September 5, 1973 Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 7
BAL 5 OAK 11
@CAL 8 DET 7
@CLE 3 CIN 9
@HOU 3
(11) NYM 4
PHI 0 STL 5
@PIT 3 SDP 4
ATL 3 SFG 7
LAD 0

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 12,563

Wednesday, September 5, 1973
Time of Game: 2:39

Phillies

63-77

Lost 2

6th, 9 GB

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

W: R Sadecki (4-3), L: W Twitchell (13-8), S: T McGraw (16)

Mets

66-73

Won 2

4th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harmon 2B-SS                4   0   0   0    1   1  .208  .507    0    2   3   
M Anderson RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .752    0    1   0   
W Montanez 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .706    0    6   0   
G Luzinski LF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .288  .833    0    3   0   
B Robinson CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .877    0    6   0   
B Boone C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .679    0    2   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  2   0   2   0    2   0  .213  .732    0    0   1   
L Bowa SS                     1   0   0   0    1   0  .210  .495    0    3   1   
  B Grabarkewitz PH-2B        1   0   0   0    1   1  .179  .641    0    1   2   
W Twitchell P                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .101  .231    0    0   0   
  C Tovar PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .701    0    0   0   
  G Culver P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Robinson PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .228  .511    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   0   4   0    6   8                    24   7

BATTING

TB: M Schmidt 2; W Montanez; B Boone.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Grabarkewitz-T Harmon-W Montanez.

E: M Schmidt (17).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Garrett 3B                  4   1   1   2    1   1  .240  .702    0    0   3   3B,GDP
F Millan 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .680    0    4   0   
R Staub RF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .273  .770    0    3   0   HR
J Milner LF                   2   0   1   0    2   0  .246  .793    0    3   0   SB
E Kranepool 1B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .242  .621    0    5   0   
J Grote C                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .256  .605    0    8   0   
D Hahn CF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .238  .592    0    3   0   
B Harrelson SS                3   1   1   0    1   0  .257  .651    0    1   5   
R Sadecki P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .483    0    0   0   
  T McGraw P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .063  .126    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       29   4   5   3    7   2                    27   8

BATTING

3B: W Garrett (2, off G Culver).

HR: R Staub (12, off W Twitchell; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

SH: T McGraw (3, off G Culver).

TB: R Staub 4; W Garrett 3; B Harrelson; J Grote; J Milner.

GIDP: W Garrett (7).

RBI: W Garrett 2 (44); R Staub (62).

2-out RBI: W Garrett 2; R Staub.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Milner (1, 2nd base off W Twitchell/B Boone).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Twitchell, L (13-8)          5     3   2   1    4   1   1   2.52   23     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 1· 3     52    -     1.05  -0.02
G Culver                       3     2   2   2    3   1   0   3.31   14     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 1          0-0    0.37  -0.09
Totals                         8     5   4   3    7   2   1          37     -       ·  ·     11·12· 1· 4           -

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
R Sadecki, W (4-3)             5.2   3   0   0    5   6   0   3.43   25     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 0· 3     64    -     1.10   0.28
T McGraw, S (16)               3.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   4.86   12     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 0          2-0    0.86   0.11
Totals                         9     4   0   0    6   8   0          37     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 3          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: W Twitchell (13); G Culver (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ken Burkhart.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 12,563.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         New York Mets                        
1. T Harmon             2B    1. W Garrett            3B 
2. M Anderson           RF    2. F Millan             2B 
3. W Montanez           1B    3. R Staub              RF 
4. G Luzinski           LF    4. J Milner             LF 
5. B Robinson           CF    5. E Kranepool          1B 
6. B Boone              C     6. J Grote              C  
7. M Schmidt            3B    7. D Hahn               CF 
8. L Bowa               SS    8. B Harrelson          SS 
9. W Twitchell          P     9. R Sadecki            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  ---      11%  62% R Staub         W Twitchell     Home Run
   t 6   2  2-0  123      11%  86% C Tovar         T McGraw        Flyball: RF
   b 6   2  0-2  12-      10%  96% W Garrett       G Culver        Triple to RF; Grote Scores; Harrelson Scores
   t 4   2  1-0  123      10%  69% W Twitchell     R Sadecki       Strikeout Looking
   b 5   2  0-1  123       9%  83% E Kranepool     W Twitchell     Wild Pitch; Garrett Scores/unER; Millan to 3B; Milner to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Harmon        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  M Anderson      Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  W Montanez      Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Wayne Twitchell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  W Garrett       Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  F Millan        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      62%  R Staub         Home Run
          ---      63%  J Milner        Single to CF
   O      1--      61%  E Kranepool     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Sadecki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      64%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      65%  B Boone         Popfly: SS
          ---      64%  M Schmidt       Walk
   O      1--      66%  L Bowa          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wayne Twitchell facing 6-7-8
          ---      69%  J Grote         Single to LF
   O      1--      67%  D Hahn          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      64%  B Harrelson     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      62%  R Sadecki       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Sadecki facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  W Twitchell     Strikeout
          ---      62%  T Harmon        Walk
   O      1--      65%  M Anderson      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      68%  W Montanez      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wayne Twitchell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  W Garrett       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      64%  F Millan        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      63%  R Staub         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Sadecki facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      66%  G Luzinski      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      68%  B Robinson      Strikeout
          ---      67%  B Boone         Single to LF
          1--      64%  M Schmidt       Single to CF; Boone to 2B
          12-      60%  L Bowa          Walk; Boone to 3B; Schmidt to 2B
   O      123      69%  W Twitchell     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wayne Twitchell facing 4-5-6
          ---      73%  J Milner        Walk
          1--      75%  E Kranepool     Milner Steals 2B
   O      -2-      71%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      69%  J Grote         Groundout: 2B-1B; Milner to 3B
          --3      70%  D Hahn          Walk
   O      1-3      65%  B Harrelson     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  T Harmon        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      70%  M Anderson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      72%  W Montanez      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wayne Twitchell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      70%  R Sadecki       Flyball: CF
          ---      72%  W Garrett       Walk
          1--      75%  F Millan        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Garrett to 2B
   O      12-      71%  R Staub         Popfly: SS
          12-      74%  J Milner        Walk; Garrett to 3B; Millan to 2B
   R      123      83%  E Kranepool     Wild Pitch; Garrett Scores/unER; Millan to 3B; Milner to 2B
   O      -23      80%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Ray Sadecki facing 4-5-6
          ---      74%  G Luzinski      Walk
   O      1--      79%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      83%  B Boone         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      80%  M Schmidt       Walk; Boone to 2B
                  Tug McGraw replaces Ray Sadecki pitching and batting 9th; Billy Grabarkewitz pinch hits for Larry Bowa batting 8th
          12-      75%  B Grabarkewitz  Walk; Boone to 3B; Schmidt to 2B
                  Cesar Tovar pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell batting 9th
   O      123      86%  C Tovar         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, George Culver facing 6-7-8
                  George Culver replaces Cesar Tovar pitching and batting 9th; Billy Grabarkewitz moves to 2B; Terry Harmon moves to SS
          ---      88%  J Grote         Walk
   O      1--      86%  D Hahn          Flyball: RF
          1--      88%  B Harrelson     Single to CF; Grote to 2B
   O      12-      86%  T McGraw        Strikeout (foul bunt)
   RR     12-      96%  W Garrett       Triple to RF; Grote Scores; Harrelson Scores
   O      --3      95%  F Millan        Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Tug McGraw facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  T Harmon        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  M Anderson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  W Montanez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, George Culver facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  J Milner        Flyball: LF
          ---      97%  E Kranepool     Walk
          1--      97%  J Grote         Wild Pitch; Kranepool to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Tug McGraw facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  G Luzinski      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  B Robinson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  B Boone         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, George Culver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  D Hahn          Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  B Harrelson     Walk
          1--      99%  T McGraw        Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Harrelson to 2B; McGraw to 1B
   OO     12-      99%  W Garrett       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Tug McGraw facing 7-8-9
          ---      97%  M Schmidt       Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      99%  B Grabarkewitz  Strikeout Looking
                  Craig Robinson pinch hits for George Culver batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  C Robinson      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--     100%  T Harmon        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation