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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BOS		5
6		 
(11)
NYY
@BOS		6
3
CHW
@CAL		1
4
BAL
@CLE		3
1
WSA
@DET		5
9
MIN
@OAK		14
4		 
(10)
KCR
@SEP		0
1
SFG
@ATL		7
1
MON
@CHC		3
2
LAD
@CIN		9
0
SDP
@HOU		0
4
STL
@NYM		5
3
PIT
@PHI		8
2
Saturday, June 21, 1969
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 29,628, Time of Game: 2:16
Cardinals
5
32-33
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 9½ GB
 at Mets
3
34-28
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 6 GB
W: Nelson Briles (6-5)
L: Jack DiLauro (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  2  0   2  1  0    5 11  0
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  1   1  1  0    3  4  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .305 .821 0.100 0.85 0.140 -0.041 0.6 2 0 2B,SB
Curt Flood CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 .277 .669 0.017 0.89 0.088 -0.071 -0.1 2 0 2B
Vada Pinson RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .291 .776 -0.058 0.88 0.011 -0.069 -0.8 1 0
Joe Torre 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 .283 .850 -0.035 0.94 0.044 -0.079 0.2 7 2 3B,IW
Julian Javier 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 .281 .732 0.163 0.93 0.233 -0.071 1.2 3 5 HR
Tim McCarver C 5 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .712 -0.103 0.83 0.000 -0.103 -1.5 7 1
Mike Shannon 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .242 .610 0.057 0.53 0.070 -0.013 1.0 1 3
Dal Maxvill SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .508 -0.097 0.91 0.000 -0.097 -1.2 2 0
Nelson Briles P 4 1 2 2 0 0 .118 .349 0.163 0.82 0.207 -0.044 1.3 2 3 HR
Team Totals 38 5 11 5 4 2 .289 .910 0.207 0.84 0.793 -0.588 0.8 27 14
2B: L Brock (18, off J DiLauro); C Flood (12, off J DiLauro).
3B: J Torre (4, off R Taylor).
HR: N Briles (1, off J DiLauro; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out); J Javier (4, off J McAndrew; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
IBB: J Torre (8, by J DiLauro).
TB: N Briles 5; J Javier 5; J Torre 3; L Brock 3; C Flood 3; M Shannon 2.
RBI: J Javier 2 (12); N Briles 2 (2); C Flood (22).
2-out RBI: J Javier 2.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Shannon-T McCarver-J Javier.
Baserunning
SB: L Brock (28, 2nd base off J DiLauro/J Grote).

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommie Agee CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .274 .811 0.021 1.35 0.142 -0.120 -0.1 1 0 2B
Ken Boswell 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .257 .678 -0.015 1.25 0.024 -0.039 -0.0 4 1 SH
Wayne Garrett 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .276 .715 -0.183 1.67 0.000 -0.183 -1.1 0 1 SF
Cleon Jones LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .922 -0.092 0.92 0.000 -0.092 -0.7 3 0
Art Shamsky RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .344 .981 0.089 0.65 0.115 -0.026 1.2 4 0 HR
Ed Kranepool 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .688 -0.072 1.26 0.000 -0.072 -0.6 7 1
Jerry Grote C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .221 .578 -0.071 0.91 0.000 -0.071 -0.6 4 1
   Ron Taylor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bud Harrelson SS 3 1 1 0 0 2 .236 .625 0.027 0.92 0.074 -0.047 0.7 3 4
Jack DiLauro P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.024 0.99 0.000 -0.024 -0.2 1 0
   Rod Gaspar PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .231 .618 0.059 1.35 0.059 0.000 0.4
   Jim McAndrew P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .929 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   J.C. Martin C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .599 -0.032 1.91 0.000 -0.032 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 27 3 4 2 3 7 .148 .522 -0.293 1.15 0.414 -0.706 -1.2 27 8
2B: T Agee (10, off N Briles).
HR: A Shamsky (4, off N Briles; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
SF: W Garrett (2, off N Briles).
SH: K Boswell (2, off N Briles).
TB: A Shamsky 5; T Agee 2; B Harrelson.
RBI: W Garrett (11); A Shamsky (11).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
PB: J Grote (4).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: T Agee (2nd base by N Briles).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nelson Briles, W (6-5) 9 4 3 3 3 7 1 3.83 32 71 0.294 1.15 1.2
Team Totals 9 4 3 3 3 7 1 3.00 32 71 0.294 0.84 1.2

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jack DiLauro, L (0-2) 6 8 2 2 2 1 1 1.57 28 47 0.011 1.01 0.8
Jim McAndrew 1.1 2 3 2 2 1 1 6.84 8 0 0 -0.245 0.61 -2.6
Ron Taylor 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.53 6 1 0 0.028 0.34 1.0
Team Totals 9 11 5 4 4 2 2 4.00 42 47 1 0 -0.206 1.15 -0.8
Balks: None.
WP: N Briles (4); J DiLauro (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: J DiLauro (2; J Torre).
Pickoffs: N Briles (2; T Agee, 2nd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Dezelan, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Doug Harvey.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 29,628.
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 Ken Boswell 2B
3 Vada Pinson RF 3 Wayne Garrett 3B
4 Joe Torre 1B 4 Cleon Jones LF
5 Julian Javier 2B 5 Art Shamsky RF
6 Tim McCarver C 6 Ed Kranepool 1B
7 Mike Shannon 3B 7 Jerry Grote C
8 Dal Maxvill SS 8 Bud Harrelson SS
9 Nelson Briles P 9 Jack DiLauro P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 2-1 2 1-- RR STL J. Javier J. McAndrew 21% 89% Home Run; Torre Scores
t5 0-0 1 --- R STL N. Briles J. DiLauro 16% 63% Home Run
b6 0-2 0 1-- NYM T. Agee N. Briles -9% 61% Walk; Gaspar to 2B
b6 0-2 1 -23 ROO NYM W. Garrett N. Briles 9% 71% Double Play: Flyball: 3B/Sacrifice Fly; Gaspar Scores; Agee out at 3B/3B-C-2B
b7 1-4 1 --- R NYM A. Shamsky N. Briles -8% 84% Home Run

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' Jack DiLauro facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL L. Brock J. DiLauro 4% 54% Single to 1B/Bunt
t1 0-0 0 1-- STL C. Flood J. DiLauro 3% 56% Brock Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O STL C. Flood J. DiLauro -4% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O STL V. Pinson J. DiLauro -3% 49% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 -2- O STL J. Torre J. DiLauro -3% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYM T. Agee N. Briles 2% 48% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- NYM K. Boswell N. Briles -2% 45% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- O NYM W. Garrett N. Briles 3% 48% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-0 2 1-- O NYM C. Jones N. Briles 2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jack DiLauro facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL J. Javier J. DiLauro -2% 48% Foul Flyball: C
t2 0-0 1 --- O STL T. McCarver J. DiLauro -2% 46% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 0-0 2 --- STL M. Shannon J. DiLauro 1% 47% Single to LF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O STL D. Maxvill J. DiLauro -2% 45% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- NYM A. Shamsky N. Briles -4% 41% Single to CF
b2 0-0 0 1-- O NYM E. Kranepool N. Briles 2% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B; Shamsky to 2B
b2 0-0 1 -2- O NYM J. Grote N. Briles 4% 47% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 -2- O NYM B. Harrelson N. Briles 3% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jack DiLauro facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O STL N. Briles J. DiLauro -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 1 --- O STL L. Brock J. DiLauro -2% 46% Groundout: 1B-P
t3 0-0 2 --- STL C. Flood J. DiLauro 3% 48% Double to RF
t3 0-0 2 -2- STL V. Pinson J. DiLauro 1% 49% Walk
t3 0-0 2 12- O STL J. Torre J. DiLauro -5% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O NYM J. DiLauro N. Briles 2% 47% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 --- NYM T. Agee N. Briles -5% 42% Double to RF
b3 0-0 1 -2- O NYM K. Boswell N. Briles 6% 49% Agee Picked off 2B (P-SS)
b3 0-0 2 --- O NYM K. Boswell N. Briles 1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jack DiLauro facing 5-6-7
t4 0-0 0 --- O STL J. Javier J. DiLauro -3% 47% Foul Flyball: C
t4 0-0 1 --- O STL T. McCarver J. DiLauro -2% 45% Flyball: RF
t4 0-0 2 --- O STL M. Shannon J. DiLauro -1% 44% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- O NYM W. Garrett N. Briles 3% 47% Flyball: RF
b4 0-0 1 --- O NYM C. Jones N. Briles 2% 49% Strikeout
b4 0-0 2 --- O NYM A. Shamsky N. Briles 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jack DiLauro facing 8-9-1
t5 0-0 0 --- O STL D. Maxvill J. DiLauro -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- R STL N. Briles J. DiLauro 16% 63% Home Run
t5 1-0 1 --- STL L. Brock J. DiLauro 4% 67% Double to RF
t5 1-0 1 -2- STL C. Flood J. DiLauro 3% 71% Wild Pitch; Brock to 3B
t5 1-0 1 --3 R STL C. Flood J. DiLauro 6% 77% Single to CF; Brock Scores
t5 2-0 1 1-- O STL V. Pinson J. DiLauro -1% 76% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Flood to 2B
t5 2-0 2 -2- STL J. Torre J. DiLauro 1% 76% Intentional Walk
t5 2-0 2 12- STL J. Javier J. DiLauro 2% 78% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Flood to 3B; Torre to 2B
t5 2-0 2 123 O STL T. McCarver J. DiLauro -5% 73% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
b5 0-2 0 --- O NYM E. Kranepool N. Briles 3% 76% Popfly: 2B
b5 0-2 1 --- O NYM J. Grote N. Briles 2% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-2 2 --- O NYM B. Harrelson N. Briles 1% 79% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Jack DiLauro facing 7-8-9
t6 2-0 0 --- STL M. Shannon J. DiLauro 2% 82% Single to LF
t6 2-0 0 1-- O STL D. Maxvill J. DiLauro -2% 80% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 2-0 1 1-- O STL N. Briles J. DiLauro -2% 78% Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
t6 2-0 2 1-- O STL L. Brock J. DiLauro -2% 76% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
Rod Gaspar pinch hits for Jack DiLauro (P) batting 9th
b6 0-2 0 --- NYM R. Gaspar N. Briles -6% 70% Walk
b6 0-2 0 1-- NYM T. Agee N. Briles -9% 61% Walk; Gaspar to 2B
b6 0-2 0 12- O NYM K. Boswell N. Briles 1% 62% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Gaspar to 3B; Agee to 2B
b6 0-2 1 -23 ROO NYM W. Garrett N. Briles 9% 71% Double Play: Flyball: 3B/Sacrifice Fly; Gaspar Scores; Agee out at 3B/3B-C-2B
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' Jim McAndrew facing 2-3-4
Jim McAndrew replaces Rod Gaspar (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-1 0 --- O STL C. Flood J. McAndrew -2% 68% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-1 1 --- O STL V. Pinson J. McAndrew -2% 67% Flyball: RF
t7 2-1 2 --- STL J. Torre J. McAndrew 1% 68% Walk
t7 2-1 2 1-- RR STL J. Javier J. McAndrew 21% 89% Home Run; Torre Scores
t7 4-1 2 --- O STL T. McCarver J. McAndrew -0% 89% Popfly: 2B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
b7 1-4 0 --- O NYM C. Jones N. Briles 3% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1-4 1 --- R NYM A. Shamsky N. Briles -8% 84% Home Run
b7 2-4 1 --- O NYM E. Kranepool N. Briles 2% 86% Flyball: LF
b7 2-4 2 --- O NYM J. Grote N. Briles 1% 88% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mets' Jim McAndrew facing 7-8-9
t8 4-2 0 --- STL M. Shannon J. McAndrew 2% 89% Walk
t8 4-2 0 1-- STL D. Maxvill J. McAndrew 2% 91% Passed Ball; Shannon to 2B
t8 4-2 0 -2- O STL D. Maxvill J. McAndrew -2% 89% Flyball: RF
t8 4-2 1 -2- R STL N. Briles J. McAndrew 5% 94% Single to CF; Shannon Scores/unER
Ron Taylor replaces Jerry Grote (C) pitching and batting 7th
J.C. Martin replaces Jim McAndrew (P) playing C batting 9th
t8 5-2 1 1-- O STL L. Brock R. Taylor -1% 93% Popfly: SS
t8 5-2 2 1-- O STL C. Flood R. Taylor -1% 92% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
b8 2-5 0 --- NYM B. Harrelson N. Briles -5% 88% Single to LF
b8 2-5 0 1-- O NYM J. Martin N. Briles 3% 91% Groundout: 1B-2B-P; Harrelson to 2B
b8 2-5 1 -2- O NYM T. Agee N. Briles 3% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B; Harrelson to 3B
b8 2-5 2 --3 R NYM K. Boswell N. Briles -3% 92% Wild Pitch; Harrelson Scores
b8 3-5 2 --- O NYM K. Boswell N. Briles 2% 93% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 3.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mets' Ron Taylor facing 3-4-5
t9 5-3 0 --- O STL V. Pinson R. Taylor -1% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 5-3 1 --- STL J. Torre R. Taylor 3% 95% Triple to RF
t9 5-3 1 --3 O STL J. Javier R. Taylor -2% 93% Popfly: 2B
t9 5-3 2 --3 O STL T. McCarver R. Taylor -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
b9 3-5 0 --- O NYM W. Garrett N. Briles 4% 96% Flyball: CF
b9 3-5 1 --- O NYM C. Jones N. Briles 3% 99% Popfly: 2B
b9 3-5 2 --- O NYM A. Shamsky N. Briles 1% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 3.

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