September 11, 1970 St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
BOS 2
(13) MIL 2
@CAL 1 CLE 3
NYY 2 WSA 4
@DET 2 OAK 3
@KCR 0 MIN 6
CHW 0 HOU 3
ATL 2 MON 1
PHI 0 STL 5
@NYM 2 SDP 3
CIN 2 SFG 4
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 50,555

Friday, September 11, 1970, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 2:08

Cardinals

69-76

Won 1

4th, 8 GB

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

W: B Gibson (21-6), L: T Seaver (18-11)

Mets

76-68

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .310  .801    0    2   0   
J Javier 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .587    0    2   0   
J Hague 1B                    2   1   1   1    1   1  .272  .788    0    6   0   SF
J Torre 3B                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .315  .876    0    0   2   
J Cardenal CF                 4   1   1   2    0   0  .290  .766    0    5   0   2B
C Taylor RF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .250  .751    0    1   0   SB
  L Melendez RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   0   
T Simmons C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .229  .613    0    7   1   SB
D Maxvill SS                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .209  .533    0    2   2   
B Gibson P                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .310  .772    0    0   2   
Totals                       31   5   6   4    4  10                    27   7

BATTING

2B: J Cardenal (29, off T Seaver).

SF: J Hague (5, off R Taylor).

TB: J Cardenal 2; J Torre 2; J Javier; C Taylor; J Hague.

RBI: J Cardenal 2 (69); C Taylor (40); J Hague (62).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Gibson-D Maxvill-J Hague.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Simmons (2, 2nd base off T Seaver/J Grote); C Taylor (4, 3rd base off T Seaver/J Grote).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Harrelson SS                1   0   0   0    3   0  .241  .656    0    0   4   SB,CS
  T Foli SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
W Garrett 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   3  .244  .812    0    0   2   
C Jones LF                    4   1   3   0    0   1  .284  .786    0    2   1   
A Shamsky 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .827    0    7   1   GDP
D Marshall RF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .257  .725    0    1   0   2B
K Boswell 2B                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .254  .678    0    3   1   SF
J Grote C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .626    0   10   1   
R Gaspar CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .100    0    3   0   
T Seaver P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .176  .462    0    1   0   
  E Kranepool PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .330    0    0   0   
  R Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         0   0   
  K Singleton PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .755    0    0   0   
  R Herbel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .071         0   0   
Totals                       29   2   5   2    4   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: D Marshall (10, off B Gibson).

SF: K Boswell (5, off B Gibson).

TB: C Jones 3; D Marshall 2; A Shamsky.

GIDP: A Shamsky (10).

RBI: K Boswell (38); D Marshall (27).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Jones-W Garrett-K Boswell.

E: J Grote (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Harrelson (22, 2nd base off B Gibson/T Simmons).

CS: B Harrelson (4, 2nd base by B Gibson/T Simmons).

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 (21-6)             9     5   2   2    4   7   0   3.19   34     -       ·  ·      6·10· 2· 5     72    -     0.69   0.31
Totals                         9     5   2   2    4   7   0          34     -       ·  ·      6·10· 2· 5           -

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
T Seaver, L (18-11)            6     5   4   3    3  10   0   2.66   26     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 5     55    -     0.82  -0.17
R Taylor                       2     1   1   1    1   0   0   3.95    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.20  -0.02
R Herbel                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.71    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     6   5   4    4  10   0          36     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Seaver 2 (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Nick Colosi.

Time of Game: 2:08.

