July 9, 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 3
@BAL 2
(10) CAL 3
BOS 0 CHW 5
DET 4 DET 4
@CHW 2 KCR 6
@CLE 4 KCR 8
@CLE 5 NYY 9
@MIN 6 OAK 3
MIL 1 PIT 7
@ATL 4 CHC 5
@CIN 0 CHC 10
@CIN 5 SFG 5
@MON 1 LAD 2
@NYM 0 SDP 5
@PHI 4 HOU 12
@STL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 50,084

Sunday, July 9, 1972
Time of Game: 2:14

Dodgers

40-36

Won 1

3rd, 5 GB

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

W: C Osteen (9-6), L: T Seaver (11-5)

Mets

44-31

Lost 1

2nd, 4 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Lacy 2B                     5   1   3   1    0   1  .351  .710    0    1   4   
B Buckner LF                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .305  .680    0    2   0   
W Davis CF                    4   0   3   1    0   0  .270  .720    0    3   0   
F Robinson RF                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .261  .803    0    3   0   
W Parker 1B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .257  .682    0   13   0   SH
J Lefebvre 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .199  .606    0    0   3   GDP,IW
D Sims C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .554    0    4   1   
  B Grabarkewitz PR           0   1   0   0    0   0  .164  .532         0   0   
  C Cannizzaro C              0   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .744         0   0   
M Wills SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .126  .344    0    1   4   SH
C Osteen P                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .635    0    0   4   2B
Totals                       33   2   9   2    3   5                    27  16

BATTING

2B: C Osteen (2, off T Seaver).

SH: M Wills (6, off T Seaver); W Parker (4, off T Seaver).

IBB: J Lefebvre (3, by T Seaver).

TB: W Davis 3; L Lacy 3; B Buckner 2; C Osteen 2.

GIDP: J Lefebvre (2).

RBI: W Davis (32); L Lacy (4).

2-out RBI: L Lacy.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Mays CF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .237  .759    0    4   0   CS
B Harrelson SS                4   0   1   0    0   1  .211  .593    0    3   3   
J Milner LF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .804    0    2   0   HBP,SH
J Fregosi 3B-1B               4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .699    0    0   0   
J Beauchamp 1B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .430    0    6   0   
  E Kranepool 1B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .611    0    3   1   
  J Grote PH-3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .615    0    0   0   
D Dyer C                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .794    0    7   1   2B
T Martinez RF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .268  .634    0    0   1   
W Garrett 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .193  .659    0    1   3   SH
T Seaver P                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .186  .643    0    1   2   
Totals                       30   0   6   0    2   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Dyer (9, off C Osteen).

SH: J Milner (3, off C Osteen); W Garrett (2, off C Osteen).

HBP: J Milner (3, by C Osteen).

TB: D Dyer 2; W Garrett; T Seaver; J Fregosi; B Harrelson; W Mays.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Garrett-B Harrelson-E Kranepool.

E: W Garrett (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: W Mays (4, 2nd base by C Osteen/D Sims).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Osteen, W (9-6)              9     6   0   0    2   3   0   2.32   35     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 0· 6     76    -     1.50   0.67
Totals                         9     6   0   0    2   3   0          35     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 0· 6           -

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 (11-5)             9     9   2   1    3   5   0   2.90   38     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 3· 9     65    -     1.19   0.17
Totals                         9     9   2   1    3   5   0          38     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 3· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Seaver (1; J Lefebvre).

HBP: C Osteen (1; J Milner).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:14.

Attendance: 50,084.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           New York Mets                        
1. L Lacy               2B    1. W Mays               CF 
2. B Buckner            LF    2. B Harrelson          SS 
3. W Davis              CF    3. J Milner             LF 
4. F Robinson           RF    4. J Fregosi            3B 
5. W Parker             1B    5. J Beauchamp          1B 
6. J Lefebvre           3B    6. D Dyer               C  
7. D Sims               C     7. T Martinez           RF 
8. M Wills              SS    8. W Garrett            2B 
9. C Osteen             P     9. T Seaver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  1-0  -23      14%  61% T Seaver        C Osteen        Fielder's Choice P; Dyer out at Hm/P-C; Martinez to 3B; Seaver to 1B
   b 7   2  1-0  1-3      11%  77% W Mays          C Osteen        Flyball: LF
   b 5   0  1-0  ---     -10%  51% D Dyer          C Osteen        Double to CF
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      10%  63% B Buckner       T Seaver        Single to RF; Lacy to 3B
   t 9   2  0-1  -2-       8%  93% L Lacy          T Seaver        Single to CF; Grabarkewitz Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  L Lacy          Single to CF
          1--      63%  B Buckner       Single to RF; Lacy to 3B
   R      1-3      69%  W Davis         Single to LF; Lacy Scores; Buckner to 2B
   O      12-      65%  F Robinson      Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      61%  W Parker        Flyball: LF
   O      12-      57%  J Lefebvre      Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Claude Osteen facing 1-2-3
          ---      53%  W Mays          Single to CF
   O      1--      59%  B Harrelson     Mays Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      61%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      60%  J Milner        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      62%  J Fregosi       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      60%  D Sims          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      59%  M Wills         Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      58%  C Osteen        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Claude Osteen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      60%  J Beauchamp     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  D Dyer          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      63%  T Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
          ---      66%  L Lacy          Single to RF
   O      1--      65%  B Buckner       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Lacy to 2B
   O      -2-      62%  W Davis         Foul Flyball: C
   O      -2-      59%  F Robinson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Claude Osteen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      61%  W Garrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      58%  T Seaver        Walk
   O      1--      62%  W Mays          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      64%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      62%  W Parker        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      61%  J Lefebvre      Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      60%  D Sims          Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Claude Osteen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      63%  J Milner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  J Fregosi       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      66%  J Beauchamp     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      64%  M Wills         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      68%  C Osteen        Double to RF
   O      -2-      65%  L Lacy          Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      61%  B Buckner       Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Claude Osteen facing 6-7-8
          ---      51%  D Dyer          Double to CF
          -2-      47%  T Martinez      Walk
   O      12-      47%  W Garrett       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Dyer to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   O      -23      61%  T Seaver        Fielder's Choice P; Dyer out at Hm/P-C; Martinez to 3B; Seaver to 1B
   O      1-3      68%  W Mays          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
                  Ed Kranepool replaces Jim Beauchamp playing 1B batting 5th
          ---      72%  W Davis         Single to CF
          1--      77%  F Robinson      Walk; Davis to 2B
   O      12-      78%  W Parker        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Davis to 3B; Robinson to 2B
          -23      78%  J Lefebvre      Intentional Walk
   O      123      71%  D Sims          Strikeout
   O      123      64%  M Wills         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Claude Osteen facing 2-3-4
          ---      57%  B Harrelson     Single to LF
   O      1--      60%  J Milner        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Harrelson to 2B
   O      -2-      66%  J Fregosi       Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      72%  E Kranepool     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      70%  C Osteen        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      68%  L Lacy          Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      67%  B Buckner       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Claude Osteen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      72%  D Dyer          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      75%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      72%  W Garrett       Single to RF
          1--      67%  T Seaver        Single to RF; Garrett to 3B
   O      1-3      77%  W Mays          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
          ---      80%  W Davis         Single to RF
   O      1--      77%  F Robinson      Strikeout
          1--      80%  W Parker        Walk; Davis to 2B
   OO     12-      73%  J Lefebvre      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Claude Osteen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      79%  B Harrelson     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  J Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      79%  J Fregosi       Single to LF
                  Jerry Grote pinch hits for Ed Kranepool batting 5th
   O      1--      86%  J Grote         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Fregosi moves to 1B; Jerry Grote moves to 3B
          ---      88%  D Sims          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Sims to 1B
                  Billy Grabarkewitz pinch runs for Duke Sims batting 7th
   O      1--      87%  M Wills         Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Grabarkewitz to 2B
   O      -2-      85%  C Osteen        Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      93%  L Lacy          Single to CF; Grabarkewitz Scores/unER
   O      1--      93%  B Buckner       Single to RF; Lacy out at Hm/RF-2B-SS-C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Claude Osteen facing 6-7-8
                  Chris Cannizzaro replaces Billy Grabarkewitz playing C batting 7th
   O      ---      97%  D Dyer          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  T Martinez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  W Garrett       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 0.

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