Shamsky       Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      89%  B Gibson        Strikeout Looking
          ---      87%  L Brock         Single to CF
   O      1--      89%  C Flood         Groundout: P-1B; Brock to 2B
          -2-      88%  V Pinson        Balk; Brock to 3B
   O      --3      91%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      90%  E Kranepool     Lineout: CF
   O      ---      89%  J Grote         Strikeout Looking
          ---      90%  B Harrelson     Walk
   O      1--      89%  N Ryan          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
          ---      86%  J Torre         Walk
   O      1--      89%  T McCarver      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      91%  J Javier        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      92%  M Shannon       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      92%  T Agee          Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  K Boswell       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      91%  W Garrett       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
          ---      88%  D Maxvill       Walk
   O      1--      91%  B Gibson        Foul Flyball: C
          1--      84%  L Brock         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Maxvill to 3B; Brock to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   R      -23      79%  C Flood         Single to RF; Maxvill Scores; Brock to 3B
   RO     1-3      79%  V Pinson        Flyball: SS/Sacrifice Fly; Brock Scores/unER; Flood to 2B
   O      -2-      82%  J Torre         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      81%  C Jones         Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  A Shamsky       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      79%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      82%  T McCarver      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      84%  J Javier        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      83%  M Shannon       Single to RF
   O      1--      86%  D Maxvill       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, Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      84%  J Grote         Lineout: RF
          ---      86%  B Harrelson     Single to LF
                  J.C. Martin pinch hits for Nolan Ryan batting 9th
   O      1--      84%  J Martin        Strikeout
   O      1--      83%  T Agee          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Tug McGraw facing 9-1-2
                  Tug McGraw replaces J.C. Martin pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      71%  B Gibson        Home Run
   O      ---      75%  L Brock         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      78%  C Flood         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  V Pinson        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      78%  K Boswell       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      80%  W Garrett       Single to LF
   O      1--      78%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      76%  A Shamsky       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Tug McGraw facing 4-5-6
                  Rod Gaspar replaces Art Shamsky playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---      81%  J Torre         Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  T McCarver      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  J Javier        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  E Kranepool     Lineout: CF
   O      ---      85%  J Grote         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      85%  B Harrelson     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Tug McGraw facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  M Shannon       Strikeout
                  Bob Johnson pinch hits for Dal Maxvill batting 8th
   O      ---      97%  B Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  B Gibson        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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