September 12, 1970 St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
BOS 1 MIL 3
@CAL 2 CLE 4
NYY 3
(11) DET 6
WSA 4 OAK 3
@KCR 2 CHW 5
@MIN 3 PIT 5
@CHC 4 ATL 5
@HOU 3 MON 4
PHI 3 NYM 3
STL 0 SDP 4
CIN 2 SFG 8
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 35,402

Saturday, September 12, 1970, 2:15PM
Time of Game: 1:50

Cardinals

69-77

Lost 1

4th, 9 GB

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

W: J McAndrew (10-11), L: J Reuss (5-8)

Mets

77-68

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .308  .795    0    3   0   
J Javier 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .252  .591    0    0   3   
J Hague 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .780    0    6   2   
J Torre 3B-C                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .315  .877    0    0   1   
J Cardenal CF                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .290  .767    0    4   0   2B
C Taylor RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .742    0    0   0   
T Simmons C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .613    0    6   0   
  L Melendez PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  E Crosby SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .586         0   1   
D Maxvill SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .529    0    2   1   
  V Davalillo PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .796    0    0   0   
  J Davanon 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .464         0   0   
J Reuss P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .033  .154    0    3   0   
  L Lee PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .644    0    0   0   
  R Cleveland P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
Totals                       29   0   5   0    1   4                    24   8

BATTING

2B: J Cardenal (30, off J McAndrew).

TB: J Cardenal 2; J Javier 2; J Torre; T Simmons.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

E: J Cardenal (8); E Crosby (2).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .281  .809    0    5   0   
K Boswell 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .671    0    0   5   SH
C Jones LF                    3   2   1   0    1   2  .284  .791    0    3   1   3B,IW
D Clendenon 1B                2   0   0   1    1   0  .289  .874    0   10   0   SF
K Singleton RF                2   0   0   1    1   0  .266  .747    0    1   0   SF
  R Swoboda RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .730         1   0   
T Foli 3B                     4   0   2   1    0   1  .500 1.000    0    2   3   
D Dyer C                      4   0   0   0    0   2  .208  .566    0    4   0   
B Harrelson SS                2   0   0   0    1   0  .240  .655    0    0   1   
J McAndrew P                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .426    0    1   0   
Totals                       27   3   5   3    4   6                    27  10

BATTING

3B: C Jones (8, off J Reuss).

SF: K Singleton (1, off R Cleveland); D Clendenon (7, off J Reuss).

SH: K Boswell (3, off R Cleveland).

IBB: C Jones (1, by R Cleveland).

TB: C Jones 3; T Foli 2; T Agee; J McAndrew.

RBI: T Foli (1); K Singleton (26); D Clendenon (84).

2-out RBI: T Foli.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Jones-T Foli; D Clendenon.

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
J Reuss, L (5-8)               7     3   1   1    3   6   0   4.71   27     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 1· 3     70    -     0.82   0.21
R Cleveland                    1     2   2   0    1   0   0   7.50    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.80  -0.10
Totals                         8     5   3   1    4   6   0          34     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1· 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
J McAndrew, W (10-11)          9     5   0   0    1   4   0   3.46   30     -       ·  ·      8·11· 1· 5     80    -     1.14   0.61
Totals                         9     5   0   0    1   4   0          30     -       ·  ·      8·11· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Cleveland (6; C Jones).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 1:50.

Attendance: 35,402.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            New York Mets                        
1. L Brock              LF    1. T Agee               CF 
2. J Javier             2B    2. K Boswell            2B 
3. J Hague              1B    3. C Jones              LF 
4. J Torre              3B    4. D Clendenon          1B 
5. J Cardenal           CF    5. K Singleton          RF 
6. C Taylor             RF    6. T Foli               3B 
7. T Simmons            C     7. D Dyer               C  
8. D Maxvill            SS    8. B Harrelson          SS 
9. J Reuss              P     9. J McAndrew           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  1-0  1--      15%  77% J Hague         J McAndrew      Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
   t 5   0  1-0  -2-      14%  70% C Taylor        J McAndrew      Fly Ball Double Play: LF-3B
   b 4   1  0-0  ---       9%  62% C Jones         J Reuss         Triple to RF
   t 5   0  1-0  ---      -9%  55% J Cardenal      J McAndrew      Double to LF
   t 7   0  1-0  ---      -7%  62% J Javier        J McAndrew      Single

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  J Javier        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Hague         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  T Agee          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  K Boswell       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  C Jones         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim McAndrew facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  J Torre         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  C Taylor        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  D Clendenon     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  K Singleton     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  T Foli          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim McAndrew facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  D Maxvill       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  J Reuss         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  D Dyer          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      56%  B Harrelson     Walk
   O      1--      53%  J McAndrew      Popfly: P
   O      1--      50%  T Agee          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim McAndrew facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Brock         Popfly: P
          ---      50%  J Javier        Single to LF
   O      1--      53%  J Hague         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      56%  J Torre         Single to SS; Javier out at 3B/SS-3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  K Boswell       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      62%  C Jones         Triple to RF
   RO     --3      65%  D Clendenon     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Jones Scores
          ---      66%  K Singleton     Walk
   O      1--      64%  T Foli          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim McAndrew facing 5-6-7
          ---      55%  J Cardenal      Double to LF
   OO     -2-      70%  C Taylor        Fly Ball Double Play: LF-3B
   O      ---      71%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Reuss facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      69%  D Dyer          Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  B Harrelson     Flyball: CF
          ---      68%  J McAndrew      Single
   O      1--      66%  T Agee          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim McAndrew facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      70%  D Maxvill       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  J Reuss         Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  L Brock         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Reuss facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      72%  K Boswell       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      71%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
          ---      72%  D Clendenon     Walk
   O      1--      70%  K Singleton     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim McAndrew facing 2-3-4
          ---      62%  J Javier        Single
   OO     1--      77%  J Hague         Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
          ---      75%  J Torre         Walk
   O      1--      79%  J Cardenal      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Reuss facing 6-7-8
          ---      82%  T Foli          Single to LF
   O      1--      79%  D Dyer          Strikeout
   O      1--      77%  B Harrelson     Lineout: LF
   O      1--      75%  J McAndrew      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim McAndrew facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      80%  C Taylor        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      74%  T Simmons       Single to CF
                  Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Dal Maxvill batting 8th; Luis Melendez pinch runs for Ted Simmons batting 7th
   O      1--      81%  V Davalillo     Flyball: CF
                  Leron Lee pinch hits for Jerry Reuss batting 9th
   O      1--      87%  L Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
                  Reggie Cleveland replaces Leron Lee pitching and batting 9th; Joe Torre moves to C; Jerry Davanon replaces Vic Davalillo playing 3B batting 8th; Ed Crosby replaces Luis Melendez playing SS batting 7th
          ---      89%  T Agee          Single to RF
   O      1--      88%  K Boswell       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Agee to 2B
          -2-      89%  C Jones         Intentional Walk
          12-      92%  D Clendenon     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Jones to 2B; Agee to 3B
   RO     123      94%  K Singleton     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Agee Scores/unER
   R      12-      97%  T Foli          Single to CF; Jones Scores/unER; Clendenon to 3B/Adv on E8; Foli to 2B
   O      -23      97%  D Dyer          Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim McAndrew facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Swoboda replaces Ken Singleton playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---      99%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Javier        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  J Hague         Foul Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation