May 28, 1970 St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 2
@CAL 0 MIN 11
MIL 2 CHC 8
PIT 7 PHI 5
@MON 3
(11) STL 9
@NYM 2 SFG 4
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 20,919

Thursday, May 28, 1970, 2:05PM
Time of Game: 2:23

Cardinals

21-21

Won 1

2nd, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       4  0  0   0  1  1   0  1  2    9 13  0
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  0    2  9  1

W: B Gibson (4-3), L: J McAndrew (1-4)

Mets

22-22

Lost 1

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Davalillo CF                4   2   1   0    1   0  .219  .703    0    1   0   2B
J Javier 2B                   4   2   1   0    1   0  .244  .567    0    0   4   GDP
L Brock LF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .296  .742    0    2   0   SF
D Allen 1B                    5   2   3   1    0   0  .300 1.055    0    9   0   2·2B,GDP
J Torre C                     2   1   0   0    3   1  .300  .850    0   11   0   IW
J Hague RF                    5   2   4   5    0   0  .330  .959    0    1   0   HR
M Shannon 3B                  4   0   0   1    1   1  .088  .229    0    0   1   
D Maxvill SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .190  .532    0    3   3   
B Gibson P                    3   0   2   1    0   0  .321  .724    0    0   0   CS,SH
Totals                       35   9  13   9    6   4                    27   8

BATTING

2B: D Allen 2 (9, off T McGraw, off D Cardwell); V Davalillo (2, off D Cardwell).

HR: J Hague (4, off T McGraw; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SF: L Brock (1, off D Cardwell).

SH: B Gibson (1, off T McGraw).

IBB: J Torre (3, by T McGraw).

TB: J Hague 7; D Allen 5; B Gibson 2; V Davalillo 2; J Javier; L Brock; D Maxvill.

GIDP: D Allen (2); J Javier (5).

RBI: J Hague 5 (21); M Shannon (3); L Brock (13); B Gibson (3); D Allen (38).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Gibson (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by D Cardwell).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Jones LF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .178  .524    0    3   0   
W Garrett 3B                  5   1   1   0    0   2  .204  .789    0    0   1   
T Agee CF                     4   1   2   0    0   2  .234  .685    0    2   0   
A Shamsky 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .336  .974    0   10   0   
K Boswell 2B                  3   0   3   2    0   0  .297  .755    0    2   7   2B,SB,SF
R Swoboda RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .260  .748    0    3   1   
J Grote C                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .169  .504    0    6   1   
A Weis SS                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .186  .602    0    1   2   
J McAndrew P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .600         0   0   
  D Cardwell P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  E Kranepool PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .406    0    0   0   
  C Koonce P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Jorgensen PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .184  .645    0    0   0   
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  D Clendenon PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .874    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   2   9   2    2  11                    27  14

BATTING

2B: K Boswell (2, off B Gibson).

SF: K Boswell (4, off B Gibson).

TB: K Boswell 4; T Agee 2; W Garrett; A Weis; A Shamsky; C Jones.

RBI: K Boswell 2 (14).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. W Garrett-K Boswell-A Shamsky; R Swoboda-J Grote; A Weis-K Boswell-A Shamsky.

E: W Garrett (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Boswell (4, 2nd base off B Gibson/J Torre).

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, W (4-3)              9     9   2   2    2  11   0   4.40   38     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 0· 9     70    -     0.65   0.21
Totals                         9     9   2   2    2  11   0          38     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 0· 9           -

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
J McAndrew, L (1-4)            0.1   1   4   4    3   1   0   9.35    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1     31    -     1.49  -0.18
D Cardwell                     4.2   4   1   1    1   1   0   5.50   18     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 4          3-3    0.49  -0.09
C Koonce                       2     4   1   1    0   1   0   3.60    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.22  -0.01
T McGraw                       2     4   3   3    2   1   1   4.87   11     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 4          0-0    0.05  -0.01
Totals                         9    13   9   9    6   4   1          43     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0·13          3-3

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T McGraw (9; J Torre).

PO: D Cardwell (1; B Gibson, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Andy Olsen.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 20,919.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            New York Mets                        
1. V Davalillo          CF    1. C Jones              LF 
2. J Javier             2B    2. W Garrett            3B 
3. L Brock              LF    3. T Agee               CF 
4. D Allen              1B    4. A Shamsky            1B 
5. J Torre              C     5. K Boswell            2B 
6. J Hague              RF    6. R Swoboda            RF 
7. M Shannon            3B    7. J Grote              C  
8. D Maxvill            SS    8. A Weis               SS 
9. B Gibson             P     9. J McAndrew           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-1  123      14%  82% J Hague         D Cardwell      Single to RF; Torre to 3B; Allen Scores; Javier Scores; Hague to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 1   1  0-0  12-      12%  66% D Allen         J McAndrew      Single to CF; Javier to 3B; Davalillo Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       5%  59% J Javier        J McAndrew      Walk; Davalillo to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-      -5%  54% L Brock         J McAndrew      Strikeout Looking
   b 6   1  6-1  123       5%  93% R Swoboda       B Gibson        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim McAndrew facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  V Davalillo     Walk
          1--      59%  J Javier        Walk; Davalillo to 2B
   O      12-      54%  L Brock         Strikeout Looking
   R      12-      66%  D Allen         Single to CF; Javier to 3B; Davalillo Scores
          1-3      68%  J Torre         Walk; Allen to 2B
                  Don Cardwell replaces Jim McAndrew pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123      82%  J Hague         Single to RF; Torre to 3B; Allen Scores; Javier Scores; Hague to 2B/Adv on throw
   RO     -23      83%  M Shannon       Groundout: 2B-1B; Hague to 3B; Torre Scores
   O      --3      81%  D Maxvill       Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  C Jones         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      84%  W Garrett       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      85%  T Agee          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Don Cardwell facing 9-1-2
          ---      86%  B Gibson        Single to LF
   O      1--      83%  V Davalillo     Gibson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-SS)
   O      ---      83%  " "             Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      82%  J Javier        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      84%  A Shamsky       Popfly: SS
          ---      81%  K Boswell       Double to LF
   O      -2-      84%  R Swoboda       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      86%  J Grote         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Don Cardwell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  D Allen         Foul Flyball: C
          ---      85%  J Torre         Walk
   O      1--      84%  J Hague         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      86%  A Weis          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      87%  D Cardwell      Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  C Jones         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Don Cardwell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      87%  M Shannon       Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  D Maxvill       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  B Gibson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      88%  W Garrett       Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  T Agee          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      90%  A Shamsky       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Don Cardwell facing 1-2-3
          ---      92%  V Davalillo     Double to LF
   O      -2-      92%  J Javier        Groundout: 2B-1B; Davalillo to 3B
   RO     --3      93%  L Brock         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Davalillo Scores
          ---      94%  D Allen         Double to CF
   O      -2-      93%  J Torre         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
          ---      90%  K Boswell       Single to LF
          1--      89%  R Swoboda       Boswell Steals 2B
   O      -2-      92%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-      90%  J Grote         Walk
   O      12-      93%  A Weis          Strikeout Looking
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Don Cardwell batting 9th
   O      12-      95%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cal Koonce facing 6-7-8
                  Cal Koonce replaces Ed Kranepool pitching and batting 9th
          ---      96%  J Hague         Single to CF
   O      1--      95%  M Shannon       Flyball: RF
          1--      97%  D Maxvill       Single to RF; Hague to 3B
   R      1-3      98%  B Gibson        Single to CF; Maxvill to 2B; Hague Scores
          12-      98%  V Davalillo     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Gibson to 2B; Maxvill to 3B
   OO     123      97%  J Javier        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      97%  W Garrett       Single to CF
          1--      95%  T Agee          Single to LF; Garrett to 2B
          12-      93%  A Shamsky       Walk; Garrett to 3B; Agee to 2B
   R      123      88%  K Boswell       Single to CF; Shamsky to 2B; Agee to 3B; Garrett Scores
   O      123      93%  R Swoboda       Strikeout
   O      123      97%  J Grote         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Cal Koonce facing 3-4-5
          ---      97%  L Brock         Single
   OO     1--      96%  D Allen         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  J Torre         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
          ---      94%  A Weis          Single to LF
                  Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Cal Koonce batting 9th
   O      1--      96%  M Jorgensen     Strikeout
   O      1--      97%  C Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Weis to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  W Garrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Tug McGraw facing 6-7-8
                  Tug McGraw replaces Mike Jorgensen pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      99%  J Hague         Home Run
          ---      99%  M Shannon       Walk
   O      1--      99%  D Maxvill       Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  B Gibson        Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Shannon to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  V Davalillo     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-7, Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
          ---      98%  T Agee          Single to CF
          1--      96%  A Shamsky       Single to RF; Agee to 3B
   RO     1-3      98%  K Boswell       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Agee Scores
   O      1--      99%  R Swoboda       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      99%  J Grote         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Mets 2.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Tug McGraw facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  J Javier        Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  L Brock         Flyball: CF
          1--     100%  D Allen         Double to LF; Javier to 3B
          -23     100%  J Torre         Intentional Walk
   RR     123     100%  J Hague         Single to RF; Torre to 3B; Allen Scores; Javier Scores; Hague to 2B/Adv on throw
   OO     -23     100%  M Shannon       Fly Ball Double Play: RF-C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-9, Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  A Weis          Popfly: SS
                  Donn Clendenon pinch hits for Tug McGraw batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
          ---     100%  C Jones         Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  W Garrett       Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Mets 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation