April 11, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
@BOS 6
(11) CAL 11
TEX 8 MIL 7
@CLE 6 DET 4
NYY 1 CHW 4
@MIN 4
(6) ATL 6
LAD 4 PHI 4
@CHC 3 STL 8
@NYM 7 STL 4
@NYM 3 MON 5
@PIT 1 HOU 9
@SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 34,382

Thursday, April 11, 1974, 4:24PM
Time of Game: 2:23

Cardinals

4-1

Won 2

1st

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

W: R Folkers (1-0), L: B Apodaca (0-1)

Mets

2-3

Lost 2

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .656    0    3   1   
T Sizemore 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .429  .929    0    1   4   
R Smith RF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .824    0    2   0   CS,GDP
J Torre 1B-3B                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .263  .785    0    5   0   
T Simmons C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .777    0    5   0   
  J Dwyer PR-1B               0   1   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
L Melendez CF                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.250    0    5   0   2B
  B McBride PH-CF             1   1   1   0    0   0  .389  .844    0    0   0   
K Reitz 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .389 1.011    0    1   1   
  J Cruz PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 1.667    0    0   0   CS
  S Papi SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
M Tyson SS                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .620    0    3   1   IW
  T McCarver PH-C             0   0   0   1    0   0  .500  .833    0    0   0   SF
A Foster P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  J Hickman PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .667 2.334    0    0   0   HR
  R Folkers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   
Totals                       31   4   7   3    3   2                    27  10

BATTING

2B: L Melendez (1, off G Stone).

HR: J Hickman (1, off G Stone; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: T McCarver (1, off R Sadecki).

IBB: M Tyson (1, by G Stone).

TB: J Hickman 4; L Melendez 3; T Sizemore; J Cruz; B McBride; T Simmons.

GIDP: R Smith (3).

RBI: T McCarver (2); J Hickman (1); J Cruz (2).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Papi-T Sizemore-J Dwyer; T Sizemore-M Tyson-J Torre.

E: T Sizemore (1); J Torre (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Cruz (1, 2nd base by R Sadecki/R Hodges); R Smith (1, 2nd base by G Stone/R Hodges).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Garrett 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .150  .550    0    0   3   
F Millan 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .389  .889    0    2   1   GDP
R Staub RF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .100  .317    0    3   0   
C Jones LF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .554    0    5   0   
J Milner 1B                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .350  .835    0    8   0   
D Schneck CF                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .462 1.000    0    4   0   2B,SB
R Hodges C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   2   
  G Theodore PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
B Harrelson SS                3   0   0   0    1   0  .400 1.083    0    2   4   
G Stone P                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  B Apodaca P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Sadecki P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Hahn PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .444 1.000    0    0   0   GDP
Totals                       34   3   8   3    2   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Schneck (1, off A Foster).

TB: D Schneck 3; F Millan 2; J Milner 2; R Staub; C Jones.

GIDP: F Millan (1); D Hahn (1).

RBI: D Schneck (4); J Milner (3); C Jones (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Harrelson-F Millan-J Milner.

E: G Stone (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Schneck (1, 2nd base off A Foster/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
A Foster                       7     7   3   2    2   4   0   2.57   29     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 0· 7     55    -     1.03  -0.14
R Folkers, W (1-0)             2     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    2.25   0.21
Totals                         9     8   3   2    2   5   0          36     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0· 8           -

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
G Stone                        8     4   2   1    3   1   1   1.13   30     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0· 4     66    -     1.10   0.23
B Apodaca, BS (1), L (0-1)     0.1   3   2   2    0   1   0  18.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          0-0    3.79  -0.54
R Sadecki                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    2.85  -0.12
Totals                         9     7   4   3    3   2   1          35     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0· 7          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: G Stone (1; M Tyson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 34,382.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            New York Mets                        
1. L Brock              LF    1. W Garrett            3B 
2. T Sizemore           2B    2. F Millan             2B 
3. R Smith              RF    3. R Staub              RF 
4. J Torre              1B    4. C Jones              LF 
5. T Simmons            C     5. J Milner             1B 
6. L Melendez           CF    6. D Schneck            CF 
7. K Reitz              3B    7. R Hodges             C  
8. M Tyson              SS    8. B Harrelson          SS 
9. A Foster             P     9. G Stone              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  3-2  12-      42%  69% J Cruz          B Apodaca       Single to CF; McBride to 3B; Dwyer Scores
   b 9   1  4-3  1--      20% 100% D Hahn          R Folkers       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 6   0  1-0  1--     -17%  39% R Staub         A Foster        Single to CF; Millan to 3B
   b 6   0  1-0  1-3     -15%  24% C Jones         A Foster        Fielder's Choice 2B; Millan Scores; Staub to 3B/Adv on E4
   t 9   1  3-3  1-3      14%  83% T McCarver      R Sadecki       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; McBride Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, George Stone facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  T Sizemore      Flyball: LF
          ---      48%  R Smith         Walk
   O      1--      45%  J Torre         Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Foster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  W Garrett       Strikeout
          ---      45%  F Millan        Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  R Staub         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
          1--      46%  C Jones         Single to CF; Staub to 2B
   O      12-      50%  J Milner        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, George Stone facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  J Torre         Walk
   O      1--      50%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF
          1--      59%  L Melendez      Double to CF; Torre to 3B
   R      -23      69%  K Reitz         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Reitz to 2B; Melendez to 3B; Torre Scores/No RBI/unER
          -23      70%  M Tyson         Intentional Walk
   O      123      63%  A Foster        Strikeout
   O      123      57%  L Brock         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Alan Foster facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  D Schneck       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      61%  R Hodges        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      60%  B Harrelson     Walk
   O      1--      62%  G Stone         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, George Stone facing 2-3-4
          ---      66%  T Sizemore      Single to CF
   OO     1--      59%  R Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      58%  J Torre         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Alan Foster facing 1-2-3
          ---      53%  W Garrett       Walk
   OO     1--      62%  F Millan        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, George Stone facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      61%  T Simmons       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      64%  L Melendez      Single to CF
   O      1--      61%  K Reitz         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      59%  M Tyson         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Alan Foster facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      62%  C Jones         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      64%  J Milner        Strikeout Looking
          ---      61%  D Schneck       Double to RF
   O      -2-      65%  R Hodges        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, George Stone facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      63%  A Foster        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      61%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      60%  T Sizemore      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Alan Foster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      63%  B Harrelson     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      66%  G Stone         Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  W Garrett       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, George Stone facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      65%  R Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      63%  J Torre         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  T Simmons       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Alan Foster facing 2-3-4
          ---      56%  F Millan        Single to CF
          1--      39%  R Staub         Single to CF; Millan to 3B
   R      1-3      24%  C Jones         Fielder's Choice 2B; Millan Scores; Staub to 3B/Adv on E4
   R      1-3      14%  J Milner        Single to LF; Staub Scores/unER; Jones to 3B
   RO     1-3      14%  D Schneck       Single to LF; Jones Scores; Milner out at 3B/LF-3B
          1--      13%  R Hodges        Schneck Steals 2B
   O      -2-      15%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      17%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, George Stone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      14%  L Melendez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      12%  K Reitz         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      10%  M Tyson         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Alan Foster facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      11%  G Stone         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      12%  W Garrett       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      12%  F Millan        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, George Stone facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Hickman pinch hits for Alan Foster batting 9th
   R      ---      24%  J Hickman       Home Run
   O      ---      19%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      15%  T Sizemore      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      12%  R Smith         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rich Folkers facing 3-4-5
                  Rich Folkers replaces Jim Hickman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      14%  R Staub         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      15%  C Jones         Flyball: RF
          ---      14%  J Milner        Single to LF
   O      1--      15%  D Schneck       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Apodaca facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Apodaca replaces George Stone pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---       8%  J Torre         Strikeout
          ---      16%  T Simmons       Single to LF
                  Bake McBride pinch hits for Luis Melendez batting 6th; Jim Dwyer pinch runs for Ted Simmons batting 5th
          1--      27%  B McBride       Single to LF; Dwyer to 2B
                  Jose Cruz pinch hits for Ken Reitz batting 7th
   R      12-      69%  J Cruz          Single to CF; McBride to 3B; Dwyer Scores
                  Ray Sadecki replaces Bob Apodaca pitching and batting 9th; Tim McCarver pinch hits for Mike Tyson batting 8th
   RO     1-3      83%  T McCarver      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; McBride Scores
   O      1--      81%  R Folkers       Cruz Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Rich Folkers facing 7-8-9
                  Tim McCarver moves to C; Jim Dwyer moves to 1B; Joe Torre moves to 3B; Stan Papi replaces Jose Cruz playing SS batting 7th; Bake McBride moves to CF; George Theodore pinch hits for Ron Hodges batting 7th
          ---      68%  G Theodore      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      80%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Don Hahn pinch hits for Ray Sadecki batting 9th
   OO     1--     100%  D Hahn          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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