August 3, 1973 St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 25,764

Friday, August 3, 1973, 8:09PM
Time of Game: 2:28

Cardinals

58-50

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  1   1  1  0   0  0  0    3 10  0
Mets            3  0  0   0  1  0   3  0  X    7  8  1

W: J Matlack (8-14), L: R Folkers (3-3)

Mets

48-57

Won 4

6th, 8½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   2   3   0    0   1  .286  .727    0    0   0   2B,SB
T Sizemore 2B                 4   0   3   1    1   0  .288  .705    0    3   4   
J Torre 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .292  .810    0    6   1   GDP
T Simmons C                   5   0   1   1    0   2  .290  .774    0    5   0   
L Melendez CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .605    0    4   0   
K Reitz SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .623    0    4   2   
B Carbo RF                    2   1   1   1    2   0  .282  .832    0    1   0   HR
T Hughes 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .500    0    0   1   
R Folkers P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .063  .126    0    0   0   
  O Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Stein PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .561    0    0   0   
  D Segui P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         0   0   
  E Sprague P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  T McCarver PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .683    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   3  10   3    3  11                    24   8

BATTING

2B: L Brock (16, off J Matlack).

HR: B Carbo (5, off J Matlack; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: L Brock 4; B Carbo 4; T Sizemore 3; J Torre; T Simmons; T Hughes.

GIDP: J Torre (13).

RBI: T Sizemore (31); T Simmons (63); B Carbo (29).

2-out RBI: T Simmons.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Torre-K Reitz-E Sprague.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock (39, 2nd base off J Matlack/J Grote).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hahn CF                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .278  .653    0    2   0   
F Millan 2B                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .309  .715    0    4   1   SB
W Mays 1B                     4   1   1   3    0   2  .212  .644    0    5   0   HR
C Jones RF-LF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .259  .686    0    2   0   
J Milner LF                   1   0   1   2    0   0  .241  .809    0    0   0   3B
  R Staub PR-RF               2   1   0   0    1   0  .269  .776    0    1   0   
J Grote C                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .181  .438    0   11   0   
W Garrett 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .695    0    2   3   GDP
T Martinez SS                 3   1   1   0    0   2  .223  .515    0    0   2   
J Matlack P                   1   1   0   0    1   1  .098  .327    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       30   7   8   7    3   5                    27   6

BATTING

3B: J Milner (2, off R Folkers).

HR: W Mays (5, off D Segui; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SH: J Matlack (8, off R Folkers).

TB: W Mays 4; J Milner 3; F Millan 2; J Grote; C Jones; D Hahn; T Martinez.

GIDP: W Garrett (5).

RBI: W Mays 3 (20); J Milner 2 (52); D Hahn (4); J Grote (9).

2-out RBI: W Mays 3; J Milner 2; J Grote.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 4 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Garrett-F Millan-W Mays.

E: W Garrett (13).

BASERUNNING

SB: F Millan (2, 2nd base off O Pena/T Simmons).

PITCHING

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Folkers, L (3-3)             4.1   6   4   4    1   3   0   2.97   20     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 6     37    -     0.87  -0.37
O Pena                         0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.36    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.68   0.11
D Segui                        2     2   3   3    1   1   1   2.84    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 2          0-0    0.76  -0.13
E Sprague                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.99    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         8     8   7   7    3   5   1          34     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 1· 8          2-0

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, W (8-14)            9    10   3   3    3  11   1   3.48   40     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 2· 9     63    -     1.05   0.11
Totals                         9    10   3   3    3  11   1          40     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 2· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Bob Engel.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 25,764.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            New York Mets                        
1. L Brock              LF    1. D Hahn               CF 
2. T Sizemore           2B    2. F Millan             2B 
3. J Torre              1B    3. W Mays               1B 
4. T Simmons            C     4. C Jones              RF 
5. L Melendez           CF    5. J Milner             LF 
6. K Reitz              SS    6. J Grote              C  
7. B Carbo              RF    7. W Garrett            3B 
8. T Hughes             3B    8. T Martinez           SS 
9. R Folkers            P     9. J Matlack            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  12-      20%  74% J Milner        R Folkers       Triple to RF; Jones Scores; Millan Scores
   b 7   2  3-4  12-      18%  97% W Mays          D Segui         Home Run; Matlack Scores; Millan Scores
   t 5   0  3-2  12-      15%  67% J Torre         J Matlack       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Brock to 3B
   t 5   2  3-2  --3     -13%  53% T Simmons       J Matlack       Single to LF; Brock Scores
   b 5   1  3-3  -2-      13%  72% D Hahn          R Folkers       Single to LF; Martinez Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Strikeout
          ---      50%  T Sizemore      Single to LF
          1--      46%  J Torre         Single to LF; Sizemore to 2B
   O      12-      50%  T Simmons       Strikeout
   O      12-      55%  L Melendez      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Folkers facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D Hahn          Walk
   O      1--      55%  F Millan        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      52%  W Mays          Flyball: RF
          1--      54%  C Jones         Single to RF; Millan to 2B
   RR     12-      74%  J Milner        Triple to RF; Jones Scores; Millan Scores
                  Rusty Staub pinch runs for John Milner batting 5th
   R      --3      81%  J Grote         Single to RF; Staub Scores
   O      1--      80%  W Garrett       Popfly: SS
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jon Matlack facing 6-7-8
                  Cleon Jones moves to LF; Rusty Staub moves to RF
   O      ---      82%  K Reitz         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  B Carbo         Flyball: LF
          ---      82%  T Hughes        Single to RF
   O      1--      84%  R Folkers       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rich Folkers facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  T Martinez      Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  J Matlack       Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  D Hahn          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
          ---      78%  L Brock         Single to 2B/Bunt
          1--      76%  T Sizemore      Brock Steals 2B
   R      -2-      69%  " "             Single to LF; Brock Scores
   O      1--      72%  J Torre         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      76%  T Simmons       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      78%  L Melendez      Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rich Folkers facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      76%  F Millan        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  W Mays          Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Jon Matlack facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      77%  K Reitz         Popfly: 2B
   R      ---      66%  B Carbo         Home Run
   O      ---      68%  T Hughes        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      69%  R Folkers       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rich Folkers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      67%  R Staub         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      66%  J Grote         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  W Garrett       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
          ---      56%  L Brock         Double to RF
          -2-      51%  T Sizemore      Walk
   OO     12-      67%  J Torre         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Brock to 3B
   R      --3      53%  T Simmons       Single to LF; Brock Scores
   O      1--      56%  L Melendez      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Rich Folkers facing 8-9-1
          ---      61%  T Martinez      Single to CF
   O      1--      59%  J Matlack       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Martinez to 2B
   R      -2-      72%  D Hahn          Single to LF; Martinez Scores
          1--      78%  F Millan        Single to RF; Hahn to 3B
                  Orlando Pena replaces Rich Folkers pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      80%  W Mays          Millan Steals 2B
   O      -23      73%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -23      67%  C Jones         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Jon Matlack facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      71%  K Reitz         Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      67%  B Carbo         Walk
   O      1--      71%  T Hughes        Strikeout
                  Bill Stein pinch hits for Orlando Pena batting 9th
   O      1--      75%  B Stein         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Diego Segui facing 5-6-7
                  Diego Segui replaces Bill Stein pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      73%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  J Grote         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      71%  W Garrett       Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  L Brock         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      70%  T Sizemore      Single to LF
   O      1--      76%  J Torre         Strikeout
   O      1--      80%  T Simmons       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Diego Segui facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      78%  T Martinez      Strikeout Looking
          ---      80%  J Matlack       Walk
   O      1--      78%  D Hahn          Popfly: SS
          1--      80%  F Millan        Single to LF; Matlack to 2B
   RRR    12-      97%  W Mays          Home Run; Matlack Scores; Millan Scores
   O      ---      97%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 7.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Jon Matlack facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  L Melendez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  K Reitz         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      98%  B Carbo         Walk
   O      1--      99%  T Hughes        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-3, Ed Sprague facing 5-6-7
                  Ed Sprague replaces Diego Segui pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  R Staub         Walk
   O      1--      99%  J Grote         Popfly: 2B
   OO     1--      99%  W Garrett       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Jon Matlack facing 9-1-2
                  Tim McCarver pinch hits for Ed Sprague batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  T McCarver      Strikeout
          ---      99%  L Brock         Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  T Sizemore      Lineout: 3B
          1--      99%  J Torre         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Brock to 2B
   O      12-     100%  T Simmons       Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation