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Scores
Standings
DET
@BAL		2
1
NYY
@BOS		2
4
CAL
@CHW		1
5
CAL
@CHW		9
4
MIN
@KCR		0
5
MIN
@KCR		2
3
OAK
@TEX		6
3
ATL
@LAD		4
3
PIT
@MON		7
1
PIT
@MON		4
2		 
(12)
STL
@NYM		2
8
STL
@NYM		9
4		 
(13)
CHC
@PHI		4
3
HOU
@SFG		5
3
Friday, September 8, 1972,
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:38
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cardinals
2
63-70
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Mets
8
67-63
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Jon Matlack (12-9)
L: Reggie Cleveland (13-13)
S: Tug McGraw (21)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    2 12  1
Mets            1  0  0   0  0  0   2  5  X    8 12  1

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Stein LF-RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .286 .786 -0.104 1.02 0.037 -0.141 -1.3 2 0
Ted Sizemore 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .261 .659 -0.121 1.12 0.024 -0.145 -1.5 0 3 2·GDP
Luis Melendez RF-CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .658 -0.088 1.05 0.000 -0.088 -0.8 1 0
Joe Torre 1B 3 1 1 0 1 2 .292 .793 0.001 0.83 0.038 -0.037 0.0 6 1
Skip Jutze C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .300 .679 0.118 1.40 0.169 -0.052 0.5 7 0
   Lou Brock PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 .729 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ken Reitz 3B 4 1 4 1 0 0 .600 1.229 0.326 1.97 0.326 0.000 2.3 0 3 2B
Dwain Anderson SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 .254 .577 -0.102 2.40 0.110 -0.212 -0.4 0 0
Jorge Roque CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .097 .281 -0.213 2.48 0.068 -0.281 -0.9 5 0 GDP
   Diego Segui P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .385 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Cumberland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Reggie Cleveland P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .521 -0.001 1.45 0.035 -0.037 0.0 1 0 SH
   Ted Simmons C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .302 .793 0.002 0.06 0.002 0.000 0.4 2 0
Team Totals 36 2 12 2 1 8 .333 .712 -0.182 1.46 0.809 -0.993 -1.8 24 7
2B: K Reitz (1, off J Matlack).
SH: R Cleveland (10, off J Matlack).
TB: K Reitz 5; S Jutze 2; T Sizemore; J Roque; J Torre; D Anderson; R Cleveland; B Stein.
GIDP: T Sizemore 2 (10); J Roque (2).
RBI: J Roque (1); K Reitz (2).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
E: D Anderson (8).

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommie Agee CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 .236 .726 -0.071 0.91 0.029 -0.099 0.7 1 0
Ken Boswell 2B 5 3 3 3 0 0 .187 .563 0.125 0.75 0.151 -0.026 2.7 3 2 HR,2B
   Wayne Garrett 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .670 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
John Milner LF 5 1 5 2 0 0 .257 .806 0.577 1.21 0.577 0.000 3.2 0 0 HR,2B
Ed Kranepool 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .252 .711 -0.111 1.30 0.010 -0.121 -0.9 9 1 IW
Cleon Jones RF 4 0 0 1 1 3 .255 .666 0.020 1.13 0.094 -0.073 0.3 3 0
Jim Fregosi 3B 4 0 2 0 0 2 .240 .673 0.004 1.25 0.096 -0.092 -0.2 0 3 2B
   Ted Martinez PR-2B 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 .518 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Jerry Grote C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .212 .602 -0.093 1.60 0.048 -0.142 -0.2 8 0
Bud Harrelson SS 3 1 0 1 1 1 .213 .586 0.001 1.07 0.037 -0.035 0.4 2 3
Jon Matlack P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .149 .394 -0.124 1.71 0.000 -0.124 -0.7 0 1
   Tug McGraw P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .133 .369 -0.011 0.36 0.000 -0.011 -0.6 0 0
Team Totals 38 8 12 8 3 9 .316 .918 0.317 1.16 1.042 -0.723 4.6 27 12
2B: J Fregosi (14, off R Cleveland); J Milner (11, off R Cleveland); K Boswell (6, off R Cleveland).
HR: J Milner (14, off R Cleveland; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); K Boswell (9, off J Cumberland; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).
IBB: E Kranepool (11, by R Cleveland).
TB: J Milner 9; K Boswell 7; J Fregosi 3; T Agee; J Grote.
RBI: K Boswell 3 (25); J Milner 2 (31); B Harrelson (21); T Agee (44); C Jones (44).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 3. K Boswell-B Harrelson-E Kranepool; W Garrett-T Martinez-E Kranepool; K Boswell-E Kranepool.
E: B Harrelson (12).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Reggie Cleveland, L (13-13) 7 7 3 2 3 7 1 3.85 32 57 -0.201 1.41 -0.1
Diego Segui 0.1 3 4 4 0 1 0 3.49 5 0 0 -0.104 0.51 -2.7
John Cumberland 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 7.71 4 2 2 -0.013 0.02 -1.9
Team Totals 8 12 8 7 3 9 2 7.88 41 57 2 2 -0.318 1.46 -4.7

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jon Matlack, W (12-9) 7 12 2 2 1 6 0 2.38 33 50 -0.153 1.39 -0.0
Tug McGraw, S (21) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.75 5 2 0 0.336 1.95 1.8
Team Totals 9 12 2 2 1 8 0 2.00 38 50 2 0 0.183 1.16 1.8
J Matlack faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: R Cleveland (10; E Kranepool).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - John McSherry.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         New York Mets
1 Bill Stein LF 1 Tommie Agee CF
2 Ted Sizemore 2B 2 Ken Boswell 2B
3 Luis Melendez RF 3 John Milner LF
4 Joe Torre 1B 4 Ed Kranepool 1B
5 Skip Jutze C 5 Cleon Jones RF
6 Ken Reitz 3B 6 Jim Fregosi 3B
7 Dwain Anderson SS 7 Jerry Grote C
8 Jorge Roque CF 8 Bud Harrelson SS
9 Reggie Cleveland P 9 Jon Matlack P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 1-2 1 -2- RR NYM J. Milner R. Cleveland 41% 79% Home Run; Boswell Scores
t8 2-3 1 12- OO STL J. Roque T. McGraw 21% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
t8 2-3 0 1-- STL K. Reitz J. Matlack -13% 55% Single to CF; Brock to 2B
t8 2-3 0 12- O STL D. Anderson T. McGraw 13% 68% Strikeout
t2 0-1 0 1-- STL D. Anderson J. Matlack -11% 47% Single to RF; Reitz to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL B. Stein J. Matlack -4% 46% Single to SS
t1 0-0 0 1-- O STL T. Sizemore J. Matlack 3% 50% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 1-- O STL L. Melendez J. Matlack 2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B; Stein to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- STL J. Torre J. Matlack -1% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 2 12- O STL S. Jutze J. Matlack 4% 54% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYM T. Agee R. Cleveland -2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- NYM K. Boswell R. Cleveland 2% 55% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Boswell to 1B
b1 0-0 1 1-- NYM J. Milner R. Cleveland 9% 64% Double to RF; Boswell to 3B
b1 0-0 1 -23 NYM E. Kranepool R. Cleveland 1% 65% Intentional Walk
b1 0-0 1 123 R NYM C. Jones R. Cleveland 9% 74% Walk; Boswell Scores/unER; Milner to 3B; Kranepool to 2B
b1 1-0 1 123 O NYM J. Fregosi R. Cleveland -6% 68% Strikeout
b1 1-0 2 123 O NYM J. Grote R. Cleveland -6% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 6-7-8
t2 0-1 0 --- STL K. Reitz J. Matlack -4% 58% Single to RF
t2 0-1 0 1-- STL D. Anderson J. Matlack -11% 47% Single to RF; Reitz to 3B
t2 0-1 0 1-3 R STL J. Roque J. Matlack -7% 40% Single to LF; Reitz Scores; Anderson to 2B
t2 1-1 0 12- O STL R. Cleveland J. Matlack 0% 40% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Anderson to 3B; Roque to 2B
t2 1-1 1 -23 O STL B. Stein J. Matlack 9% 49% Strikeout
t2 1-1 2 -23 O STL T. Sizemore J. Matlack 6% 55% Popfly: 1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 8-9-1
b2 1-1 0 --- O NYM B. Harrelson R. Cleveland -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-1 1 --- O NYM J. Matlack R. Cleveland -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-1 2 --- O NYM T. Agee R. Cleveland -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 3-4-5
t3 1-1 0 --- O STL L. Melendez J. Matlack 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1-1 1 --- STL J. Torre J. Matlack -3% 50% Single to RF
t3 1-1 1 1-- STL S. Jutze J. Matlack -8% 42% Single to RF; Torre to 3B
t3 1-1 1 1-3 R STL K. Reitz J. Matlack -8% 33% Single to LF; Torre Scores; Jutze to 2B
t3 2-1 1 12- O STL D. Anderson J. Matlack 4% 37% Flyball: RF
t3 2-1 2 12- O STL J. Roque J. Matlack 4% 41% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 2-3-4
b3 1-2 0 --- O NYM K. Boswell R. Cleveland -3% 39% Groundout: 1B-P
b3 1-2 1 --- NYM J. Milner R. Cleveland 3% 42% Single to LF
b3 1-2 1 1-- O NYM E. Kranepool R. Cleveland -3% 39% Flyball: CF
b3 1-2 2 1-- O NYM C. Jones R. Cleveland -3% 36% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 9-1-2
t4 2-1 0 --- STL R. Cleveland J. Matlack -4% 32% Single to CF
t4 2-1 0 1-- O STL B. Stein J. Matlack 3% 36% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t4 2-1 1 1-- OO STL T. Sizemore J. Matlack 5% 40% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 6-7-8
b4 1-2 0 --- O NYM J. Fregosi R. Cleveland -3% 37% Strikeout
b4 1-2 1 --- O NYM J. Grote R. Cleveland -2% 35% Strikeout
b4 1-2 2 --- O NYM B. Harrelson R. Cleveland -1% 34% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 3-4-5
t5 2-1 0 --- O STL L. Melendez J. Matlack 2% 36% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2-1 1 --- O STL J. Torre J. Matlack 1% 38% Strikeout
t5 2-1 2 --- O STL S. Jutze J. Matlack 1% 39% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 9-1-2
b5 1-2 0 --- O NYM J. Matlack R. Cleveland -3% 35% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-2 1 --- O NYM T. Agee R. Cleveland -2% 33% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-2 2 --- NYM K. Boswell R. Cleveland 2% 35% Single to RF
b5 1-2 2 1-- NYM J. Milner R. Cleveland 4% 39% Single to RF; Boswell to 3B
b5 1-2 2 1-3 O NYM E. Kranepool R. Cleveland -8% 32% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 6-7-8
t6 2-1 0 --- STL K. Reitz J. Matlack -7% 25% Double to LF
t6 2-1 0 -2- O STL D. Anderson J. Matlack 4% 29% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-1 1 -2- O STL J. Roque J. Matlack 3% 33% Flyball: CF
t6 2-1 2 -2- O STL R. Cleveland J. Matlack 4% 36% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 5-6-7
b6 1-2 0 --- O NYM C. Jones R. Cleveland -4% 33% Strikeout
b6 1-2 1 --- NYM J. Fregosi R. Cleveland 8% 40% Double to CF
b6 1-2 1 -2- O NYM J. Grote R. Cleveland -6% 34% Flyball: LF
b6 1-2 2 -2- NYM B. Harrelson R. Cleveland 2% 36% Walk
b6 1-2 2 12- O NYM J. Matlack R. Cleveland -8% 28% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
t7 2-1 0 --- O STL B. Stein J. Matlack 2% 30% Flyball: RF
t7 2-1 1 --- STL T. Sizemore J. Matlack -2% 28% Single to CF
t7 2-1 1 1-- O STL L. Melendez J. Matlack 3% 31% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 2-1 2 1-- O STL J. Torre J. Matlack 2% 33% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
b7 1-2 0 --- O NYM T. Agee R. Cleveland -5% 28% Flyball: CF
b7 1-2 1 --- NYM K. Boswell R. Cleveland 9% 38% Double to RF
b7 1-2 1 -2- RR NYM J. Milner R. Cleveland 41% 79% Home Run; Boswell Scores
b7 3-2 1 --- O NYM E. Kranepool R. Cleveland -1% 78% Strikeout
b7 3-2 2 --- O NYM C. Jones R. Cleveland -1% 77% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 3.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 5-6-7
t8 2-3 0 --- STL S. Jutze J. Matlack -9% 68% Single to P
Lou Brock pinch runs for Skip Jutze (C) batting 5th
t8 2-3 0 1-- STL K. Reitz J. Matlack -13% 55% Single to CF; Brock to 2B
Tug McGraw replaces Jon Matlack pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-3 0 12- O STL D. Anderson T. McGraw 13% 68% Strikeout
t8 2-3 1 12- OO STL J. Roque T. McGraw 21% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Diego Segui facing 6-7-8
Diego Segui replaces Jorge Roque (CF) pitching and batting 8th
Ted Simmons replaces Reggie Cleveland (P) playing C batting 9th
Lou Brock moves from PR to LF
Luis Melendez moves from RF to CF
Bill Stein moves from LF to RF
b8 3-2 0 --- NYM J. Fregosi D. Segui 2% 90% Single to LF
Ted Martinez pinch runs for Jim Fregosi (3B) batting 6th
b8 3-2 0 1-- NYM J. Grote D. Segui 5% 95% Single to LF; Martinez to 3B
b8 3-2 0 1-3 R NYM B. Harrelson D. Segui 2% 97% Fielder's Choice ; Martinez Scores; Grote to 2B; Harrelson to 1B
b8 4-2 0 12- O NYM T. McGraw D. Segui -1% 96% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b8 4-2 1 12- R NYM T. Agee D. Segui 3% 99% Single to RF; Grote Scores; Harrelson to 3B
John Cumberland replaces Diego Segui pitching and batting 8th
b8 5-2 1 1-3 RRR NYM K. Boswell J. Cumberland 1% 100% Home Run; Harrelson Scores; Agee Scores
b8 8-2 1 --- NYM J. Milner J. Cumberland 0% 100% Single to 2B
b8 8-2 1 1-- O NYM E. Kranepool J. Cumberland -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 8-2 2 1-- O NYM C. Jones J. Cumberland -0% 100% Strikeout
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 8.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-8, Mets' Tug McGraw facing 9-1-2
Ted Martinez moves from PR to 2B
Wayne Garrett replaces Ken Boswell (2B) playing 3B batting 2nd
t9 2-8 0 --- STL T. Simmons T. McGraw -0% 100% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Simmons to 1B
t9 2-8 0 1-- O STL B. Stein T. McGraw 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 2-8 1 1-- OO STL T. Sizemore T. McGraw 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 8.

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