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BAL 13
BOS  2

CAL  2
MIL  1

CLE  3
NYY  1

WSA 10
@DET  0

KCR  8
OAK  7

(11)
KCR  8
OAK  7

(12)
CHW  8
@MIN  7

CHC  3
PIT  2

HOU 10
ATL  6

MON  4
PHI  2

STL  5
@NYM  4

(13)
SDP  5
CIN  4

LAD  5
@SFG  3

(10)
Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 43,592

Sunday, September 13, 1970
Time of Game: 3:36
Cardinals
5
70-77
Won 1
4th, 8 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  3   0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   1    5  9  0
Mets            0  0  1   0  3  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0    4  9  1
W: F Linzy (5-6), L: R Herbel (9-6)
Mets
4
77-69
Lost 1
2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   2   1   0    1   0  .307  .793    0    3   0   SB,GDP
J Javier 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .252  .592    0    1   6   SH
J Hague 1B                    6   1   3   4    0   1  .273  .791    0   16   1   HR
J Torre 3B                    5   1   1   1    1   3  .314  .880    0    0   1   HR
J Cardenal CF                 6   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .764    0    7   0   2B
T Simmons C                   5   0   0   0    1   1  .226  .603    0    5   0   
L Lee RF                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .223  .637    0    1   0   
  N Briles P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .508         0   1   
  C Taylor PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .746    0    0   0   
  F Bertaina P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533         0   1   
  J Nossek PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  F Linzy P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
D Maxvill SS                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .206  .526    0    3   8   IW
M Torrez P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .555    0    0   0   
  C Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .115  .302         1   0   
  T Hilgendorf P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Melendez PH-RF            3   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    2   0   
Totals                       46   5   9   5    5  11                    39  19
BATTING
2B: J Cardenal (31, off G Gentry).
HR: J Hague (14, off G Gentry; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs); J Torre (20, off R Herbel; 13th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SH: J Javier (9, off N Ryan).
IBB: D Maxvill (3, by G Gentry).
TB: J Hague 6; J Torre 4; J Cardenal 2; L Melendez; J Javier; C Taylor; L Brock.
GIDP: L Brock (9).
RBI: J Hague 4 (66); J Torre (90).
2-out RBI: J Hague 3.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Javier-D Maxvill-J Hague.
PB: T Simmons (14).
BASERUNNING
SB: L Brock (48, 2nd base off G Gentry/J Grote).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     4   1   0   0    2   0  .279  .805    0    4   0   
W Garrett 3B                  6   1   2   0    0   1  .246  .810    0    1   1   
C Jones LF                    6   1   2   0    0   2  .285  .790    0    0   0   GDP
A Shamsky RF                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .304  .833    0    2   1   IW
  R Swoboda PH-RF             2   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .725    0    1   0   
D Clendenon 1B                6   0   1   1    0   0  .287  .868    0   13   3   2B
K Boswell 2B                  5   0   1   0    1   0  .251  .669    0    0   7   IW
J Grote C                     5   0   1   1    0   0  .255  .623    0   11   0   SH
B Harrelson SS                3   0   0   0    2   0  .239  .654    0    5   5   IW
  M Jorgensen PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .673    0    0   0   
G Gentry P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .070  .236    0    0   0   
  D Marshall PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .721    0    0   0   
  N Ryan P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .372         1   0   
  E Kranepool PH              0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .330         0   0   
  L Stanton PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T McGraw P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .364  .788    0    1   2   
  K Singleton PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .744    0    0   0   
  R Herbel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .071         0   0   
Totals                       46   4   9   3    6   5                    39  19
BATTING
2B: D Clendenon (16, off C Taylor).
SH: J Grote (5, off C Taylor).
IBB: B Harrelson (4, by C Taylor); K Boswell (7, by C Taylor); A Shamsky (12, by N Briles).
TB: D Clendenon 2; A Shamsky 2; W Garrett 2; C Jones 2; K Boswell; J Grote.
GIDP: C Jones (18).
RBI: A Shamsky (44); D Clendenon (85); J Grote (33).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 1. K Boswell-B Harrelson-D Clendenon.
E: W Garrett (8).

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
M Torrez                       4.1   7   4   4    3   1   0   4.03   22     -       ·  ·      9· 1· 1· 7     31    -     1.21  -0.06
C Taylor                       0.1   1   0   0    2   0   0   3.01    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-2    2.68  -0.22
T Hilgendorf                   0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.50    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    3.61   0.09
N Briles                       3     1   0   0    1   1   0   6.46   11     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 1          0-0    1.37   0.27
F Bertaina                     2     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.66    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.28
F Linzy, W (5-6)               3     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.20    9     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.19   0.48
Totals                        13     9   4   4    6   5   0          53     -       ·  ·     20·12· 1· 9          5-2 
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                       4     4   3   3    2   4   1   3.72   18     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 4     44    -     0.85  -0.13
N Ryan                         1     1   1   1    2   0   0   3.54    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.73  -0.06
T McGraw                       6     3   0   0    1   5   0   3.58   22     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0· 3          0-0    2.19   0.68
R Herbel, L (9-6)              2     1   1   1    0   2   1   4.70    7     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.39  -0.16
Totals                        13     9   5   5    5  11   2          52     -       ·  ·     18· 9· 0· 9           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: C Taylor 2 (10; K Boswell, B Harrelson); N Briles (6; A Shamsky); G Gentry (7; D Maxvill).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.
Time of Game: 3:36.
Attendance: 43,592.
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. W Garrett            3B 
3. J Hague              1B    3. C Jones              LF 
4. J Torre              3B    4. A Shamsky            RF 
5. J Cardenal           CF    5. D Clendenon          1B 
6. T Simmons            C     6. K Boswell            2B 
7. L Lee                RF    7. J Grote              C  
8. D Maxvill            SS    8. B Harrelson          SS 
9. M Torrez             P     9. G Gentry             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t13   0  4-4  ---      34%  84% J Torre         R Herbel        Home Run
   t 3   2  0-0  12-      28%  77% J Hague         G Gentry        Home Run; Brock Scores; Javier Scores
   t 9   1  4-4  12-     -22%  36% L Brock         T McGraw        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 5   1  4-2  1-3     -17%  45% D Clendenon     C Taylor        Double to LF; Jones Scores; Shamsky to 3B
   b 5   1  4-1  1-3     -11%  62% A Shamsky       M Torrez        Single to RF; Garrett Scores; Jones to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Javier        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      47%  J Hague         Single to RF
   O      1--      45%  J Torre         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Torrez facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  T Agee          Walk
   O      1--      45%  W Garrett       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      48%  C Jones         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      45%  A Shamsky       Single to CF; Jones to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  D Clendenon     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Gentry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  J Cardenal      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  L Lee           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Torrez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  K Boswell       Flyball: CF
          ---      45%  J Grote         Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  G Gentry        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Gentry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  D Maxvill       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  M Torrez        Strikeout
          ---      47%  L Brock         Single to CF
          1--      48%  J Javier        Brock Steals 2B
          -2-      49%  " "             Walk
   RRR    12-      77%  J Hague         Home Run; Brock Scores; Javier Scores
   O      ---      77%  J Torre         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Torrez facing 1-2-3
          ---      73%  T Agee          Walk
          1--      63%  W Garrett       Single to CF; Agee to 3B
   ROO    1-3      72%  C Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Agee Scores/No RBI
   O      ---      73%  A Shamsky       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Gary Gentry facing 5-6-7
          ---      78%  J Cardenal      Double to LF
   O      -2-      75%  T Simmons       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      72%  L Lee           Strikeout Looking
          -2-      73%  D Maxvill       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      69%  M Torrez        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Torrez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      72%  D Clendenon     Lineout: LF
          ---      69%  K Boswell       Single to CF
   O      1--      72%  J Grote         Groundout: 2B-1B; Boswell to 2B
          -2-      70%  B Harrelson     Walk
                  Dave Marshall pinch hits for Gary Gentry batting 9th
   O      12-      75%  D Marshall      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
                  Nolan Ryan replaces Dave Marshall pitching and batting 9th
          ---      78%  L Brock         Walk
   O      1--      77%  J Javier        Bunt Groundout: 1B-P/Sacrifice; Brock to 2B
   RO     -2-      82%  J Hague         Single to RF; Brock Scores; Hague out at 2B/RF-1B
          ---      83%  J Torre         Walk
   O      1--      81%  J Cardenal      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Torrez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  T Agee          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      81%  W Garrett       Single to RF
          1--      74%  C Jones         Single to CF; Garrett to 3B
   R      1-3      62%  A Shamsky       Single to RF; Garrett Scores; Jones to 3B
                  Chuck Taylor replaces Mike Torrez pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      45%  D Clendenon     Double to LF; Jones Scores; Shamsky to 3B
          -23      44%  K Boswell       Intentional Walk
   RO     123      42%  J Grote         Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Shamsky Scores; Clendenon to 3B; Boswell to 2B
          -23      41%  B Harrelson     Intentional Walk
                  Tom Hilgendorf replaces Chuck Taylor pitching and batting 9th; Leroy Stanton pinch hits for Ed Kranepool batting 9th; Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Nolan Ryan batting 9th
   O      123      50%  L Stanton       Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Tug McGraw facing 6-7-8
                  Tug McGraw replaces Leroy Stanton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      47%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      44%  L Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      46%  D Maxvill       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
                  Luis Melendez pinch hits for Tom Hilgendorf batting 9th
   O      1--      42%  L Melendez      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
                  Nelson Briles replaces Leron Lee pitching and batting 7th; Luis Melendez moves to RF
   O      ---      46%  T Agee          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      48%  W Garrett       Strikeout Looking
          ---      46%  C Jones         Single to CF
          1--      45%  A Shamsky       Passed Ball; Jones to 2B
          -2-      44%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  D Clendenon     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Tug McGraw facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  L Brock         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      43%  J Javier        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      41%  J Hague         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      45%  K Boswell       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      48%  J Grote         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  B Harrelson     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Tug McGraw facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      45%  J Torre         Strikeout
   O      ---      42%  J Cardenal      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      39%  T Simmons       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      44%  T McGraw        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      47%  T Agee          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  W Garrett       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Tug McGraw facing 7-8-9
                  Carl Taylor pinch hits for Nelson Briles batting 7th
          ---      58%  C Taylor        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  D Maxvill       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      58%  L Melendez      Single to CF; Maxvill to 2B
   OO     12-      36%  L Brock         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Frank Bertaina facing 3-4-5
                  Frank Bertaina replaces Carl Taylor pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---      42%  C Jones         Strikeout
                  Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Art Shamsky batting 4th
   O      ---      46%  R Swoboda       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Clendenon     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

Top of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Tug McGraw facing 2-3-4
                  Ron Swoboda moves to RF
          ---      58%  J Javier        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  J Hague         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      43%  J Torre         Strikeout
   O      1--      36%  J Cardenal      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Frank Bertaina facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      42%  K Boswell       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  J Grote         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  B Harrelson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

Top of the 11th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Tug McGraw facing 6-7-8
          ---      58%  T Simmons       Walk
                  Joe Nossek pinch hits for Frank Bertaina batting 7th
   O      1--      50%  J Nossek        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      43%  D Maxvill       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      36%  L Melendez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 11th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Frank Linzy facing 9-1-2
                  Frank Linzy replaces Joe Nossek pitching and batting 7th; Ken Singleton pinch hits for Tug McGraw batting 9th
   O      ---      42%  K Singleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  T Agee          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  W Garrett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

Top of the 12th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Ron Herbel facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Herbel replaces Ken Singleton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      44%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  J Javier        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      36%  J Hague         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 12th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Frank Linzy facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      42%  C Jones         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  R Swoboda       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  D Clendenon     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 4.

Top of the 13th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Ron Herbel facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      84%  J Torre         Home Run
   O      ---      82%  J Cardenal      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      80%  F Linzy         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 13th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Frank Linzy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      89%  K Boswell       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      95%  J Grote         Groundout: P-1B
                  Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Bud Harrelson batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  M Jorgensen     Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYN197009130

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