April 8, 1971 Montreal Expos at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 3
@CAL 2 CLE 3
BOS 2 HOU 7
CHC 3 MON 6
@NYM 2 PIT 2
PHI 0 SDP 7
SFG 6

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 13,033

Thursday, April 8, 1971
Time of Game: 2:48

Expos

1-1

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: S Renko (1-0), L: G Gentry (0-1)

Mets

1-1

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Day CF                      4   1   2   0    1   0  .571 1.196    0    2   0   
R Hunt 2B                     3   2   1   0    2   0  .167  .542    0    2   3   
R Staub RF                    5   2   2   1    0   2  .429  .929    0    4   0   
B Bailey 3B                   2   1   1   0    3   0  .333 1.083    0    2   0   
  C Laboy 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Fairly 1B                   5   0   1   2    0   0  .286  .572    0    8   0   
M Jones LF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .167    0    1   0   IW
  C Mashore LF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Bateman C                   5   0   2   3    0   0  .286  .572    0    6   0   
B Wine SS                     4   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .286    0    2   4   IW
S Renko P                     5   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       37   6   9   6    8   7                    27   8

BATTING

IBB: M Jones (1, by G Gentry); B Wine (1, by G Gentry).

TB: J Bateman 2; B Day 2; R Staub 2; B Bailey; R Fairly; R Hunt.

RBI: J Bateman 3 (3); R Fairly 2 (4); R Staub (1).

2-out RBI: J Bateman 2.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Wine-R Hunt-R Fairly.

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    0    0   0   GDP
B Harrelson SS                3   1   2   0    1   0  .400 1.371    0    4   5   3B
C Jones LF                    3   1   1   2    0   1  .167  .810    0    2   0   HR,SF
A Shamsky RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453    0    0   0   
D Clendenon 1B                4   0   3   0    0   1  .714 1.714    0   11   0   2B
K Boswell 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .400 1.000    0    1   4   2B
B Aspromonte 3B               4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    2   2   
J Grote C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.167    0    7   1   
G Gentry P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Marshall PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  E Kranepool PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   2  10   2    1   6                    27  13

BATTING

2B: D Clendenon (2, off S Renko); K Boswell (1, off S Renko).

3B: B Harrelson (1, off S Renko).

HR: C Jones (1, off S Renko; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: C Jones (1, off S Renko).

TB: C Jones 4; D Clendenon 4; B Harrelson 4; K Boswell 3; J Grote; B Aspromonte.

GIDP: T Agee (1).

RBI: C Jones 2 (2).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

E: B Aspromonte (1); T Agee (1).

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, W (1-0)               9    10   2   2    1   6   1   2.00   37     -       ·  ·      8·11· 1·10     64    -     1.17   0.21
Totals                         9    10   2   2    1   6   1          37     -       ·  ·      8·11· 1·10           -

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, L (0-1)              6.2   7   6   3    6   4   0   4.05   34     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 0· 7     40    -     1.14  -0.31
R Taylor                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.49   0.01
T McGraw                       2     2   0   0    2   3   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.19   0.01
Totals                         9     9   6   3    8   7   0          45     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 0· 9          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: G Gentry 2 (2; B Wine, M Jones).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Al Barlick.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 13,033.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  12-      13%  73% R Staub         G Gentry        Single to LF; Hunt to 3B; Day Scores
   b 4   0  3-1  ---     -13%  59% C Jones         S Renko         Home Run
   b 4   1  3-2  123      11%  56% J Grote         S Renko         Strikeout
   t 7   2  2-4  123      10%  96% J Bateman       G Gentry        Single (LF-CF); Jones to 3B/Adv on E8; Bailey Scores/unER; Staub Scores/unER
   b 4   2  3-2  123      10%  66% G Gentry        S Renko         Strikeout Looking

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  B Day           Single to RF
          1--      59%  R Hunt          Walk; Day to 2B
   R      12-      73%  R Staub         Single to LF; Hunt to 3B; Day Scores
          1-3      76%  B Bailey        Walk; Staub to 2B
   R      123      83%  R Fairly        Single to RF; Bailey to 2B; Staub to 3B; Hunt Scores
   O      123      78%  M Jones         Strikeout Looking
   RO     123      80%  J Bateman       Groundout: 3B-1B; Fairly to 2B; Bailey to 3B; Staub Scores
          -23      80%  B Wine          Intentional Walk
   O      123      76%  S Renko         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      78%  T Agee          Lineout: LF
          ---      72%  B Harrelson     Triple to RF
   RO     --3      71%  C Jones         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Harrelson Scores
   O      ---      72%  A Shamsky       Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
          ---      75%  B Day           Walk
   O      1--      72%  R Hunt          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      70%  R Staub         Strikeout Looking
          1--      72%  B Bailey        Single to LF; Hunt to 2B
   O      12-      69%  R Fairly        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Steve Renko facing 5-6-7
          ---      65%  D Clendenon     Single to RF
   O      1--      68%  K Boswell       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      71%  B Aspromonte    Flyball: CF
   O      1--      74%  J Grote         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Gary Gentry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      72%  M Jones         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      71%  J Bateman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  B Wine          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Steve Renko facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      73%  G Gentry        Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  T Agee          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      75%  B Harrelson     Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Gary Gentry facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      74%  S Renko         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      73%  B Day           Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      72%  R Hunt          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Steve Renko facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      59%  C Jones         Home Run
   O      ---      62%  A Shamsky       Flyball: RF
          ---      59%  D Clendenon     Single to LF
          1--      54%  K Boswell       Single to LF; Clendenon to 2B
          12-      45%  B Aspromonte    Single; Boswell to 2B; Clendenon to 3B
   O      123      56%  J Grote         Strikeout
   O      123      66%  G Gentry        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-2, Gary Gentry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      64%  R Staub         Strikeout Looking
          ---      66%  B Bailey        Walk
   O      1--      63%  R Fairly        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      61%  M Jones         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      64%  T Agee          Strikeout
          ---      61%  B Harrelson     Walk
   O      1--      63%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B; Harrelson to 2B
   O      -2-      68%  A Shamsky       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-2, Gary Gentry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      66%  J Bateman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      64%  B Wine          Popfly: SS
   O      ---      63%  S Renko         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Renko facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      67%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
          ---      59%  K Boswell       Double to LF
   O      -2-      66%  B Aspromonte    Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      72%  J Grote         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 2.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-2, Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      69%  B Day           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      72%  R Hunt          Single to LF
          1--      75%  R Staub         Single to CF; Hunt to 2B
          12-      81%  B Bailey        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Staub to 2B; Hunt to 3B
   RO     123      85%  R Fairly        Groundout: 2B-1B; Bailey to 2B; Staub to 3B; Hunt Scores/unER
          -23      85%  M Jones         Intentional Walk
   RR     123      96%  J Bateman       Single (LF-CF); Jones to 3B/Adv on E8; Bailey Scores/unER; Staub Scores/unER
                  Ron Taylor replaces Gary Gentry pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      95%  B Wine          Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-6, Steve Renko facing 9-1-2
                  Clyde Mashore replaces Mack Jones playing LF batting 6th; Dave Marshall pinch hits for Ron Taylor batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  D Marshall      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  T Agee          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      96%  B Harrelson     Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  C Jones         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 2.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 6-2, Tug McGraw facing 9-1-2
                  Tug McGraw replaces Dave Marshall pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  S Renko         Strikeout
          ---      97%  B Day           Single to RF
          1--      98%  R Hunt          Walk; Day to 2B
   O      12-      97%  R Staub         Flyball: LF
          12-      97%  B Bailey        Walk; Day to 3B; Hunt to 2B
   O      123      97%  R Fairly        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-6, Steve Renko facing 4-5-6
                  Coco Laboy replaces Bob Bailey playing 3B batting 4th
   O      ---      98%  A Shamsky       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      96%  D Clendenon     Double to RF
   O      -2-      98%  K Boswell       Groundout: 2B-1B; Clendenon to 3B
   O      --3      99%  B Aspromonte    Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 2.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 6-2, Tug McGraw facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  C Mashore       Strikeout
          ---      99%  J Bateman       Single
   O      1--      99%  B Wine          Groundout: P-1B; Bateman to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  S Renko         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-6, Steve Renko facing 8-9-1
          ---      97%  J Grote         Single to CF
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Tug McGraw batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  E Kranepool     Flyball: RF
   OO     1--     100%  T Agee          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation