May 30, 1970 Houston Astros at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
CHW 5 CAL 3
BAL 2 MIL 9
DET 7 MIN 10
NYY 6 OAK 5
CLE 4 WSA 3
KCR 2 PHI 7
@ATL 5 SDP 11
@CHC 4 CHC 8
SDP 7 CIN 5
MON 4
(10) NYM 4
HOU 3 SFG 13
@PIT 11 LAD 7
@STL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 54,421

Saturday, May 30, 1970
Time of Game: 2:45

Astros

21-27

Lost 1

5th, 13½ GB

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

W: N Ryan (4-3), L: L Dierker (8-5), S: R Taylor (6)

Mets

23-23

Won 1

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Alou LF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .280  .648    0    1   0   SH
J Morgan 2B                   3   1   0   0    2   0  .277  .835    0    2   2   SB
J Wynn CF                     3   1   0   0    2   2  .315  .970    0    0   0   SB
N Miller RF                   4   0   2   2    0   1  .269  .779    0    1   0   
D Menke SS                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .331  .838    0    1   4   
J Pepitone 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .251  .790    0    9   1   IW
D Rader 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .286  .850    0    0   1   
  F Gladding P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Edwards C                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .173  .487    0    9   1   
L Dierker P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .383    0    1   2   2·SH
  R Cook P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.500         0   0   
  M Martinez 3B               1   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .653    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   3   5   3    6  11                    24  11

BATTING

SH: L Dierker 2 (2, 2 off N Ryan); J Alou (2, off R Taylor).

IBB: J Pepitone (5, by N Ryan).

TB: N Miller 2; J Alou; D Rader; M Martinez.

RBI: N Miller 2 (16); J Alou (14).

2-out RBI: J Alou.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Wynn (10, 2nd base off N Ryan/J Grote); J Morgan (9, 2nd base off N Ryan/J Grote).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     3   2   2   0    1   1  .236  .684    0    0   0   2·SB
B Harrelson SS                3   0   0   1    0   2  .267  .793    0    0   0   SF
C Jones LF                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .189  .550    0    5   0   3B
A Shamsky RF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .328  .956    0    1   0   2B
  R Swoboda PR-RF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .727         2   0   
K Boswell 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .287  .727    0    2   1   
  D Dyer C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .491         0   0   
D Clendenon 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .840    0    3   3   
  R Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Foy 3B                      2   0   0   0    1   0  .215  .684    0    1   2   CS
J Grote C                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .170  .499    0   11   0   
  E Kranepool PH-1B           1   0   0   0    0   0  .138  .380    0    0   1   
N Ryan P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .105  .210    0    1   0   
  D Marshall PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .326 1.011    0    0   0   2B
  A Weis PR-2B                0   1   0   0    0   0  .186  .602         1   0   
Totals                       29   4   7   4    3   8                    27   7

BATTING

2B: D Marshall (5, off L Dierker); A Shamsky (11, off L Dierker).

3B: C Jones (3, off L Dierker).

SF: B Harrelson (1, off L Dierker).

TB: C Jones 4; D Marshall 2; A Shamsky 2; T Agee 2; K Boswell.

RBI: C Jones 2 (18); B Harrelson (13); K Boswell (15).

2-out RBI: C Jones 2; K Boswell.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

E: J Foy (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Agee 2 (14, 2nd base off L Dierker/J Edwards 2).

CS: J Foy (4, 2nd base by L Dierker/J Edwards).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Dierker, L (8-5)             7.2   6   4   4    2   8   0   3.46   30     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 0· 6     57    -     1.34  -0.07
R Cook                         0     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.49    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-1    3.60  -0.27
F Gladding                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.58    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.09   0.03
Totals                         8     7   4   4    3   8   0          33     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 0· 7          3-1

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 (4-3)                8     4   3   3    6  11   0   2.87   35     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 1· 4     67    -     1.00   0.02
R Taylor, S (6)                1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    4.03   0.16
Totals                         9     5   3   3    6  11   0          39     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1· 5           -

R Cook faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: L Dierker (5); N Ryan (3).

IBB: N Ryan (1; J Pepitone).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 54,421.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                New York Mets                        
1. J Alou               LF    1. T Agee               CF 
2. J Morgan             2B    2. B Harrelson          SS 
3. J Wynn               CF    3. C Jones              LF 
4. N Miller             RF    4. A Shamsky            RF 
5. D Menke              SS    5. K Boswell            2B 
6. J Pepitone           1B    6. D Clendenon          1B 
7. D Rader              3B    7. J Foy                3B 
8. J Edwards            C     8. J Grote              C  
9. L Dierker            P     9. N Ryan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  3-2  1--      36%  59% C Jones         L Dierker       Triple to RF; Agee Scores
   b 8   2  3-3  1-3      26%  86% K Boswell       R Cook          Single to LF; Swoboda to 2B; Jones Scores
   t 6   1  0-1  12-     -13%  17% N Miller        N Ryan          Single to RF; Morgan Scores; Wynn to 3B
   t 9   2  4-3  --3      13% 100% J Wynn          R Taylor        Flyball: RF
   b 6   2  2-0  -2-      12%  35% C Jones         L Dierker       Single to CF; Agee Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Morgan        Lineout: RF
   O      ---      55%  J Wynn          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  T Agee          Walk
          1--      61%  B Harrelson     Agee Steals 2B
          -2-      64%  " "             Wild Pitch; Agee to 3B
   O      --3      59%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      54%  C Jones         Popfly: 2B
   O      --3      50%  A Shamsky       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  N Miller        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  D Menke         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  J Pepitone      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Dierker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  K Boswell       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  D Clendenon     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  J Foy           Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  D Rader         Strikeout
          ---      50%  J Edwards       Walk
   O      1--      52%  L Dierker       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Edwards to 2B
   R      -2-      41%  J Alou          Single to RF; Edwards Scores
          1--      39%  J Morgan        Walk; Alou to 2B
   O      12-      43%  J Wynn          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry Dierker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      41%  J Grote         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      39%  N Ryan          Strikeout
   O      ---      38%  T Agee          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      40%  N Miller        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      41%  D Menke         Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  J Pepitone      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry Dierker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      40%  B Harrelson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      37%  C Jones         Foul Flyball: C
          ---      40%  A Shamsky       Double to LF
   O      -2-      36%  K Boswell       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      38%  D Rader         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      40%  J Edwards       Strikeout
   O      ---      41%  L Dierker       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry Dierker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      38%  D Clendenon     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      35%  J Foy           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      34%  J Grote         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      36%  J Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      34%  J Morgan        Walk
          1--      32%  J Wynn          Morgan Steals 2B
          -2-      30%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      17%  N Miller        Single to RF; Morgan Scores; Wynn to 3B
   O      1-3      22%  D Menke         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1-3      26%  J Pepitone      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Larry Dierker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      22%  N Ryan          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      26%  T Agee          Single to CF
          1--      28%  B Harrelson     Agee Steals 2B
   O      -2-      23%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      35%  C Jones         Single to CF; Agee Scores
   O      1--      31%  A Shamsky       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      33%  D Rader         Flyball: LF
          ---      30%  J Edwards       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      32%  L Dierker       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Edwards to 2B
   O      -2-      36%  J Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Larry Dierker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      31%  K Boswell       Strikeout
   O      ---      28%  D Clendenon     Flyball: RF
          ---      31%  J Foy           Walk
   O      1--      25%  J Grote         Foy Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      28%  J Morgan        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      25%  J Wynn          Walk
          1--      23%  N Miller        Wynn Steals 2B
   R      -2-      13%  " "             Single to CF; Wynn Scores
          1--      12%  D Menke         Wild Pitch; Miller to 2B
   O      -2-      14%  " "             Flyball: LF
          -2-      14%  J Pepitone      Intentional Walk
          12-      12%  D Rader         Single to 1B; Miller to 3B; Pepitone to 2B
   O      123      16%  J Edwards       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Larry Dierker facing 8-9-1
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Jerry Grote batting 8th
   O      ---      12%  E Kranepool     Groundout: SS-1B
                  Dave Marshall pinch hits for Nolan Ryan batting 9th
          ---      19%  D Marshall      Double to LF
                  Al Weis pinch runs for Dave Marshall batting 9th
          -2-      28%  T Agee          Single to LF; Weis to 3B
   RO     1-3      23%  B Harrelson     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Weis Scores
   R      1--      59%  C Jones         Triple to RF; Agee Scores
                  Ron Cook replaces Larry Dierker pitching and batting 9th
          --3      61%  A Shamsky       Walk
                  Ron Swoboda pinch runs for Art Shamsky batting 4th
   R      1-3      86%  K Boswell       Single to LF; Swoboda to 2B; Jones Scores
                  Fred Gladding replaces Doug Rader pitching and batting 7th; Marty Martinez replaces Ron Cook playing 3B batting 9th
   O      12-      84%  D Clendenon     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Ron Taylor facing 9-1-2
                  Ron Taylor replaces Donn Clendenon pitching and batting 6th; Duffy Dyer replaces Ken Boswell playing C batting 5th; Ed Kranepool moves to 1B; Al Weis moves to 2B; Ron Swoboda moves to RF
          ---      72%  M Martinez      Single to CF
   O      1--      77%  J Alou          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Martinez to 2B
   O      -2-      87%  J Morgan        Flyball: RF; Martinez to 3B
   O      --3     100%  J Wynn          Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 4.

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