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BAL  8
BOS  7

CAL 11
KCR  4

CHW  3
MIN  2

DET  4
@CLE  1

SEP  9
@OAK  4

WSA  6
NYY  1

ATL  8
SFG  4

SDP  2
@CIN  1

HOU  8
LAD  1

NYM  3
MON  2

(12)
NYM  7
MON  1

PHI  6
CHC  2

STL 11
@PIT  2

STL  2
@PIT  1

Standings at end of play this day
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 23,512

Wednesday, September 10, 1969
Time of Game: 2:22
Expos
1
44-99
Lost 2
6th, 41 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  3
Mets            0  0  6   0  0  0   1  0  X    7 10  1
W: N Ryan (6-1), L: H Reed (6-6)
Mets
7
84-57
Won 6
1st

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Cline CF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .254  .689    0    1   0   
  C Morton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143         2   0   
  D Shaw P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .091         0   0   
  K Collins PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .656    0    0   0   
  C Sembera P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   1   
R Hermoso 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .174  .414    0    4   1   
R Fairly 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .270  .800    0    7   1   GDP
R Staub RF                    2   1   0   0    2   1  .291  .912    0    3   0   
M Jones LF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .269  .875    0    0   0   
C Laboy 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .258  .721    0    0   3   
J Bateman C                   4   0   0   1    0   1  .194  .549    0    5   1   
B Wine SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .513    0    1   3   
H Reed P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .129  .464    0    0   0   
  D McGinn P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .541         0   0   
  J Fairey PH-CF              2   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    0    1   0   
Totals                       30   1   3   1    4  11                    24  10
BATTING
TB: M Jones; R Hermoso; K Collins.
GIDP: R Fairly (6).
RBI: J Bateman (12).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
FIELDING
E: D McGinn (5); R Hermoso (3); R Fairly (7).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .280  .843    0    0   0   HBP
W Garrett 3B                  4   1   1   1    1   0  .221  .561    0    0   0   
C Jones LF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .346  .924    0    3   0   
  R Gaspar LF-RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .585         1   0   
A Shamsky RF                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .303  .887    0    3   0   
  J Gosger LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .418         0   0   
K Boswell 2B                  4   1   3   1    0   0  .272  .705    0    0   3   3B
  A Weis 2B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .561         0   1   
D Clendenon 1B                2   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .729    0    3   0   
  E Kranepool PH-1B           2   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .679    0    2   0   
J Grote C                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .244  .662    0   13   0   2B
B Harrelson SS                3   1   2   0    1   0  .240  .627    0    2   2   
N Ryan P                      3   1   0   0    0   1  .077  .154    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       33   7  10   3    3   5                    27   7
BATTING
2B: J Grote (11, off H Reed).
3B: K Boswell (6, off D Shaw).
SH: N Ryan (2, off C Sembera).
HBP: T Agee (2, by H Reed).
TB: K Boswell 5; B Harrelson 2; A Shamsky 2; J Grote 2; W Garrett; C Jones.
RBI: K Boswell (28); C Jones (73); W Garrett (35).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 13.
FIELDING
DP: 1. A Weis-B Harrelson-E Kranepool.
E: B Harrelson (17).
BASERUNNING
PO: T Agee (1st base by D McGinn).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Reed, L (6-6)                2.1   4   5   5    0   2   0   5.14   12     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 4     31    -     1.27  -0.35
D McGinn                       1.2   2   1   0    2   1   0   4.38    9     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 0          1-1    0.39  -0.05
C Morton                       2     2   0   0    1   1   0   4.97    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.21   0.01
D Shaw                         1     1   1   1    0   1   0   5.25    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.05  -0.00
C Sembera                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.30    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    10   7   6    3   5   0          38     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 0· 8          1-1 
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 (6-1)                9     3   1   1    4  11   0   2.95   34     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 2     84    -     0.64   0.11
Totals                         9     3   1   1    4  11   0          34     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 2           -  
Balks: N Ryan (3).
WP: H Reed (3); D Shaw (4).
IBB: None.
PO: D McGinn (1; T Agee, 1st base).
HBP: H Reed (2; T Agee).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Dezelan, 3B - Shag Crawford.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 23,512.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                New York Mets                        
1. T Cline              CF    1. T Agee               CF 
2. R Hermoso            2B    2. W Garrett            3B 
3. R Fairly             1B    3. C Jones              LF 
4. R Staub              RF    4. A Shamsky            RF 
5. M Jones              LF    5. K Boswell            2B 
6. C Laboy              3B    6. D Clendenon          1B 
7. J Bateman            C     7. J Grote              C  
8. B Wine               SS    8. B Harrelson          SS 
9. H Reed               P     9. N Ryan               P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  1-2  -23      12%  88% C Jones         H Reed          Single to CF (LF-CF); Agee Scores; Garrett Scores/No RBI; Jones to 3B/Adv on E3
   b 3   0  1-0  1-3     -11%  47% N Ryan          H Reed          Fielder's Choice 3B; Grote out at Hm/3B-C-SS; Harrelson to 2B; Ryan to 1B
   b 3   1  1-0  123      10%  65% W Garrett       H Reed          Wild Pitch; Harrelson Scores; Ryan to 3B; Agee to 2B
   b 3   1  1-1  -23      10%  76% W Garrett       H Reed          Single to CF; Ryan Scores; Agee to 3B; Garrett to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 3   0  1-0  -2-       8%  59% B Harrelson     H Reed          Single to CF (LF-CF); Grote to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Cline         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  R Hermoso       Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  R Fairly        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Howie Reed facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  T Agee          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  W Garrett       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  R Staub         Walk
          1--      40%  M Jones         Walk; Staub to 2B
   O      12-      41%  C Laboy         Flyball: LF; Staub to 3B; Jones to 2B
   R      -23      33%  J Bateman       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Staub Scores; Jones to 3B
   O      1-3      39%  B Wine          Fielder's Choice SS; Jones out at Hm/SS-C; Bateman to 2B; Wine to 1B
   O      12-      43%  H Reed          Strikeout
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Howie Reed facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      41%  A Shamsky       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      39%  K Boswell       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      38%  D Clendenon     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      40%  T Cline         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      42%  R Hermoso       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      43%  R Fairly        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Howie Reed facing 7-8-9
          ---      50%  J Grote         Double to CF (CF-RF)
          -2-      59%  B Harrelson     Single to CF (LF-CF); Grote to 3B
   O      1-3      47%  N Ryan          Fielder's Choice 3B; Grote out at Hm/3B-C-SS; Harrelson to 2B; Ryan to 1B
          12-      55%  T Agee          Hit By Pitch; Harrelson to 3B; Ryan to 2B
   R      123      65%  W Garrett       Wild Pitch; Harrelson Scores; Ryan to 3B; Agee to 2B
   R      -23      76%  " "             Single to CF; Ryan Scores; Agee to 3B; Garrett to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   RR     -23      88%  C Jones         Single to CF (LF-CF); Agee Scores; Garrett Scores/No RBI; Jones to 3B/Adv on E3
                  Dan McGinn replaces Howie Reed pitching and batting 9th
          --3      88%  A Shamsky       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Jones stays at 3B
   R      1-3      92%  K Boswell       Single to RF; Jones Scores; Shamsky to 2B
   RO     12-      94%  D Clendenon     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Shamsky Scores/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)/unER
   O      1--      93%  J Grote         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 6.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
          ---      91%  R Staub         Walk
   O      1--      93%  M Jones         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      94%  C Laboy         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      95%  J Bateman       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dan McGinn facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  B Harrelson     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  N Ryan          Strikeout (foul bunt)
          ---      95%  T Agee          Walk
          1--      95%  W Garrett       Agee Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Agee to 3B
          --3      95%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      95%  C Jones         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 6.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  B Wine          Flyball: LF
                  Jim Fairey pinch hits for Dan McGinn batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  J Fairey        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  T Cline         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-1, Carl Morton facing 4-5-6
                  Carl Morton replaces Ty Cline pitching and batting 1st; Jim Fairey moves to CF
          ---      97%  A Shamsky       Single to RF
          1--      98%  K Boswell       Single to RF; Shamsky to 3B
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Donn Clendenon batting 6th
   O      1-3      98%  E Kranepool     Popfly: 2B
   O      1-3      97%  J Grote         Strikeout
          1-3      97%  B Harrelson     Walk; Boswell to 2B
   O      123      96%  N Ryan          Popfly: P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 6.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
                  Ed Kranepool moves to 1B
          ---      94%  R Hermoso       Single to P (Ground Ball)
          1--      91%  R Fairly        Walk; Hermoso to 2B
   O      12-      94%  R Staub         Flyball: RF
   O      12-      96%  M Jones         Strikeout
   O      12-      98%  C Laboy         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-1, Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  T Agee          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  W Garrett       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      97%  C Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 6.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
                  Rod Gaspar replaces Cleon Jones playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---      98%  J Bateman       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  B Wine          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      99%  J Fairey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-1, Don Shaw facing 4-5-6
                  Don Shaw replaces Carl Morton pitching and batting 1st
   O      ---      99%  A Shamsky       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  K Boswell       Triple to CF (CF-RF)
   R      --3      99%  E Kranepool     Wild Pitch; Boswell Scores
   O      ---      99%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Grote         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 7.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-7, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
                  Al Weis replaces Ken Boswell playing 2B batting 5th; Jim Gosger replaces Art Shamsky playing LF batting 4th; Rod Gaspar moves to RF; Kevin Collins pinch hits for Don Shaw batting 1st
          ---      99%  K Collins       Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  R Hermoso       Foul Flyball: C
   OO     1--     100%  R Fairly        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-1, Carroll Sembera facing 8-9-1
                  Carroll Sembera replaces Kevin Collins pitching and batting 1st
          ---     100%  B Harrelson     Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  N Ryan          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Harrelson to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  T Agee          Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-     100%  W Garrett       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 7.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-7, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  R Staub         Strikeout
          ---     100%  M Jones         Single to CF
          1--     100%  C Laboy         Balk; Jones to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  J Bateman       Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 7.

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