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Standings
NYY
@BAL		0
2
TEX
@CAL		3
8
MIN
@CHW		3
4
BOS
@CLE		12
2
MIL
@DET		9
0
OAK
@KCR		0
2
CIN
@ATL		2
1
CHC
@MON		2
1
STL
@NYM		0
4
PHI
@PIT		3
6
HOU
@SDP		3
0
LAD
@SFG		6
4
Saturday, June 29, 1974
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 37,317, Time of Game: 1:58
Cardinals
0
38-34
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Mets
4
30-42
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 8 GB
W: Jon Matlack (6-5)
L: John Curtis (4-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  1
Mets            2  0  0   0  1  0   1  0  X    4  7  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .316 .803 -0.084 1.02 0.000 -0.084 -0.9 0 0
Ted Sizemore 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .253 .656 -0.033 0.71 0.024 -0.058 -0.4 0 3
Reggie Smith RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .359 1.027 -0.082 0.82 0.000 -0.082 -0.9 2 0
Ted Simmons C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .789 -0.061 0.79 0.000 -0.061 -0.6 3 0
Joe Torre 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .760 -0.046 0.63 0.000 -0.046 -0.5 13 0
Luis Melendez CF 2 0 0 0 1 2 .260 .660 -0.050 0.81 0.026 -0.076 -0.5 4 0 CS
Ken Reitz 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .679 -0.039 0.53 0.000 -0.039 -0.5 0 5
Mike Tyson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .507 -0.041 0.55 0.000 -0.041 -0.5 2 2
John Curtis P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .094 .215 0.028 0.65 0.028 0.000 0.2 0 1
   Tom Heintzelman PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .317 .868 0.040 0.87 0.040 0.000 0.4
   Mike Thompson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Hickman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .750 -0.003 0.11 0.000 -0.003 -0.1
   Rich Folkers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 27 0 1 0 3 7 .037 .170 -0.371 0.73 0.118 -0.490 -4.1 24 11
TB: J Curtis.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
E: L Brock (6).
Baserunning
CS: L Melendez (1, 2nd base by J Matlack POCS).

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wayne Garrett 3B 2 3 2 1 2 0 .201 .636 0.130 0.51 0.130 0.000 2.0 1 3 HR
Jerry Grote C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .653 -0.049 0.72 0.000 -0.049 -1.0 6 1
George Theodore 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .167 .417 -0.015 0.57 0.022 -0.037 -0.1 14 1
Cleon Jones LF 3 1 2 3 1 0 .272 .720 0.223 0.75 0.233 -0.010 2.8 0 0 HR,2B
Rusty Staub RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .257 .782 -0.061 0.66 0.001 -0.062 -0.9 3 0 IW
Don Hahn CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .315 .857 -0.040 0.40 0.000 -0.040 -1.1 0 0
Ted Martinez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .185 .506 0.034 0.27 0.050 -0.016 0.2 2 5 2B
Ken Boswell 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274 .630 -0.046 0.35 0.004 -0.049 -0.7 1 4
Jon Matlack P 4 0 0 0 0 2 .121 .264 -0.047 0.46 0.000 -0.047 -0.9 0 2
Team Totals 31 4 7 4 5 3 .226 .817 0.129 0.52 0.440 -0.310 0.3 27 16
2B: T Martinez (3, off J Curtis); C Jones (10, off M Thompson).
HR: W Garrett (7, off J Curtis; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); C Jones (6, off J Curtis; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
IBB: R Staub (6, by M Thompson).
TB: C Jones 6; W Garrett 5; T Martinez 2; K Boswell; G Theodore.
RBI: C Jones 3 (28); W Garrett (20).
2-out RBI: C Jones 3.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Curtis, L (4-8) 5 5 3 3 3 1 2 4.53 23 43 -0.124 0.72 -0.7
Mike Thompson 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 5.73 10 0 0 -0.006 0.22 -0.1
Rich Folkers 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.03 3 0 0 0.002 0.03 0.5
Team Totals 8 7 4 4 5 3 2 4.50 36 43 0 0 -0.128 0.73 -0.3

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jon Matlack, W (6-5) 9 1 0 0 3 7 0 2.47 30 89 0.372 0.73 4.1
Team Totals 9 1 0 0 3 7 0 0.00 30 89 0.372 0.52 4.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: M Thompson (4; R Staub).
Pickoffs: J Matlack (3; L Melendez, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.
Time of Game: 1:58.
Attendance: 37,317.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         New York Mets
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Wayne Garrett 3B
2 Ted Sizemore 2B 2 Jerry Grote C
3 Reggie Smith RF 3 George Theodore 1B
4 Ted Simmons C 4 Cleon Jones LF
5 Joe Torre 1B 5 Rusty Staub RF
6 Luis Melendez CF 6 Don Hahn CF
7 Ken Reitz 3B 7 Ted Martinez SS
8 Mike Tyson SS 8 Ken Boswell 2B
9 John Curtis P 9 Jon Matlack P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 2 -2- RR NYM C. Jones J. Curtis 19% 72% Home Run; Garrett Scores
b5 2-0 0 --- R NYM W. Garrett J. Curtis 7% 90% Home Run
b4 2-0 1 --- NYM T. Martinez J. Curtis 5% 83% Double to CF (LF-CF); Martinez to 3B/Adv on E7
b3 2-0 2 123 O NYM R. Staub J. Curtis -5% 75% Groundout: P-1B
b4 2-0 1 --3 O NYM K. Boswell J. Curtis -4% 79% Flyball: CF

Play By Play

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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' Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock J. Matlack 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- STL T. Sizemore J. Matlack -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- O STL R. Smith J. Matlack 3% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 1-- O STL T. Simmons J. Matlack 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Curtis facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- NYM W. Garrett J. Curtis 4% 58% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 0 1-- O NYM J. Grote J. Curtis -2% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B; Garrett to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O NYM G. Theodore J. Curtis -3% 53% Foul Flyball: 1B
b1 0-0 2 -2- RR NYM C. Jones J. Curtis 19% 72% Home Run; Garrett Scores
b1 2-0 2 --- O NYM R. Staub J. Curtis -1% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 2.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 --- O STL J. Torre J. Matlack 2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-2 1 --- STL L. Melendez J. Matlack -3% 71% Walk
t2 0-2 1 1-- O STL K. Reitz J. Matlack 4% 75% Melendez Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
t2 0-2 2 --- O STL K. Reitz J. Matlack 1% 76% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' John Curtis facing 6-7-8
b2 2-0 0 --- O NYM D. Hahn J. Curtis -1% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2-0 1 --- O NYM T. Martinez J. Curtis -1% 73% Flyball: RF
b2 2-0 2 --- O NYM K. Boswell J. Curtis -1% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- O STL M. Tyson J. Matlack 2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-2 1 --- STL J. Curtis J. Matlack -3% 72% Single to LF
t3 0-2 1 1-- O STL L. Brock J. Matlack 3% 75% Flyball: RF
t3 0-2 2 1-- O STL T. Sizemore J. Matlack 2% 78% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' John Curtis facing 9-1-2
b3 2-0 0 --- O NYM J. Matlack J. Curtis -1% 76% Strikeout Looking
b3 2-0 1 --- NYM W. Garrett J. Curtis 2% 78% Walk
b3 2-0 1 1-- O NYM J. Grote J. Curtis -2% 76% Flyball: RF
b3 2-0 2 1-- NYM G. Theodore J. Curtis 1% 77% Single to LF; Garrett to 2B
b3 2-0 2 12- NYM C. Jones J. Curtis 2% 79% Walk; Garrett to 3B; Theodore to 2B
b3 2-0 2 123 O NYM R. Staub J. Curtis -5% 75% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 3-4-5
t4 0-2 0 --- O STL R. Smith J. Matlack 3% 77% Strikeout (C-1B)
t4 0-2 1 --- O STL T. Simmons J. Matlack 2% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-2 2 --- O STL J. Torre J. Matlack 1% 80% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' John Curtis facing 6-7-8
b4 2-0 0 --- O NYM D. Hahn J. Curtis -1% 78% Flyball: CF
b4 2-0 1 --- NYM T. Martinez J. Curtis 5% 83% Double to CF (LF-CF); Martinez to 3B/Adv on E7
b4 2-0 1 --3 O NYM K. Boswell J. Curtis -4% 79% Flyball: CF
b4 2-0 2 --3 O NYM J. Matlack J. Curtis -3% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 6-7-8
t5 0-2 0 --- O STL L. Melendez J. Matlack 3% 80% Strikeout
t5 0-2 1 --- O STL K. Reitz J. Matlack 2% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-2 2 --- O STL M. Tyson J. Matlack 1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' John Curtis facing 1-2-3
b5 2-0 0 --- R NYM W. Garrett J. Curtis 7% 90% Home Run
b5 3-0 0 --- O NYM J. Grote J. Curtis -1% 89% Popfly: SS
b5 3-0 1 --- NYM G. Theodore J. Curtis 1% 90% Walk
b5 3-0 1 1-- O NYM C. Jones J. Curtis -1% 89% Flyball: CF
b5 3-0 2 1-- O NYM R. Staub J. Curtis -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 9-1-2
Tom Heintzelman pinch hits for John Curtis (P) batting 9th
t6 0-3 0 --- STL T. Heintzelman J. Matlack -4% 84% Walk
t6 0-3 0 1-- O STL L. Brock J. Matlack 2% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B; Heintzelman to 2B
t6 0-3 1 -2- O STL T. Sizemore J. Matlack 3% 89% Groundout: P-1B; Heintzelman to 3B
t6 0-3 2 --3 O STL R. Smith J. Matlack 3% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Mike Thompson facing 6-7-8
Mike Thompson replaces Tom Heintzelman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-0 0 --- O NYM D. Hahn M. Thompson -1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 3-0 1 --- O NYM T. Martinez M. Thompson -0% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 3-0 2 --- NYM K. Boswell M. Thompson 0% 91% Single to CF
b6 3-0 2 1-- O NYM J. Matlack M. Thompson -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
t7 0-3 0 --- O STL T. Simmons J. Matlack 2% 93% Popfly: 1B
t7 0-3 1 --- O STL J. Torre J. Matlack 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-3 2 --- O STL L. Melendez J. Matlack 1% 95% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Mike Thompson facing 1-2-3
b7 3-0 0 --- NYM W. Garrett M. Thompson 1% 96% Walk
b7 3-0 0 1-- O NYM J. Grote M. Thompson -1% 95% Strikeout
b7 3-0 1 1-- O NYM G. Theodore M. Thompson -0% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Garrett to 2B
b7 3-0 2 -2- R NYM C. Jones M. Thompson 3% 97% Double to RF; Garrett Scores
b7 4-0 2 -2- NYM R. Staub M. Thompson 0% 97% Intentional Walk
b7 4-0 2 12- O NYM D. Hahn M. Thompson -0% 97% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 7-8-9
t8 0-4 0 --- O STL K. Reitz J. Matlack 1% 98% Flyball: RF
t8 0-4 1 --- O STL M. Tyson J. Matlack 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
Jim Hickman pinch hits for Mike Thompson (P) batting 9th
t8 0-4 2 --- O STL J. Hickman J. Matlack 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Rich Folkers facing 7-8-9
Rich Folkers replaces Jim Hickman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-0 0 --- O NYM T. Martinez R. Folkers -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 4-0 1 --- O NYM K. Boswell R. Folkers -0% 99% Popfly: SS
b8 4-0 2 --- O NYM J. Matlack R. Folkers -0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
t9 0-4 0 --- O STL L. Brock J. Matlack 1% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 0-4 1 --- O STL T. Sizemore J. Matlack 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-4 2 --- O STL R. Smith J. Matlack 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4.

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