Attendance: 50,555.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            New York Mets                        
1. L Brock              LF    1. B Harrelson          SS 
2. J Javier             2B    2. W Garrett            3B 
3. J Hague              1B    3. C Jones              LF 
4. J Torre              3B    4. A Shamsky            1B 
5. J Cardenal           CF    5. D Marshall           RF 
6. C Taylor             RF    6. K Boswell            2B 
7. T Simmons            C     7. J Grote              C  
8. D Maxvill            SS    8. R Gaspar             CF 
9. B Gibson             P     9. T Seaver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-0  12-      20%  75% J Cardenal      T Seaver        Double to LF; Torre Scores; Hague Scores
   b 4   0  4-0  1--       7%  89% A Shamsky       B Gibson        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   t 4   1  0-3  12-       6%  90% D Maxvill       T Seaver        Simmons Steals 2B; Taylor Steals 3B; Taylor Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)/unER; Simmons to 3B
   t 2   1  0-0  --3      -6%  49% C Taylor        T Seaver        Groundout: SS-1B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       6%  47% W Garrett       B Gibson        Harrelson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  J Javier        Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  J Hague         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  B Harrelson     Walk
   O      1--      47%  W Garrett       Harrelson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      49%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      48%  C Jones         Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  A Shamsky       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  J Torre         Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  J Cardenal      Groundout: C-1B; Torre to 2B
          -2-      55%  C Taylor        Wild Pitch; Torre to 3B
   O      --3      49%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      45%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  D Marshall      Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  K Boswell       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      50%  J Grote         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  D Maxvill       Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  B Gibson        Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  L Brock         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  R Gaspar        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      49%  T Seaver        Strikeout Looking
          ---      47%  B Harrelson     Walk
          1--      46%  W Garrett       Harrelson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  J Javier        Strikeout
          ---      50%  J Hague         Single to RF
          1--      55%  J Torre         Walk; Hague to 2B
   RR     12-      75%  J Cardenal      Double to LF; Torre Scores; Hague Scores
          -2-      77%  C Taylor        Wild Pitch; Cardenal to 3B
   R      --3      82%  " "             Single to LF; Cardenal Scores
          1--      84%  T Simmons       Walk; Taylor to 2B
   R      12-      90%  D Maxvill       Simmons Steals 2B; Taylor Steals 3B; Taylor Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)/unER; Simmons to 3B
   O      --3      88%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      86%  B Gibson        Strikeout
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
          ---      83%  C Jones         Single
   OO     1--      89%  A Shamsky       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  D Marshall      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      89%  J Javier        Flyball: RF
          ---      89%  J Hague         Walk
          1--      90%  J Torre         Single to CF; Hague to 2B
   O      12-      88%  J Cardenal      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      90%  K Boswell       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  J Grote         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  R Gaspar        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      91%  C Taylor        Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  D Maxvill       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Tom Seaver batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  E Kranepool     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      90%  B Harrelson     Walk
   O      1--      93%  W Garrett       Strikeout
   O      1--      94%  C Jones         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ron Taylor facing 9-1-2
                  Ron Taylor replaces Ed Kranepool pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  B Gibson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      94%  L Brock         Walk
          1--      96%  J Javier        Single to LF; Brock to 3B
   ROO    1-3      96%  J Hague         Double Play: Flyball: LF-3B-2B/Sacrifice Fly; Brock Scores
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
          ---      94%  A Shamsky       Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  D Marshall      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      97%  K Boswell       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      98%  J Grote         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 0.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Ron Taylor facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  J Cardenal      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      98%  C Taylor        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
                  Luis Melendez replaces Carl Taylor playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---      99%  R Gaspar        Flyball: LF
                  Ken Singleton pinch hits for Ron Taylor batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  K Singleton     Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 0.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Ron Herbel facing 7-8-9
                  Ron Herbel replaces Ken Singleton pitching and batting 9th; Tim Foli replaces Bud Harrelson playing SS batting 1st
   O      ---      99%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Maxvill       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      99%  B Gibson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
          ---      98%  W Garrett       Walk
          1--      96%  C Jones         Single to CF; Garrett to 2B
   O      12-      98%  A Shamsky       Lineout: RF
   R      12-      94%  D Marshall      Double to CF; Jones to 3B; Garrett Scores
   RO     -23      98%  K Boswell       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Jones Scores
   O      -2-     100%  J Grote         Flyball: RF
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation