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Standings
MIL
@BAL		0
2
CAL
@CHW		5
1
BOS
@CLE		5
1		 
(12)
BOS
@CLE		2
0
NYY
@DET		5
0
MIN
@KCR		1
3
OAK
@TEX		7
2
HOU
@LAD		2
3
PIT
@MON		2
8
STL
@NYM		2
3
CHC
@PHI		5
3
ATL
@SDP		0
1
ATL
@SDP		4
1
CIN
@SFG		8
7
CIN
@SFG		2
8
Sunday, September 10, 1972,
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 24,185, Time of Game: 2:45
Cardinals
2
64-72
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Mets
3
69-64
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Tom Seaver (17-11)
L: Rick Wise (14-15)
S: Bob Rauch (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    2  7  0
Mets            0  0  1   1  0  1   0  0  X    3  9  1

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 5 0 3 0 0 0 .304 .735 0.183 1.17 0.221 -0.039 1.2 1 0 2B,SB
Ted Sizemore 2B 3 1 1 0 2 0 .258 .654 0.096 1.65 0.166 -0.071 0.6 3 2
Jose Cruz CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .230 .597 -0.059 1.10 0.000 -0.059 -0.5 0 0
   Luis Melendez PH-CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .248 .655 -0.107 3.22 0.074 -0.181 0.0 2 0 SF
Joe Torre 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 .290 .787 -0.240 2.51 0.021 -0.261 -1.1 9 1
Ted Simmons C 2 0 1 1 2 0 .299 .791 0.212 1.57 0.230 -0.019 1.7 5 1
Bernie Carbo RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .261 .758 -0.271 2.47 0.000 -0.271 -1.9 1 1
Ken Reitz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .878 -0.173 1.66 0.000 -0.173 -1.2 0 2
Dwain Anderson SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 .257 .620 0.066 0.86 0.106 -0.040 0.4 3 4 2B
Rick Wise P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .198 .467 -0.035 0.71 0.000 -0.035 -0.3 0 1
   Jorge Roque PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .094 .272 -0.031 1.18 0.000 -0.031 -0.3
   Don Durham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.429 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joe Grzenda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Skip Jutze PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .638 -0.059 2.77 0.000 -0.059 -0.3
Team Totals 33 2 7 2 6 11 .212 .598 -0.418 1.74 0.818 -1.239 -1.8 24 13
2B: D Anderson (3, off R Sadecki); L Brock (20, off R Sadecki).
SF: L Melendez (1, off B Rauch).
TB: L Brock 4; D Anderson 2; L Melendez; T Sizemore; T Simmons.
RBI: T Simmons (88); L Melendez (28).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 13.
Fielding
PB: T Simmons (14).
Outfield Assists: B Carbo (C Jones at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: L Brock (57, 2nd base off T Seaver/D Dyer).

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommie Agee CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .231 .713 -0.094 0.73 0.000 -0.094 -1.1 3 0
Ken Boswell 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .188 .562 0.059 1.07 0.079 -0.020 0.3 1 0
   Ray Sadecki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .364 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brent Strom P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.005 0.18 0.000 -0.005 -0.2 0 0
   Bob Rauch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
John Milner LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .261 .832 0.025 0.55 0.067 -0.043 0.8 2 0 HR
   Dave Marshall RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .722 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ed Kranepool 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .256 .719 0.037 0.61 0.075 -0.038 0.8 5 0 2B
Cleon Jones RF-LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .253 .658 -0.006 0.86 0.075 -0.081 -0.8 3 0 CS
Wayne Garrett 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .210 .657 0.009 0.38 0.029 -0.020 -0.2 0 1
Duffy Dyer C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .245 .705 -0.041 0.58 0.000 -0.041 -0.5 12 0
Bud Harrelson SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .217 .587 -0.007 0.50 0.020 -0.027 -0.0 1 1
Tom Seaver P 1 1 1 0 0 0 .173 .585 0.108 0.91 0.115 -0.007 0.7 0 1 3B,SH
   Ted Martinez 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .517 -0.003 0.11 0.000 -0.003 -0.1 0 1
Team Totals 30 3 9 3 2 5 .300 .844 0.082 0.66 0.460 -0.379 -0.4 27 4
2B: E Kranepool (11, off R Wise).
3B: T Seaver (1, off R Wise).
HR: J Milner (16, off R Wise; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: T Seaver (6, off R Wise).
TB: J Milner 5; E Kranepool 3; T Seaver 3; C Jones 2; K Boswell; B Harrelson.
RBI: K Boswell (26); C Jones (45); J Milner (33).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
E: J Milner (5).
Baserunning
CS: C Jones (6, 2nd base by R Wise/T Simmons).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Wise, L (14-15) 6 7 3 3 2 5 1 3.30 25 49 -0.102 0.79 -0.5
Don Durham 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.34 7 0 0 0.008 0.19 0.4
Joe Grzenda 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 1 2 0 0.011 0.41 0.4
Team Totals 8 9 3 3 2 5 1 3.38 33 49 2 0 -0.083 1.74 0.4

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Seaver, W (17-11) 5 1 0 0 2 7 0 2.93 18 70 0.256 0.98 2.1
Ray Sadecki, H (1) 2.1 5 1 1 2 1 0 2.87 14 0 0 -0.114 1.71 -1.1
Brent Strom, H (1) 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 6.38 6 2 0 0.013 2.77 0.3
Bob Rauch, S (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.91 2 3 1 0.263 6.06 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 6 11 0 2.00 40 70 5 1 0.418 0.66 1.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bob Engel.
Time of Game: 2:45.
Attendance: 24,185.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         New York Mets
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Tommie Agee CF
2 Ted Sizemore 2B 2 Ken Boswell 2B
3 Jose Cruz CF 3 John Milner LF
4 Joe Torre 1B 4 Ed Kranepool 1B
5 Ted Simmons C 5 Cleon Jones RF
6 Bernie Carbo RF 6 Wayne Garrett 3B
7 Ken Reitz 3B 7 Duffy Dyer C
8 Dwain Anderson SS 8 Bud Harrelson SS
9 Rick Wise P 9 Tom Seaver P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 2-3 2 1-3 O STL J. Torre B. Rauch 15% 100% Strikeout
t8 0-3 1 1-3 R STL T. Simmons R. Sadecki -15% 73% Single to LF; Sizemore Scores; Melendez to 3B/Adv on E7; Simmons to 2B
t8 1-3 1 -23 O STL B. Carbo B. Strom 12% 85% Strikeout
b3 0-0 0 --- NYM T. Seaver R. Wise 11% 67% Triple to CF
t9 1-3 1 12- STL T. Sizemore B. Strom -11% 74% Walk; Anderson to 3B; Brock to 2B

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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' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL L. Brock T. Seaver -4% 46% Single to RF
t1 0-0 0 1-- STL T. Sizemore T. Seaver -3% 44% Brock Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O STL T. Sizemore T. Seaver 4% 48% Foul Flyball: C
t1 0-0 1 -2- O STL J. Cruz T. Seaver 3% 51% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 -2- O STL J. Torre T. Seaver 3% 54% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYM T. Agee R. Wise -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- NYM K. Boswell R. Wise 2% 55% Single to CF
b1 0-0 1 1-- NYM J. Milner R. Wise 2% 57% Passed Ball; Boswell to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O NYM J. Milner R. Wise -3% 53% Popfly: SS
b1 0-0 2 -2- O NYM E. Kranepool R. Wise -3% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- STL T. Simmons T. Seaver -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- O STL B. Carbo T. Seaver 4% 50% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 1-- O STL K. Reitz T. Seaver 3% 52% Foul Flyball: 2B
t2 0-0 2 1-- O STL D. Anderson T. Seaver 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- NYM C. Jones R. Wise 4% 59% Single to LF
b2 0-0 0 1-- O NYM W. Garrett R. Wise -6% 53% Jones Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b2 0-0 1 --- NYM W. Garrett R. Wise 3% 55% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-- O NYM D. Dyer R. Wise -3% 52% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 1-- O NYM B. Harrelson R. Wise -2% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O STL R. Wise T. Seaver 2% 52% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- O STL L. Brock T. Seaver 2% 54% Foul Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 2 --- STL T. Sizemore T. Seaver -1% 53% Walk
t3 0-0 2 1-- O STL J. Cruz T. Seaver 2% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- NYM T. Seaver R. Wise 11% 67% Triple to CF
b3 0-0 0 --3 O NYM T. Agee R. Wise -5% 61% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 --3 RO NYM K. Boswell R. Wise 4% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B; Seaver Scores
b3 1-0 2 --- O NYM J. Milner R. Wise -1% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
t4 0-1 0 --- O STL J. Torre T. Seaver 3% 67% Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 0-1 1 --- O STL T. Simmons T. Seaver 2% 69% Lineout: CF
t4 0-1 2 --- O STL B. Carbo T. Seaver 1% 70% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- NYM E. Kranepool R. Wise 6% 76% Double to RF
b4 1-0 0 -2- RO NYM C. Jones R. Wise 4% 79% Single to RF; Kranepool Scores; Jones out at 2B/RF-1B-SS-2B
b4 2-0 1 --- O NYM W. Garrett R. Wise -1% 79% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 2-0 2 --- O NYM D. Dyer R. Wise -1% 78% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
t5 0-2 0 --- O STL K. Reitz T. Seaver 3% 81% Popfly: SS
t5 0-2 1 --- O STL D. Anderson T. Seaver 2% 82% Groundout: P-1B
t5 0-2 2 --- O STL R. Wise T. Seaver 1% 83% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 8-9-1
b5 2-0 0 --- NYM B. Harrelson R. Wise 2% 85% Single to 3B/Bunt
b5 2-0 0 1-- O NYM T. Seaver R. Wise -1% 85% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Harrelson to 2B
b5 2-0 1 -2- O NYM T. Agee R. Wise -2% 83% Strikeout
b5 2-0 2 -2- O NYM K. Boswell R. Wise -2% 81% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
Ray Sadecki replaces Ken Boswell (2B) pitching and batting 2nd
Ted Martinez replaces Tom Seaver (P) playing 2B batting 9th
t6 0-2 0 --- STL L. Brock R. Sadecki -8% 73% Double to LF
t6 0-2 0 -2- O STL T. Sizemore R. Sadecki 3% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B; Brock to 3B
Luis Melendez pinch hits for Jose Cruz (CF) batting 3rd
t6 0-2 1 --3 O STL L. Melendez R. Sadecki 7% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-2 2 --3 STL J. Torre R. Sadecki -2% 80% Walk
t6 0-2 2 1-3 STL T. Simmons R. Sadecki -4% 76% Walk; Torre to 2B
t6 0-2 2 123 O STL B. Carbo R. Sadecki 11% 87% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Rick Wise facing 3-4-5
Luis Melendez moves from PH to CF
b6 2-0 0 --- R NYM J. Milner R. Wise 6% 93% Home Run
b6 3-0 0 --- O NYM E. Kranepool R. Wise -1% 92% Flyball: CF
b6 3-0 1 --- O NYM C. Jones R. Wise -0% 92% Flyball: CF
b6 3-0 2 --- NYM W. Garrett R. Wise 0% 92% Walk
b6 3-0 2 1-- O NYM D. Dyer R. Wise -1% 92% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Ray Sadecki facing 7-8-9
t7 0-3 0 --- O STL K. Reitz R. Sadecki 2% 94% Flyball: RF
t7 0-3 1 --- STL D. Anderson R. Sadecki -4% 90% Double to LF
Jorge Roque pinch hits for Rick Wise (P) batting 9th
t7 0-3 1 -2- O STL J. Roque R. Sadecki 3% 93% Strikeout Looking
t7 0-3 2 -2- O STL L. Brock R. Sadecki 2% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Don Durham facing 8-9-1
Don Durham replaces Jorge Roque (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-0 0 --- O NYM B. Harrelson D. Durham -0% 95% Flyball: LF
b7 3-0 1 --- O NYM T. Martinez D. Durham -0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 3-0 2 --- O NYM T. Agee D. Durham -0% 94% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Ray Sadecki facing 2-3-4
t8 0-3 0 --- STL T. Sizemore R. Sadecki -4% 91% Single to 3B
t8 0-3 0 1-- STL L. Melendez R. Sadecki -7% 83% Single to C; Sizemore to 2B
t8 0-3 0 12- O STL J. Torre R. Sadecki 5% 88% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Sizemore to 3B
t8 0-3 1 1-3 R STL T. Simmons R. Sadecki -15% 73% Single to LF; Sizemore Scores; Melendez to 3B/Adv on E7; Simmons to 2B
Brent Strom replaces Ray Sadecki pitching and batting 2nd
t8 1-3 1 -23 O STL B. Carbo B. Strom 12% 85% Strikeout
t8 1-3 2 -23 O STL K. Reitz B. Strom 10% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Don Durham facing 2-3-4
b8 3-1 0 --- O NYM B. Strom D. Durham -0% 94% Popfly: SS
b8 3-1 1 --- NYM J. Milner D. Durham 1% 95% Single to RF
b8 3-1 1 1-- NYM E. Kranepool D. Durham 2% 97% Single to RF; Milner to 3B
b8 3-1 1 1-3 O NYM C. Jones D. Durham -2% 95% Popfly: 1B
Joe Grzenda replaces Don Durham pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-1 2 1-3 O NYM W. Garrett J. Grzenda -1% 94% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Mets' Brent Strom facing 8-9-1
Cleon Jones moves from RF to LF
Dave Marshall replaces John Milner (LF) playing RF batting 3rd
t9 1-3 0 --- STL D. Anderson B. Strom -7% 87% Walk
Skip Jutze pinch hits for Joe Grzenda (P) batting 9th
t9 1-3 0 1-- O STL S. Jutze B. Strom 6% 93% Strikeout
t9 1-3 1 1-- STL L. Brock B. Strom -7% 85% Single to CF; Anderson to 2B
t9 1-3 1 12- STL T. Sizemore B. Strom -11% 74% Walk; Anderson to 3B; Brock to 2B
Bob Rauch replaces Brent Strom pitching and batting 2nd
t9 1-3 1 123 RO STL L. Melendez B. Rauch 11% 85% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Anderson Scores; Brock to 3B
t9 2-3 2 1-3 O STL J. Torre B. Rauch 15% 100% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 3.

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