September 8, 1970 Montreal Expos at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
@CLE 3 BAL 6
@DET 3 KCR 12
CAL 0 MIL 3
@MIN 2 NYY 7
@WSA 3 ATL 3
@LAD 2 NYM 10
MON 5 STL 6
@PHI 3 CHC 10
@PIT 3 HOU 8
@SDP 7 CIN 5
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 15,505

Tuesday, September 8, 1970, 2:05PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Expos

60-80

Lost 4

6th, 14½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  3    5 11  1
Mets            2  0  2   0  0  0   0  6  X   10 11  1

W: T McGraw (3-5), L: S Renko (10-10), S: R Herbel (10)

Mets

74-66

Won 4

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Jones LF                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .865    0    0   0   2·HBP
  D Hahn PH-LF                2   1   1   0    0   0  .243  .676    0    0   0   2B
B Day CF                      2   0   1   0    0   0  .306  .675    0    3   0   GDP
  A Phillips PH-CF            3   1   1   0    0   1  .244  .748    0    2   0   
R Staub RF                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .277  .926    0    3   0   
B Bailey 3B                   5   1   1   3    0   3  .320 1.122    0    0   0   HR
J Gosger 1B                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .264  .726    0    0   0   
  J Boccabella PH-1B          2   0   1   0    1   1  .283  .764    0    4   0   
J Bateman C                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .229  .629    0    8   0   
M Staehle 2B                  2   1   2   0    0   0  .224  .569    0    1   0   
  G Sutherland PH-2B          3   0   1   0    0   0  .199  .523    0    1   0   
B Wine SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .585    0    2   5   
S Renko P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .418    0    0   0   
  J Fairey PH                 1   0   1   2    0   0  .240  .636    0    0   0   
  J Strohmayer P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  C Mashore PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Wegener P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .074  .148         0   0   
  C Laboy PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .199  .556    0    0   0   
  C Raymond P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .083         0   0   
  H Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .273         0   0   
Totals                       38   5  11   5    3  10                    24   5

BATTING

2B: D Hahn (6, off T McGraw).

HR: B Bailey (25, off T McGraw; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out).

HBP: M Jones 2 (13, 2 by G Gentry).

TB: B Bailey 4; M Staehle 2; D Hahn 2; G Sutherland; B Day; J Bateman; J Boccabella; A Phillips; J Fairey; B Wine.

GIDP: B Day (2).

RBI: B Bailey 3 (76); J Fairey 2 (23).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Wine-J Boccabella.

E: J Gosger (3).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     6   0   0   0    0   4  .283  .818    0    2   0   
W Garrett 3B                  3   2   1   0    2   0  .247  .822    0    0   2   
C Jones LF                    5   2   3   1    0   1  .277  .769    0    0   0   3B,2·2B
A Shamsky RF                  1   1   1   0    4   0  .304  .838    0    0   0   2·IW
  R Gaspar PR-RF              0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Clendenon 1B                3   1   0   1    1   1  .298  .901    0    4   2   SF
  M Jorgensen 1B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .681         0   0   
K Boswell 2B                  5   1   2   3    0   0  .251  .670    0    3   1   2B
J Grote C                     4   1   2   1    1   0  .261  .639    0   13   0   GDP
B Harrelson SS                1   1   1   1    3   0  .240  .652    0    3   3   2B,SB,SF
G Gentry P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .071  .240    0    1   0   
  T McGraw P                  3   0   1   3    0   1  .400  .864    0    1   0   
  R Herbel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .071         0   0   
Totals                       33  10  11  10   11   8                    27   8

BATTING

2B: B Harrelson (17, off S Renko); K Boswell (11, off C Raymond); C Jones 2 (22, off C Raymond, off J Strohmayer).

3B: C Jones (6, off S Renko).

SF: B Harrelson (8, off S Renko); D Clendenon (6, off S Renko).

IBB: A Shamsky 2 (11, by C Raymond, by J Strohmayer).

TB: C Jones 7; K Boswell 3; B Harrelson 2; J Grote 2; W Garrett; A Shamsky; T McGraw.

GIDP: J Grote (11).

RBI: T McGraw 3 (5); K Boswell 3 (37); D Clendenon (83); J Grote (32); C Jones (57); B Harrelson (39).

2-out RBI: T McGraw 3; K Boswell 3.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Boswell-B Harrelson-D Clendenon.

PB: J Grote (6).

E: W Garrett (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Harrelson (20, 2nd base off J Strohmayer/J Bateman).

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
S Renko, L (10-10)             3     5   4   3    3   4   0   4.36   18     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 5     36    -     0.98  -0.23
J Strohmayer                   2     1   0   0    3   4   0   4.54   10     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.91   0.07
M Wegener                      2     1   0   0    2   0   0   5.32    8     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.45   0.05
C Raymond                      0.2   4   6   6    3   0   0   4.63    9     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.33  -0.06
H Reed                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.54    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    11  10   9   11   8   0          46     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 0·11          1-0

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
G Gentry                       3.1   6   2   2    2   3   0   3.65   19     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 6     41    -     1.16  -0.12
T McGraw, W (3-5)              5     4   3   2    1   6   1   3.89   21     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 4          3-0    1.49   0.45
R Herbel, S (10)               0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.79    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         9    11   5   4    3  10   1          43     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0·11          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Raymond (7; A Shamsky); J Strohmayer (3; A Shamsky).

HBP: G Gentry 2 (7; M Jones, M Jones).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 15,505.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                New York Mets                        
1. M Jones              LF    1. T Agee               CF 
2. B Day                CF    2. W Garrett            3B 
3. R Staub              RF    3. C Jones              LF 
4. B Bailey             3B    4. A Shamsky            RF 
5. J Gosger             1B    5. D Clendenon          1B 
6. J Bateman            C     6. K Boswell            2B 
7. M Staehle            2B    7. J Grote              C  
8. B Wine               SS    8. B Harrelson          SS 
9. S Renko              P     9. G Gentry             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  1--      14%  69% C Jones         S Renko         Triple to RF; Garrett Scores
   t 4   1  4-0  123     -14%  66% J Fairey        G Gentry        Single to RF; Wine to 3B; Staehle Scores; Bateman Scores
   t 4   1  4-2  123       9%  70% A Phillips      T McGraw        Strikeout Looking
   t 4   2  4-2  123       9%  79% R Staub         T McGraw        Foul Flyball: C
   t 7   0  4-2  ---      -9%  73% D Hahn          T McGraw        Double to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  M Jones         Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--      54%  B Day           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      53%  R Staub         Walk
          1--      52%  B Bailey        Passed Ball; Staub to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  T Agee          Strikeout Looking
          ---      55%  W Garrett       Walk
   R      1--      69%  C Jones         Triple to RF; Garrett Scores
          --3      70%  A Shamsky       Walk
   RO     1-3      72%  D Clendenon     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Jones Scores
   O      1--      70%  K Boswell       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Gary Gentry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      72%  J Gosger        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      74%  J Bateman       Flyball: CF
          ---      73%  M Staehle       Single to RF
          1--      71%  B Wine          Single to RF; Staehle to 2B
   O      12-      75%  S Renko         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Renko facing 7-8-9
          ---      77%  J Grote         Single to LF
          1--      84%  B Harrelson     Double to RF; Grote to 3B
   O      -23      81%  G Gentry        Strikeout
   O      -23      76%  T Agee          Strikeout
   O      -23      71%  W Garrett       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      74%  M Jones         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      71%  B Day           Single to CF
   O      1--      74%  R Staub         Popfly: SS
   O      1--      77%  B Bailey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Renko facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      75%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
          ---      77%  A Shamsky       Single to LF
          1--      79%  D Clendenon     Walk; Shamsky to 2B
          12-      83%  K Boswell       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Clendenon to 2B; Shamsky to 3B
   R      123      89%  J Grote         Single; Boswell to 2B; Clendenon to 3B; Shamsky Scores
   RO     123      90%  B Harrelson     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Clendenon Scores/unER; Boswell to 3B
   O      1-3      88%  G Gentry        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-4, Gary Gentry facing 5-6-7
          ---      85%  J Gosger        Walk
          1--      78%  J Bateman       Single to RF; Gosger to 3B
          1-3      73%  M Staehle       Single; Gosger stays at 3B; Bateman to 2B
   O      123      79%  B Wine          Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Staehle to 2B; Bateman to 3B
                  Jim Fairey pinch hits for Steve Renko batting 9th
   RR     123      66%  J Fairey        Single to RF; Wine to 3B; Staehle Scores; Bateman Scores
          1-3      61%  M Jones         Hit By Pitch; Fairey to 2B
                  Tug McGraw replaces Gary Gentry pitching and batting 9th; Adolfo Phillips pinch hits for Boots Day batting 2nd
   O      123      70%  A Phillips      Strikeout Looking
   O      123      79%  R Staub         Foul Flyball: C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, John Strohmayer facing 1-2-3
                  John Strohmayer replaces Jim Fairey pitching and batting 9th; Adolfo Phillips moves to CF
   O      ---      77%  T Agee          Strikeout
          ---      79%  W Garrett       Walk
          1--      85%  C Jones         Double to CF; Garrett to 3B
          -23      85%  A Shamsky       Intentional Walk
   O      123      80%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
   O      123      75%  K Boswell       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-4, Tug McGraw facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      78%  B Bailey        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  John Boccabella pinch hits for Jim Gosger batting 5th
   O      ---      80%  J Boccabella    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      81%  J Bateman       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, John Strohmayer facing 7-8-9
                  John Boccabella moves to 1B
   O      ---      80%  J Grote         Flyball: CF
          ---      82%  B Harrelson     Walk
          1--      83%  T McGraw        Harrelson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      81%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      78%  T Agee          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-4, Tug McGraw facing 7-8-9
                  Gary Sutherland pinch hits for Marv Staehle batting 7th
   O      ---      81%  G Sutherland    Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      83%  B Wine          Flyball: CF
                  Clyde Mashore pinch hits for John Strohmayer batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  C Mashore       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Wegener facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Wegener replaces Clyde Mashore pitching and batting 9th; Gary Sutherland moves to 2B
   O      ---      83%  W Garrett       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      83%  A Shamsky       Walk
   O      1--      82%  D Clendenon     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-4, Tug McGraw facing 1-2-3
                  Don Hahn pinch hits for Mack Jones batting 1st
          ---      73%  D Hahn          Double to CF
   O      -2-      79%  A Phillips      Popfly: SS
   O      -2-      84%  R Staub         Groundout: 1B-P; Hahn to 3B
   O      --3      89%  B Bailey        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Wegener facing 6-7-8
                  Don Hahn moves to LF
          ---      90%  K Boswell       Single to RF
   OO     1--      87%  J Grote         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---      88%  B Harrelson     Walk
   O      1--      87%  T McGraw        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-4, Tug McGraw facing 5-6-7
          ---      80%  J Boccabella    Walk
   O      1--      86%  J Bateman       Strikeout
          1--      79%  G Sutherland    Single to RF; Boccabella to 2B
   O      12-      86%  B Wine          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Boccabella to 3B
                  Coco Laboy pinch hits for Mike Wegener batting 9th
   O      1-3      94%  C Laboy         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Claude Raymond facing 1-2-3
                  Claude Raymond replaces Coco Laboy pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  T Agee          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      94%  W Garrett       Single to CF
          1--      96%  C Jones         Double to RF; Garrett to 3B
          -23      96%  A Shamsky       Intentional Walk
                  Rod Gaspar pinch runs for Art Shamsky batting 4th
   O      123      94%  D Clendenon     Popfly: SS
   RRR    123      99%  K Boswell       Double to LF; Gaspar Scores; Jones Scores; Garrett Scores; Boswell to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
          --3      99%  J Grote         Walk
          1-3     100%  B Harrelson     Walk; Grote to 2B
   RRR    123     100%  T McGraw        Single to RF; Harrelson Scores; Grote Scores; Boswell Scores
                  Howie Reed replaces Claude Raymond pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  T Agee          Flyball: RF
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 10.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-10, Tug McGraw facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Jorgensen replaces Donn Clendenon playing 1B batting 5th; Rod Gaspar moves to RF
          ---     100%  D Hahn          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--     100%  A Phillips      Single to CF; Hahn to 2B
   O      12-     100%  R Staub         Strikeout
   RRR    12-     100%  B Bailey        Home Run; Hahn Scores/unER; Phillips Scores
                  Ron Herbel replaces Tug McGraw pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  J Boccabella    Single
   O      1--     100%  J Bateman       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--     100%  G Sutherland    Popfly: 2B
        3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Mets 10.

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