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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BOS		0
1		 
(14)
SEP
@CAL		1
3
BAL
@CLE		4
3		 
(11)
WSA
@DET		8
4
WSA
@DET		7
4
MIN
@KCR		2
1		 
(10)
CHW
@OAK		2
1
MON
@CHC		3
6
LAD
@CIN		2
7
ATL
@HOU		2
1
STL
@NYM		0
6
SFG
@SDP		2
3
Wednesday, September 24, 1969,
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 54,928, Time of Game: 2:02
Cardinals
0
82-74
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
 at Mets
6
96-61
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
W: Gary Gentry (12-12)
L: Steve Carlton (17-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  1
Mets            5  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  X    6  7  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .299 .787 -0.005 0.42 0.023 -0.029 0.3 1 0
Curt Flood CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .710 -0.015 0.61 0.000 -0.015 -0.1 0 0
   Vic Davalillo CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .220 .568 -0.017 0.39 0.007 -0.023 0.0 3 0
Vada Pinson RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .255 .686 -0.045 0.37 0.000 -0.045 -1.4 2 0 GDP
Joe Torre 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .800 -0.030 0.30 0.000 -0.030 -1.5 10 0 GDP
Tim McCarver C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .690 -0.015 0.20 0.000 -0.015 -0.4 7 0
Mike Shannon 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .253 .677 -0.002 0.14 0.005 -0.007 -0.2 0 1
Julian Javier 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .750 -0.022 0.28 0.000 -0.022 -0.6 1 1
Dal Maxvill SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .175 .492 -0.007 0.30 0.000 -0.007 -0.1 0 4
   Bill White PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 .566 0.011 0.23 0.011 0.000 0.4
   Jerry DaVanon SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .503 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 0.1 0 2
Steve Carlton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .566 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Giusti P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .526 -0.004 0.16 0.000 -0.004 -0.1 0 2
   Joe Hague PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .149 .489 -0.010 0.44 0.000 -0.010 -0.3
   Sal Campisi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ted Simmons PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .286 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.2
   Mudcat Grant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .469 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 0 4 0 2 5 .138 .331 -0.162 0.30 0.047 -0.209 -4.2 24 11
TB: L Brock 2; M Shannon; V Davalillo.
GIDP: V Pinson (13); J Torre (10).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
E: J DaVanon (8).

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bud Harrelson SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .246 .644 0.042 0.31 0.045 -0.003 1.0 2 2
Tommie Agee CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .270 .806 0.043 0.49 0.055 -0.012 -0.4 3 0
Cleon Jones LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .343 .916 -0.062 0.58 0.000 -0.062 -1.3 2 0
Donn Clendenon 1B 3 2 2 4 1 0 .250 .734 0.243 0.56 0.243 0.000 3.4 7 0 2·HR
Ron Swoboda RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .238 .690 0.001 0.19 0.012 -0.011 -0.4 4 0
Ed Charles 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .206 .608 0.088 0.20 0.093 -0.005 1.8 2 0 HR
Jerry Grote C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .255 .670 0.009 0.08 0.012 -0.003 0.4 5 0 2B
Al Weis 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .221 .566 -0.013 0.12 0.000 -0.013 -1.1 2 4
Gary Gentry P 4 0 0 0 0 3 .083 .205 -0.014 0.13 0.000 -0.014 -1.1 0 1
Team Totals 32 6 7 6 4 7 .219 .837 0.337 0.29 0.460 -0.123 2.3 27 7
2B: J Grote (12, off D Giusti).
HR: D Clendenon 2 (15, 1 off D Giusti, 1 off S Carlton; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out); E Charles (3, off S Carlton; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: D Clendenon 8; E Charles 5; J Grote 3; B Harrelson.
RBI: D Clendenon 4 (49); E Charles 2 (17).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Harrelson-A Weis-D Clendenon; G Gentry-A Weis-B Harrelson-D Clendenon.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Carlton, L (17-11) 0.1 3 5 5 2 1 2 2.17 6 24 -0.365 1.19 -4.8
Dave Giusti 4.2 2 1 1 2 2 1 3.61 18 0 0 0.024 0.17 1.1
Sal Campisi 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 8 0 0 0.004 0.04 0.9
Mudcat Grant 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.43 4 0 0 0.000 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 8 7 6 6 4 7 3 6.75 36 24 0 0 -0.337 0.30 -2.3

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gary Gentry, W (12-12) 9 4 0 0 2 5 0 3.53 31 82 0.162 0.30 4.2
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 2 5 0 0.00 31 82 0.162 0.29 4.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Andy Olsen.
Time of Game: 2:02.
Attendance: 54,928.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         New York Mets
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Bud Harrelson SS
2 Curt Flood CF 2 Tommie Agee CF
3 Vada Pinson RF 3 Cleon Jones LF
4 Joe Torre 1B 4 Donn Clendenon 1B
5 Tim McCarver C 5 Ron Swoboda RF
6 Mike Shannon 3B 6 Ed Charles 3B
7 Julian Javier 2B 7 Jerry Grote C
8 Dal Maxvill SS 8 Al Weis 2B
9 Steve Carlton P 9 Gary Gentry P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 12- RRR NYM D. Clendenon S. Carlton 22% 81% Home Run; Harrelson Scores; Agee Scores
b1 3-0 1 1-- RR NYM E. Charles S. Carlton 9% 91% Home Run; Swoboda Scores
b1 0-0 0 1-- NYM T. Agee S. Carlton 6% 64% Walk; Harrelson to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- O NYM C. Jones S. Carlton -5% 58% Strikeout
b1 0-0 0 --- NYM B. Harrelson S. Carlton 4% 58% Single to RF

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' Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock G. Gentry 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL C. Flood G. Gentry 1% 54% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL V. Pinson G. Gentry 1% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- NYM B. Harrelson S. Carlton 4% 58% Single to RF
b1 0-0 0 1-- NYM T. Agee S. Carlton 6% 64% Walk; Harrelson to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- O NYM C. Jones S. Carlton -5% 58% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 12- RRR NYM D. Clendenon S. Carlton 22% 81% Home Run; Harrelson Scores; Agee Scores
b1 3-0 1 --- NYM R. Swoboda S. Carlton 1% 82% Walk
b1 3-0 1 1-- RR NYM E. Charles S. Carlton 9% 91% Home Run; Swoboda Scores
Dave Giusti replaces Steve Carlton pitching and batting 9th
b1 5-0 1 --- NYM J. Grote D. Giusti 1% 92% Double to CF (LF-CF)
b1 5-0 1 -2- O NYM A. Weis D. Giusti -1% 91% Flyball: LF
b1 5-0 2 -2- O NYM G. Gentry D. Giusti -1% 90% Strikeout
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 5.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 4-5-6
t2 0-5 0 --- O STL J. Torre G. Gentry 1% 92% Flyball: CF
t2 0-5 1 --- O STL T. McCarver G. Gentry 1% 92% Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 0-5 2 --- O STL M. Shannon G. Gentry 0% 93% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 5.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 1-2-3
Vic Davalillo replaces Curt Flood playing CF batting 2nd
b2 5-0 0 --- NYM B. Harrelson D. Giusti 1% 94% Walk
b2 5-0 0 1-- O NYM T. Agee D. Giusti -1% 93% Strikeout
b2 5-0 1 1-- O NYM C. Jones D. Giusti -1% 92% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 5-0 2 1-- NYM D. Clendenon D. Giusti 0% 93% Walk; Jones to 2B
b2 5-0 2 12- O NYM R. Swoboda D. Giusti -1% 92% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 5.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 7-8-9
t3 0-5 0 --- O STL J. Javier G. Gentry 1% 93% Flyball: CF
t3 0-5 1 --- O STL D. Maxvill G. Gentry 1% 94% Popfly: 1B
t3 0-5 2 --- O STL D. Giusti G. Gentry 0% 94% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 6-7-8
b3 5-0 0 --- O NYM E. Charles D. Giusti -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 5-0 1 --- O NYM J. Grote D. Giusti -0% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 5-0 2 --- O NYM A. Weis D. Giusti -0% 93% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 5.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
t4 0-5 0 --- STL L. Brock G. Gentry -2% 91% Single to RF
t4 0-5 0 1-- O STL V. Davalillo G. Gentry 2% 93% Flyball: RF
t4 0-5 1 1-- OO STL V. Pinson G. Gentry 2% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 9-1-2
b4 5-0 0 --- O NYM G. Gentry D. Giusti -0% 95% Groundout: P-SS-1B
b4 5-0 1 --- O NYM B. Harrelson D. Giusti -0% 95% Groundout: P-1B
b4 5-0 2 --- O NYM T. Agee D. Giusti -0% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 5.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 4-5-6
t5 0-5 0 --- O STL J. Torre G. Gentry 1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-5 1 --- O STL T. McCarver G. Gentry 1% 96% Foul Flyball: 1B
t5 0-5 2 --- STL M. Shannon G. Gentry -1% 96% Single to RF
t5 0-5 2 1-- O STL J. Javier G. Gentry 1% 97% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 3-4-5
b5 5-0 0 --- O NYM C. Jones D. Giusti -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 5-0 1 --- R NYM D. Clendenon D. Giusti 2% 98% Home Run
b5 6-0 1 --- O NYM R. Swoboda D. Giusti -0% 98% Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 6-0 2 --- O NYM E. Charles D. Giusti -0% 98% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 6.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 8-9-1
Bill White pinch hits for Dal Maxvill (SS) batting 8th
t6 0-6 0 --- STL B. White G. Gentry -1% 97% Walk
Joe Hague pinch hits for Dave Giusti (P) batting 9th
t6 0-6 0 1-- O STL J. Hague G. Gentry 1% 98% Flyball: RF
t6 0-6 1 1-- O STL L. Brock G. Gentry 1% 98% Flyball: LF
t6 0-6 2 1-- O STL V. Davalillo G. Gentry 0% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-0, Cardinals' Sal Campisi facing 7-8-9
Sal Campisi replaces Joe Hague (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Jerry DaVanon replaces Bill White (PH) playing SS batting 8th
b6 6-0 0 --- NYM J. Grote S. Campisi 0% 99% Single to LF
b6 6-0 0 1-- O NYM A. Weis S. Campisi -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b6 6-0 1 1-- O NYM G. Gentry S. Campisi -0% 99% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b6 6-0 2 1-- NYM B. Harrelson S. Campisi 0% 99% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Grote to 3B; Harrelson to 2B
b6 6-0 2 -23 O NYM T. Agee S. Campisi -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 6.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 3-4-5
t7 0-6 0 --- O STL V. Pinson G. Gentry 0% 99% Strikeout
t7 0-6 1 --- O STL J. Torre G. Gentry 0% 99% Popfly: 3B
t7 0-6 2 --- O STL T. McCarver G. Gentry 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-0, Cardinals' Sal Campisi facing 3-4-5
b7 6-0 0 --- O NYM C. Jones S. Campisi -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b7 6-0 1 --- O NYM D. Clendenon S. Campisi -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 6-0 2 --- O NYM R. Swoboda S. Campisi -0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 6.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 6-7-8
t8 0-6 0 --- O STL M. Shannon G. Gentry 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
t8 0-6 1 --- O STL J. Javier G. Gentry 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t8 0-6 2 --- STL J. DaVanon G. Gentry -0% 100% Walk
Ted Simmons pinch hits for Sal Campisi (P) batting 9th
t8 0-6 2 1-- O STL T. Simmons G. Gentry 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-0, Cardinals' Mudcat Grant facing 6-7-8
Mudcat Grant replaces Ted Simmons (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 6-0 0 --- NYM E. Charles M. Grant 0% 100% Single to LF
b8 6-0 0 1-- O NYM J. Grote M. Grant -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B; Charles to 2B
b8 6-0 1 -2- O NYM A. Weis M. Grant -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 6-0 2 -2- O NYM G. Gentry M. Grant -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 6.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
t9 0-6 0 --- STL L. Brock G. Gentry -0% 100% Single to CF
t9 0-6 0 1-- STL V. Davalillo G. Gentry -1% 99% Single to CF; Brock to 2B
t9 0-6 0 12- O STL V. Pinson G. Gentry 1% 100% Strikeout
t9 0-6 1 12- OO STL J. Torre G. Gentry 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 6.

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