August 5, 1973 St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 40,280

Sunday, August 5, 1973, 4:10PM
Time of Game: 2:41

Cardinals

61-50

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  2   0  1  1   0  0  0    4 13  0
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  5  0

W: R Wise (13-6), L: J McAndrew (3-8)

Mets

48-60

Lost 3

6th, 11½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   2   2   0    0   1  .290  .737    0    2   0   3B,2B
T Sizemore 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .699    0    3   3   2B,SH
T McCarver 1B                 3   0   2   2    0   1  .252  .680    0    4   0   SF
  K Reitz 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .619    0    0   1   
T Simmons C                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .294  .779    0    5   0   GDP
B Carbo RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .809    0    2   0   
J Torre 3B-1B                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .288  .796    0    5   0   
J Cruz CF                     4   0   3   0    0   1  .232  .714    0    4   0   2B,SB
M Tyson SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .582    0    2   0   
R Wise P                      3   1   1   2    0   1  .183  .592    0    0   1   HR,SF
Totals                       35   4  13   4    1   7                    27   5

BATTING

2B: L Brock (17, off J McAndrew); T Sizemore (13, off B Capra); J Cruz (21, off J McAndrew).

3B: L Brock (5, off J McAndrew).

HR: R Wise (2, off J McAndrew; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: R Wise (1, off B Capra); T McCarver (6, off J McAndrew).

SH: T Sizemore (13, off J McAndrew).

TB: L Brock 5; J Cruz 4; R Wise 4; T Sizemore 2; T Simmons 2; T McCarver 2; J Torre; M Tyson.

GIDP: T Simmons (21).

RBI: T McCarver 2 (34); R Wise 2 (10).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cruz (10, 2nd base off B Capra/R Hodges).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hahn CF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .655    0    0   0   2B
F Millan 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .698    0    3   3   
R Staub RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .766    0    0   0   
J Milner 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .241  .807    0    9   1   HR
C Jones LF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .270  .712    0    4   0   2B
K Boswell 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .559    0    0   2   
R Hodges C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .537    0    8   0   
T Martinez SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .520    0    2   2   
  B Capra P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  E Kranepool PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .629    0    0   0   
  J Strohmayer P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533         0   0   
J McAndrew P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .581    0    0   1   
  B Ostrosser SS              2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   3   
Totals                       32   1   5   1    0   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: D Hahn (7, off R Wise); C Jones (9, off R Wise).

HR: J Milner (19, off R Wise; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: J Milner 4; C Jones 3; D Hahn 2; R Staub.

RBI: J Milner (53).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Boswell-J Milner-T Martinez; T Martinez-F Millan-J Milner.

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 Wise, W (13-6)               9     5   1   1    0   5   1   2.94   32     -       ·  ·      6·15· 1· 5     78    -     0.80   0.36
Totals                         9     5   1   1    0   5   1          32     -       ·  ·      6·15· 1· 5           -

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 McAndrew, L (3-8)            5    12   4   4    0   3   1   5.73   25     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 0·12     30    -     0.83  -0.18
B Capra                        3     1   0   0    1   4   0   4.98   11     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          2-1    0.40   0.04
J Strohmayer                   1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.75    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9    13   4   4    1   7   1          39     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0·13          2-1

J McAndrew faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 40,280.

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. T McCarver           1B    3. R Staub              RF 
4. T Simmons            C     4. J Milner             1B 
5. B Carbo              RF    5. C Jones              LF 
6. J Torre              3B    6. K Boswell            3B 
7. J Cruz               CF    7. R Hodges             C  
8. M Tyson              SS    8. T Martinez           SS 
9. R Wise               P     9. J McAndrew           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  0-0  ---      12%  62% R Wise          J McAndrew      Home Run
   t 3   0  0-1  ---       9%  72% L Brock         J McAndrew      Triple to RF
   t 2   1  0-0  -2-      -7%  45% M Tyson         J McAndrew      Double Play: Groundout: 3B-1B-SS
   t 3   1  0-1  --3       6%  73% T McCarver      J McAndrew      Single to RF; Brock Scores
   t 5   0  0-2  ---       5%  82% L Brock         J McAndrew      Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim McAndrew facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  T Sizemore      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  T McCarver      Single to RF
          1--      50%  T Simmons       Single to RF; McCarver to 2B
   O      12-      45%  B Carbo         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D Hahn          Popfly: SS
   O      ---      49%  F Millan        Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  R Staub         Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  J Milner        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim McAndrew facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  J Torre         Strikeout
          ---      52%  J Cruz          Double to LF
   OO     -2-      45%  M Tyson         Double Play: Groundout: 3B-1B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  C Jones         Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  K Boswell       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      48%  R Hodges        Popfly: SS
   O      1--      50%  T Martinez      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim McAndrew facing 9-1-2
   R      ---      62%  R Wise          Home Run
          ---      72%  L Brock         Triple to RF
   O      --3      67%  T Sizemore      Flyball: LF
   R      --3      73%  T McCarver      Single to RF; Brock Scores
   OO     1--      69%  T Simmons       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Wise facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      72%  J McAndrew      Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  D Hahn          Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  F Millan        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim McAndrew facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      73%  B Carbo         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      72%  J Torre         Strikeout
          ---      73%  J Cruz          Single to RF
          1--      75%  M Tyson         Single to LF; Cruz to 3B
   O      1-3      71%  R Wise          Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Wise facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      74%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      76%  J Milner        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      77%  C Jones         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim McAndrew facing 1-2-3
          ---      82%  L Brock         Double to LF
   O      -2-      81%  T Sizemore      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Brock to 3B
   RO     --3      84%  T McCarver      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Brock Scores
          ---      84%  T Simmons       Single to RF
   O      1--      83%  B Carbo         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Wise facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      85%  K Boswell       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      87%  R Hodges        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim McAndrew facing 6-7-8
          ---      89%  J Torre         Single to CF
          1--      93%  J Cruz          Single to LF; Torre to 3B
                  Buzz Capra replaces Ted Martinez pitching and batting 8th; Brian Ostrosser replaces Jim McAndrew playing SS batting 9th
          1-3      94%  M Tyson         Cruz Steals 2B
   O      -23      92%  " "             Popfly: SS
   RO     -23      93%  R Wise          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Torre Scores
   O      -2-      92%  L Brock         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Rick Wise facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  B Ostrosser     Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  D Hahn          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      95%  F Millan        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Buzz Capra facing 2-3-4
          ---      96%  T Sizemore      Double to LF
   O      -2-      95%  T McCarver      Strikeout
          -2-      96%  T Simmons       Walk
   O      12-      95%  B Carbo         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      94%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Rick Wise facing 3-4-5
                  Joe Torre moves to 1B; Ken Reitz replaces Tim McCarver playing 3B batting 3rd
   O      ---      96%  R Staub         Flyball: LF
   R      ---      92%  J Milner        Home Run
          ---      87%  C Jones         Double to RF
   O      -2-      91%  K Boswell       Groundout: 2B-1B; Jones to 3B
   O      --3      94%  R Hodges        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Buzz Capra facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      93%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  M Tyson         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  R Wise          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Rick Wise facing 8-9-1
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Buzz Capra batting 8th
   O      ---      95%  E Kranepool     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  B Ostrosser     Strikeout
          ---      95%  D Hahn          Double to RF
   O      -2-      97%  F Millan        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, John Strohmayer facing 1-2-3
                  John Strohmayer replaces Ed Kranepool pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---      97%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  T Sizemore      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  K Reitz         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Rick Wise facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  J Milner        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---     100%  C Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation