August 2, 1971 Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 7
@BAL 4 CAL 3
MIL 1 CHW 7
MIN 5 NYY 7
@CLE 0 DET 11
WSA 7 OAK 2
@KCR 1 HOU 2
CHC 1 CIN 4
@NYM 2 PHI 4
ATL 0 LAD 5
@SFG 4 STL 3
SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 30,622

Monday, August 2, 1971, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 2:33

Reds

50-61

Won 1

5th, 17 GB

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

W: C Carroll (6-2), L: J Matlack (0-3)

Mets

54-51

Lost 2

4th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .794    0    4   0   
G Foster CF                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .232  .663    0    1   0   
L May 1B                      4   1   1   1    0   1  .274  .871    0    7   2   HR
T Perez 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .751    0    1   0   3B,GDP
  D Gullett PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .104  .226         0   0   
  T Helms 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .622         0   0   
J Bench C                     4   0   2   3    0   0  .240  .733    0    5   2   2B
B Bradford LF                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .607    0    3   0   SH
D Concepcion 2B-3B            4   0   1   0    0   1  .212  .516    0    0   2   
W Woodward SS                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .222  .532    0    3   2   IW
R Grimsley P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .256    0    0   1   SH,GDP
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.833         1   0   
  A Ferrara PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .510    0    0   0   
  C Carroll P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    2   0   
Totals                       32   4   8   4    2   5                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Bench (14, off J Matlack).

3B: T Perez (3, off J Matlack).

HR: L May (28, off J Matlack; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: B Bradford (1, off R Taylor); R Grimsley (3, off J Matlack).

IBB: W Woodward (3, by R Taylor).

TB: L May 4; T Perez 3; J Bench 3; B Bradford; D Concepcion; W Woodward; P Rose.

GIDP: R Grimsley (2); T Perez (9).

RBI: J Bench 3 (45); L May (64).

2-out RBI: J Bench 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hahn CF                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .246  .643    0    3   0   
W Garrett 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .757    0    6   3   
T Agee RF                     2   1   1   1    2   0  .285  .810    0    3   0   2B
C Jones LF                    4   0   3   1    0   1  .320  .854    0    2   0   2B
D Clendenon 1B                3   0   1   0    0   1  .241  .705    0    6   0   
  E Kranepool PH-1B           1   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .792    0    1   0   
B Aspromonte 3B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .618    0    0   4   
J Grote C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .721    0    5   2   
  D Marshall PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .670    0    0   0   
B Harrelson SS                4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .678    0    1   3   
J Matlack P                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .733    0    0   0   
  R Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  A Shamsky PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .756    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    3   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: T Agee (16, off R Grimsley); C Jones (18, off R Grimsley).

TB: C Jones 4; T Agee 2; B Harrelson; J Matlack; D Clendenon.

RBI: C Jones (47); T Agee (37).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Aspromonte-B Harrelson-D Clendenon; B Harrelson-W Garrett-D Clendenon.

PB: J Grote (9).

E: D Clendenon (6).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Grimsley                     5.1   4   2   2    2   4   0   3.78   22     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 1· 4     54    -     1.12  -0.12
W Granger                      1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.81    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 1          1-0    1.49   0.19
C Carroll, W (6-2)             2     2   0   0    1   0   0   2.02    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.84   0.17
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   5   0          36     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 2· 7          1-0

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 Matlack, L (0-3)             8     7   4   4    1   5   1   5.14   31     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0· 7     56    -     1.16  -0.26
R Taylor                       1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.14    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.57   0.00
Totals                         9     8   4   4    2   5   1          36     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0· 8          1-1

J Matlack faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Taylor (6; W Woodward).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Stan Landes.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 30,622.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               New York Mets                        
1. P Rose               RF    1. D Hahn               CF 
2. G Foster             CF    2. W Garrett            2B 
3. L May                1B    3. T Agee               RF 
4. T Perez              3B    4. C Jones              LF 
5. J Bench              C     5. D Clendenon          1B 
6. B Bradford           LF    6. B Aspromonte         3B 
7. D Concepcion         2B    7. J Grote              C  
8. W Woodward           SS    8. B Harrelson          SS 
9. R Grimsley           P     9. J Matlack            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  2-2  ---      36%  86% L May           J Matlack       Home Run
   t 1   2  0-0  12-      20%  70% J Bench         J Matlack       Double to CF; Foster Scores; Rose Scores
   b 6   1  2-1  -2-     -20%  40% C Jones         R Grimsley      Double to RF; Agee Scores
   b 6   1  2-0  1--     -17%  59% T Agee          R Grimsley      Double to LF; Hahn Scores
   b 8   1  2-2  12-      12%  45% E Kranepool     C Carroll       Baserunner Out Advancing; Agee out at 3B/C-3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  P Rose          Single to CF
          1--      59%  G Foster        Walk; Rose to 2B
   O      12-      54%  L May           Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  T Perez         Popfly: 2B
   RR     12-      70%  J Bench         Double to CF; Foster Scores; Rose Scores
   O      -2-      68%  B Bradford      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  D Hahn          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      71%  W Garrett       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      70%  T Agee          Walk
   O      1--      72%  C Jones         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jon Matlack facing 7-8-9
          ---      75%  D Concepcion    Single to LF
   O      1--      72%  W Woodward      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      71%  R Grimsley      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Concepcion to 2B
   O      -2-      69%  P Rose          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Ross Grimsley facing 5-6-7
          ---      65%  D Clendenon     Single to LF
   O      1--      68%  B Aspromonte    Lineout: SS
   O      1--      71%  J Grote         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      74%  B Harrelson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jon Matlack facing 2-3-4
          ---      76%  G Foster        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      74%  L May           Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      70%  T Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Ross Grimsley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      73%  J Matlack       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      74%  D Hahn          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      75%  W Garrett       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jon Matlack facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      74%  J Bench         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      73%  B Bradford      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Ross Grimsley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      75%  T Agee          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      72%  C Jones         Single to RF
   O      1--      75%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
   O      1--      78%  B Aspromonte    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jon Matlack facing 8-9-1
          ---      80%  W Woodward      Single to LF
   OO     1--      75%  R Grimsley      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-1B
   O      ---      75%  P Rose          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Ross Grimsley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      77%  J Grote         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      81%  J Matlack       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jon Matlack facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      79%  G Foster        Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  L May           Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      78%  T Perez         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
          ---      72%  D Hahn          Walk
   O      1--      77%  W Garrett       Flyball: RF
   R      1--      59%  T Agee          Double to LF; Hahn Scores
   R      -2-      40%  C Jones         Double to RF; Agee Scores
                  Wayne Granger replaces Ross Grimsley pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      44%  D Clendenon     Flyball: RF; Jones to 3B
   O      --3      50%  B Aspromonte    Lineout: P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 2.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Jon Matlack facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      46%  J Bench         Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  B Bradford      Single
          1--      54%  D Concepcion    Passed Ball; Bradford to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  " "             Flyball: CF; Bradford to 3B
   O      --3      42%  W Woodward      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Wayne Granger facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      46%  J Grote         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      48%  B Harrelson     Groundout: C-1B
          ---      46%  J Matlack       Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  D Hahn          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 2.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Jon Matlack facing 9-1-2
                  Al Ferrara pinch hits for Wayne Granger batting 9th
   O      ---      46%  A Ferrara       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      43%  P Rose          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      40%  G Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Clay Carroll facing 2-3-4
                  Clay Carroll replaces Al Ferrara pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      45%  W Garrett       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      40%  T Agee          Walk
          1--      34%  C Jones         Single to RF; Agee to 2B
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Donn Clendenon batting 5th
   O      12-      45%  E Kranepool     Baserunner Out Advancing; Agee out at 3B/C-3B
   O      1--      50%  " "             Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 2.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Jon Matlack facing 3-4-5
                  Ed Kranepool moves to 1B
   R      ---      86%  L May           Home Run
          ---      93%  T Perez         Triple to RF
                  Ron Taylor replaces Jon Matlack pitching and batting 9th; Don Gullett pinch runs for Tony Perez batting 4th
   R      --3      95%  J Bench         Single to LF; Gullett Scores
   O      1--      94%  B Bradford      Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Bench to 2B
   O      -2-      94%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-1B
          -2-      94%  W Woodward      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      93%  C Carroll       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Clay Carroll facing 6-7-8
                  Tommy Helms replaces Don Gullett playing 2B batting 4th; Dave Concepcion moves to 3B
   O      ---      96%  B Aspromonte    Flyball: RF
                  Dave Marshall pinch hits for Jerry Grote batting 7th
   O      ---      99%  D Marshall      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      96%  B Harrelson     Single to LF
                  Art Shamsky pinch hits for Ron Taylor batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  A Shamsky       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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