August 1, 1971 Chicago Cubs at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 5
@CHW 1 BOS 6
@CHW 1 OAK 7
@CLE 3 OAK 4
@CLE 2 DET 4
CAL 3
(16) MIL 4
WSA 3 MIL 3
WSA 2 MIN 10
NYY 7 LAD 5
CIN 4
(11) HOU 8
@MON 1 CHC 3
@NYM 2 STL 9
@PHI 6
(13) SDP 2
ATL 0 SFG 11
PIT 7 SFG 8
PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 43,733

Sunday, August 1, 1971, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:24

Cubs

57-49

Won 1

3rd, 9 GB

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

W: J Pizarro (2-1), L: T Seaver (11-8)

Mets

54-50

Lost 1

4th, 11 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                5   0   2   0    0   0  .280  .709    0    2   2   2B,GDP
G Beckert 2B                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .354  .804    0    1   3   GDP
B Williams LF                 3   2   1   0    1   0  .305  .889    0    2   0   
J Pepitone 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .318  .890    0    7   0   HBP
J Hickman RF                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .260  .809    0    2   0   
P Popovich 3B                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .217  .563    0    1   1   
  R Santo 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .812    0    0   1   
B Davis CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .293  .711    0    5   0   
J Martin C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .256  .676    0    7   0   
J Pizarro P                   2   0   1   0    1   1  .143  .393    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       33   3   9   2    3   7                    27   8

BATTING

2B: D Kessinger (15, off T Seaver).

SH: J Pizarro (1, off D Frisella).

HBP: J Pepitone (4, by T Seaver).

TB: D Kessinger 3; J Hickman 2; G Beckert; J Pizarro; J Martin; P Popovich; B Williams.

GIDP: G Beckert (10); D Kessinger (7).

RBI: P Popovich (15); J Hickman (50).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Kessinger-G Beckert-J Pepitone; D Kessinger-J Pepitone.

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hahn CF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .252  .653    0    0   0   
W Garrett 3B-2B               3   0   1   0    0   1  .360  .867    0    3   0   SH,GDP
T Agee RF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .283  .802    0    2   0   
D Clendenon 1B                4   1   2   1    0   2  .239  .706    0    6   0   HR
K Singleton LF                3   1   0   0    1   1  .244  .731    0    3   0   
J Grote C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .729    0    7   0   
T Foli 2B-SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .229  .582    0    3   6   
B Harrelson SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .680         2   1   
  B Aspromonte 3B             3   0   1   1    0   0  .240  .626    0    1   1   
T Seaver P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .584    0    0   1   
  C Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .844    0    0   0   GDP
  D Frisella P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572         0   1   
Totals                       30   2   6   2    3   7                    27  10

BATTING

HR: D Clendenon (8, off J Pizarro; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: W Garrett (1, off J Pizarro).

TB: D Clendenon 5; W Garrett; T Foli; D Hahn; B Aspromonte.

GIDP: C Jones (9); W Garrett (1).

RBI: B Aspromonte (28); D Clendenon (22).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Foli-D Clendenon; T Foli-B Harrelson-D Clendenon.

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Pizarro, W (2-1)             9     6   2   2    3   7   1   3.86   34     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 4     71    -     1.59   0.43
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   7   1          34     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 4           -

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 (11-8)             7     7   2   2    2   4   0   2.26   29     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 6     57    -     0.93   0.01
D Frisella                     2     2   1   1    1   3   0   2.45    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.89  -0.08
Totals                         9     9   3   3    3   7   0          38     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Frisella (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: T Seaver (3; J Pepitone).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 43,733.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  New York Mets                        
1. D Kessinger          SS    1. D Hahn               CF 
2. G Beckert            2B    2. W Garrett            3B 
3. B Williams           LF    3. T Agee               RF 
4. J Pepitone           1B    4. D Clendenon          1B 
5. J Hickman            RF    5. K Singleton          LF 
6. P Popovich           3B    6. J Grote              C  
7. B Davis              CF    7. T Foli               2B 
8. J Martin             C     8. B Harrelson          SS 
9. J Pizarro            P     9. T Seaver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  2-1  12-      19%  77% C Jones         J Pizarro       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 7   1  2-0  12-     -15%  58% B Aspromonte    J Pizarro       Single to CF; Singleton Scores; Foli to 2B
   t 4   0  0-0  1--      12%  66% B Williams      T Seaver        Single to RF; Beckert to 3B
   b 6   0  2-0  1--      11%  83% W Garrett       J Pizarro       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   b 9   0  3-1  ---     -10%  83% D Clendenon     J Pizarro       Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  D Kessinger     Single to CF
   OO     1--      46%  G Beckert       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  B Williams      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Pizarro facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  D Hahn          Walk
   O      1--      43%  W Garrett       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Hahn to 2B
   O      -2-      47%  T Agee          Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  D Clendenon     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
                  Wayne Garrett moves to 2B; Bob Aspromonte replaces Bud Harrelson playing 3B batting 8th; Tim Foli moves to SS
   O      ---      48%  J Pepitone      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      46%  J Hickman       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  P Popovich      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Pizarro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  K Singleton     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  J Grote         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  T Foli          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  B Davis         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  J Martin        Flyball: RF
          ---      47%  J Pizarro       Walk
   O      1--      45%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Pizarro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  B Aspromonte    Popfly: SS
   O      ---      49%  T Seaver        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  D Hahn          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
          ---      54%  G Beckert       Walk
          1--      66%  B Williams      Single to RF; Beckert to 3B
          1-3      71%  J Pepitone      Hit By Pitch; Williams to 2B
   R      123      80%  J Hickman       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Pepitone to 2B; Williams to 3B; Beckert Scores
   RO     123      81%  P Popovich      Groundout: P-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Pepitone to 3B; Williams Scores
   O      1-3      76%  B Davis         Strikeout
   O      1-3      72%  J Martin        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Juan Pizarro facing 2-3-4
          ---      67%  W Garrett       Single to RF
   O      1--      72%  T Agee          Flyball: CF
          1--      67%  D Clendenon     Single to LF; Garrett to 2B
   O      12-      72%  K Singleton     Strikeout
   O      12-      78%  J Grote         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
          ---      80%  J Pizarro       Single to LF
   OO     1--      75%  D Kessinger     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---      76%  G Beckert       Single to RF
   O      1--      75%  B Williams      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Juan Pizarro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      77%  T Foli          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      79%  B Aspromonte    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      81%  T Seaver        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      79%  J Pepitone      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      78%  J Hickman       Strikeout
          ---      79%  P Popovich      Single to 1B
   O      1--      78%  B Davis         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Juan Pizarro facing 1-2-3
          ---      72%  D Hahn          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      83%  W Garrett       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---      81%  T Agee          Walk
   O      1--      84%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  J Martin        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      82%  J Pizarro       Strikeout
          ---      83%  D Kessinger     Double to LF
   O      -2-      81%  G Beckert       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Juan Pizarro facing 5-6-7
                  Ron Santo replaces Paul Popovich playing 3B batting 6th
          ---      75%  K Singleton     Walk
   O      1--      80%  J Grote         Flyball: CF
          1--      74%  T Foli          Single to 3B/Bunt; Singleton to 2B
   R      12-      58%  B Aspromonte    Single to CF; Singleton Scores; Foli to 2B
                  Cleon Jones pinch hits for Tom Seaver batting 9th
   OO     12-      77%  C Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Danny Frisella facing 3-4-5
                  Danny Frisella replaces Cleon Jones pitching and batting 9th
          ---      80%  B Williams      Walk
   O      1--      77%  J Pepitone      Strikeout
          1--      85%  J Hickman       Single to LF; Williams to 3B; Hickman to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -23      91%  R Santo         Wild Pitch; Hickman to 3B; Williams Scores
   O      --3      88%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      86%  B Davis         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Juan Pizarro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      90%  D Hahn          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  W Garrett       Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  T Agee          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Danny Frisella facing 8-9-1
          ---      95%  J Martin        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      94%  J Pizarro       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Martin to 2B
   O      -2-      94%  D Kessinger     Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      93%  G Beckert       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Juan Pizarro facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      83%  D Clendenon     Home Run
   O      ---      90%  K Singleton     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      96%  J Grote         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Foli          Flyball: CF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation