April 18, 1970 Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
NYY 4 CAL 7
KCR 1 CLE 9
WSA 4 DET 5
BOS 1 CHW 8
@MIL 5 MIN 11
@OAK 5 LAD 5
@ATL 4 CHC 8
MON 1 SFG 16
@CIN 9 HOU 4
SDP 3 NYM 7
PHI 0 STL 6
@PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 23,500

Saturday, April 18, 1970
Time of Game: 2:20

Phillies

3-7

Lost 7

5th, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  3
Mets            3  0  1   0  0  1   0  2  X    7  9  2

W: N Ryan (1-0), L: J Bunning (0-2)

Mets

5-4

Won 2

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Doyle 2B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .286  .747    0    2   2   
D Money 3B                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .346  .933    0    1   1   GDP
J Briggs LF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .114  .319    0    2   0   
D Johnson 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .167  .740    0    4   0   
T McCarver C                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .333  .812    0    5   0   
  M Compton C                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
L Hisle CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .273  .739    0    5   0   
R Stone RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .467    0    3   0   
L Bowa SS                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .158  .440    0    2   1   
J Bunning P                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   
  B Lersch P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Hutto PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  L Palmer P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   0   1   0    6  15                    24   4

BATTING

TB: D Doyle.

GIDP: D Money (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

E: R Stone 2 (2); T McCarver (1).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     4   2   2   2    1   0  .205  .603    0    2   0   HR,SB
B Harrelson SS                4   1   1   0    1   0  .273  .855    0    1   3   
J Foy 3B                      5   2   2   1    0   0  .189  .478    0    1   0   
C Jones LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .353  .925    0    1   0   
A Shamsky 1B                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .348  .901    0    4   1   2B,HBP
R Swoboda RF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .194  .665    0    1   0   
K Boswell 2B                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .333 1.007    0    1   1   HR,IW
J Grote C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .560    0   15   0   
N Ryan P                      4   1   1   0    0   2  .250  .500    0    1   0   
Totals                       34   7   9   5    4   4                    27   5

BATTING

2B: A Shamsky (3, off J Bunning).

HR: T Agee (1, off L Palmer; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out); K Boswell (1, off B Lersch; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

IBB: K Boswell (2, by B Lersch).

HBP: A Shamsky (2, by L Palmer).

TB: T Agee 5; K Boswell 4; A Shamsky 2; J Foy 2; B Harrelson; N Ryan; C Jones.

RBI: T Agee 2 (3); J Foy (4); A Shamsky (2); K Boswell (3).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Boswell-B Harrelson-A Shamsky.

E: B Harrelson (3); J Foy (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Agee (2, 2nd base off B Lersch/T McCarver).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bunning, L (0-2)             2     6   4   2    1   1   0   3.97   14     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 6     32    -     0.78  -0.31
B Lersch                       4     1   1   1    3   1   1   2.61   16     -       ·  ·      3· 8· 0· 1          2-0    0.29   0.07
L Palmer                       2     2   2   2    0   2   1   4.50    9     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 2          0-0    0.04  -0.00
Totals                         8     9   7   5    4   4   2          39     -       ·  ·      6·15· 0· 9          2-0

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 (1-0)                9     1   0   0    6  15   0   0.00   35     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 1     94    -     0.90   0.27
Totals                         9     1   0   0    6  15   0          35     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 1           -

J Bunning faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Lersch (1; K Boswell).

HBP: L Palmer (1; A Shamsky).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 23,500.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         New York Mets                        
1. D Doyle              2B    1. T Agee               CF 
2. D Money              3B    2. B Harrelson          SS 
3. J Briggs             LF    3. J Foy                3B 
4. D Johnson            1B    4. C Jones              LF 
5. T McCarver           C     5. A Shamsky            1B 
6. L Hisle              CF    6. R Swoboda            RF 
7. R Stone              RF    7. K Boswell            2B 
8. L Bowa               SS    8. J Grote              C  
9. J Bunning            P     9. N Ryan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  1-3      13%  80% J Foy           J Bunning       Single to RF; Agee Scores; Harrelson Scores/Adv on E9/unER; Foy to 3B/Adv on E9
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       9%  67% B Harrelson     J Bunning       Single to CF; Agee to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  123       7%  55% L Hisle         N Ryan          Strikeout
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      -5%  41% D Money         N Ryan          Walk; Doyle to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-       5%  46% J Briggs        N Ryan          Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  D Doyle         Single to LF
          1--      41%  D Money         Walk; Doyle to 2B
   O      12-      46%  J Briggs        Strikeout
   O      12-      51%  D Johnson       Strikeout
          12-      48%  T McCarver      Walk; Doyle to 3B; Money to 2B
   O      123      55%  L Hisle         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  T Agee          Single to LF
          1--      67%  B Harrelson     Single to CF; Agee to 3B
   RR     1-3      80%  J Foy           Single to RF; Agee Scores; Harrelson Scores/Adv on E9/unER; Foy to 3B/Adv on E9
   O      --3      77%  C Jones         Popfly: 2B
   R      --3      82%  A Shamsky       Fielder's Choice 2B; Foy Scores/Adv on E2/unER; Shamsky to 2B
          -2-      83%  R Swoboda       Walk
   O      12-      80%  K Boswell       Flyball: LF
   O      12-      78%  J Grote         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 3 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      80%  R Stone         Strikeout
          ---      78%  L Bowa          Walk
          1--      74%  J Bunning       Walk; Bowa to 2B
   O      12-      79%  D Doyle         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      12-      82%  D Money         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Bunning facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      81%  N Ryan          Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  T Agee          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      80%  B Harrelson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      82%  J Briggs        Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  D Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  T McCarver      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Bunning facing 3-4-5
          ---      86%  J Foy           Single to LF
          1--      90%  C Jones         Single to RF; Foy to 3B
   R      1-3      94%  A Shamsky       Double to RF; Foy Scores; Jones to 3B
                  Barry Lersch replaces Jim Bunning pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      93%  R Swoboda       Flyball: CF
          -23      93%  K Boswell       Intentional Walk
   O      123      90%  J Grote         Flyball: RF
   O      123      88%  N Ryan          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
          ---      85%  L Hisle         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      88%  R Stone         Popfly: 3B
   O      1--      90%  L Bowa          Strikeout
   O      1--      91%  B Lersch        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Barry Lersch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      91%  T Agee          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      90%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      90%  J Foy           Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
          ---      87%  D Doyle         Walk
          1--      82%  D Money         Walk; Doyle to 2B
   O      12-      87%  J Briggs        Strikeout
   O      12-      90%  D Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      12-      93%  T McCarver      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Barry Lersch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  C Jones         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  A Shamsky       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      92%  R Swoboda       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      94%  L Hisle         Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  R Stone         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      95%  L Bowa          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Barry Lersch facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      97%  K Boswell       Home Run; Boswell Scores
   O      ---      97%  J Grote         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      97%  N Ryan          Flyball: LF
          ---      97%  T Agee          Walk
          1--      97%  B Harrelson     Agee Steals 2B
          -2-      97%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      97%  J Foy           Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 5.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-5, Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Hutto pinch hits for Barry Lersch batting 9th
          ---      95%  J Hutto         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      97%  D Doyle         Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      99%  D Money         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Lowell Palmer facing 4-5-6
                  Lowell Palmer replaces Jim Hutto pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
          ---      99%  A Shamsky       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      98%  R Swoboda       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      98%  K Boswell       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 5.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-5, Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  J Briggs        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  D Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  T McCarver      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Lowell Palmer facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Compton replaces Tim McCarver playing C batting 5th
   O      ---      99%  J Grote         Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  N Ryan          Single to LF
   RR     1--     100%  T Agee          Home Run; Ryan Scores
   O      ---     100%  B Harrelson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  J Foy           Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 7.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-7, Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  L Hisle         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Stone         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  L Bowa          Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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