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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BAL		0
3
TEX
@CAL		9
2
MIN
@CHW		3
8
MIN
@CHW		6
3
BOS
@CLE		2
9
MIL
@DET		4
1
MIL
@DET		2
3
OAK
@KCR		7
8
CIN
@ATL		3
7
CHC
@MON		2
10
STL
@NYM		5
2
STL
@NYM		5
3		 
(10)
PHI
@PIT		8
11
PHI
@PIT		2
3
HOU
@SDP		3
1
HOU
@SDP		5
6		 
(11)
LAD
@SFG		5
3
Sunday, June 30, 1974,
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:16
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cardinals
5
39-34
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Mets
2
30-43
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Alan Foster (4-5)
L: Jerry Koosman (8-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   3  0  0   0  2  0    5 14  1
Mets            0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    2  8  1

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .314 .800 0.021 1.11 0.078 -0.057 -0.1 1 0 2B
Ted Sizemore 2B 4 0 1 1 1 0 .253 .656 0.141 0.95 0.177 -0.036 2.0 3 2
Reggie Smith RF 4 0 2 0 1 1 .362 1.029 0.010 0.96 0.051 -0.041 0.4 3 0
Ted Simmons C 5 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .776 -0.191 1.16 0.000 -0.191 -2.5 6 0 GDP
Joe Torre 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .281 .766 0.058 0.82 0.071 -0.014 0.2 5 1 IW
Luis Melendez CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .644 -0.141 1.20 0.003 -0.144 -1.2 7 0
Ken Reitz 3B 5 2 3 1 0 0 .302 .700 0.178 0.72 0.205 -0.027 1.3 0 0 HR
Mike Tyson SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 .218 .504 0.045 0.80 0.086 -0.041 -0.1 1 3
Alan Foster P 4 1 3 0 0 0 .259 .545 0.071 0.84 0.094 -0.023 1.0 1 0
   Al Hrabosky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 41 5 14 4 3 2 .341 .825 0.192 0.95 0.765 -0.574 0.9 27 6
2B: L Brock (17, off J Koosman).
HR: K Reitz (2, off T McGraw; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
IBB: J Torre (6, by J Koosman).
TB: K Reitz 6; A Foster 3; R Smith 2; L Brock 2; J Torre 2; L Melendez; T Sizemore; M Tyson.
GIDP: T Simmons (9).
RBI: L Brock (22); K Reitz (26); M Tyson (18); T Sizemore (30).
2-out RBI: T Sizemore.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Sizemore-J Torre.
E: A Foster (3).

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wayne Garrett 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .206 .646 0.143 1.09 0.181 -0.039 0.9 1 1 2B
Jerry Grote C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .650 -0.060 1.35 0.087 -0.147 -0.4 4 1
Rusty Staub RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .771 -0.201 1.94 0.000 -0.201 -1.4 3 0
Cleon Jones LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .271 .716 -0.031 1.44 0.065 -0.095 -0.4 2 0
John Milner 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .252 .745 -0.070 1.34 0.044 -0.114 -0.4 7 1
Ken Boswell 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .613 -0.150 1.47 0.000 -0.150 -1.0 6 4 GDP
   George Theodore PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .162 .406 -0.021 0.82 0.000 -0.021 -0.2
Don Hahn CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .321 .871 0.001 1.06 0.060 -0.059 0.2 2 0 2B
Ted Martinez SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .188 .517 0.015 1.20 0.104 -0.088 0.3 2 6 2B
Jerry Koosman P 2 0 1 1 0 1 .140 .322 0.087 1.37 0.111 -0.024 0.6 0 2
   Ed Kranepool PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .345 .864 -0.023 0.92 0.000 -0.023 -0.1
   Tug McGraw P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 2 8 2 0 6 .229 .543 -0.310 1.33 0.652 -0.961 -2.1 27 15
2B: W Garrett (11, off A Foster); T Martinez (4, off A Foster); D Hahn (7, off A Foster).
TB: D Hahn 3; W Garrett 3; T Martinez 2; J Grote; J Koosman; C Jones.
GIDP: K Boswell (8).
RBI: T Martinez (12); J Koosman (2).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Martinez-K Boswell-J Milner.
E: W Garrett (9).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Alan Foster, W (4-5) 7 8 2 2 0 4 0 3.84 29 57 0.094 1.29 0.2
Al Hrabosky, S (3) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.08 6 2 0 0.215 1.51 1.9
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 0 6 0 2.00 35 57 2 0 0.309 0.95 2.1
A Foster faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jerry Koosman, L (8-5) 7 9 3 2 3 2 0 3.11 33 48 -0.032 1.16 0.2
Tug McGraw 2 5 2 2 0 0 1 6.38 11 0 0 -0.159 0.38 -1.1
Team Totals 9 14 5 4 3 2 1 4.00 44 48 0 0 -0.191 1.33 -0.9
Balks: None.
WP: A Foster (2); T McGraw (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: J Koosman (4; J Torre).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Paul Pryor.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 0.
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 Rusty Staub RF
4 Ted Simmons C 4 Cleon Jones LF
5 Joe Torre 1B 5 John Milner 1B
6 Luis Melendez CF 6 Ken Boswell 2B
7 Ken Reitz 3B 7 Don Hahn CF
8 Mike Tyson SS 8 Ted Martinez SS
9 Alan Foster P 9 Jerry Koosman P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 2-3 1 1-- NYM W. Garrett A. Foster -13% 46% Double to RF; Koosman to 3B
b5 2-3 1 -23 O NYM J. Grote A. Foster 12% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 3-2 0 --- R STL K. Reitz T. McGraw 12% 88% Home Run
b5 1-3 1 -2- R NYM J. Koosman A. Foster -11% 60% Single to RF; Martinez Scores
b5 0-3 1 -2- R NYM T. Martinez A. Foster -10% 71% Double to LF; Hahn Scores

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' Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL L. Brock J. Koosman 6% 56% Double to LF
t1 0-0 0 -2- STL T. Sizemore J. Koosman 3% 59% Walk
t1 0-0 0 12- O STL R. Smith J. Koosman -2% 57% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Brock to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 O STL T. Simmons J. Koosman -6% 51% Fielder's Choice 1B; Brock out at Hm/1B-3B-C-3B; Smith to 3B; Simmons to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -23 STL J. Torre J. Koosman 1% 53% Intentional Walk
t1 0-0 2 123 O STL L. Melendez J. Koosman -7% 45% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Alan Foster facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYM W. Garrett A. Foster 2% 48% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- O NYM J. Grote A. Foster 1% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O NYM R. Staub A. Foster 1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jerry Koosman facing 7-8-9
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL K. Reitz J. Koosman -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 1 --- O STL M. Tyson J. Koosman -2% 46% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- STL A. Foster J. Koosman 1% 47% Single to RF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O STL L. Brock J. Koosman -2% 45% Groundout: P-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Alan Foster facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O NYM C. Jones A. Foster 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- NYM J. Milner A. Foster -3% 45% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
b2 0-0 1 1-- NYM K. Boswell A. Foster -2% 43% Wild Pitch; Milner to 2B
b2 0-0 1 -2- O NYM K. Boswell A. Foster 4% 47% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 -2- NYM D. Hahn A. Foster -2% 45% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Milner to 3B
b2 0-0 2 1-3 O NYM T. Martinez A. Foster 5% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jerry Koosman facing 2-3-4
t3 0-0 0 --- O STL T. Sizemore J. Koosman -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O STL R. Smith J. Koosman -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 2 --- O STL T. Simmons J. Koosman -1% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Alan Foster facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O NYM J. Koosman A. Foster 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 1 --- O NYM W. Garrett A. Foster 2% 49% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 2 --- O NYM J. Grote A. Foster 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jerry Koosman facing 5-6-7
t4 0-0 0 --- STL J. Torre J. Koosman 4% 54% Single to CF
t4 0-0 0 1-- O STL L. Melendez J. Koosman -4% 50% Flyball: RF
t4 0-0 1 1-- STL K. Reitz J. Koosman 8% 59% Single to RF; Torre to 3B
t4 0-0 1 1-3 R STL M. Tyson J. Koosman 9% 67% Single to LF; Torre Scores; Reitz to 2B
t4 1-0 1 12- STL A. Foster J. Koosman 6% 73% Single to LF; Reitz to 3B; Tyson to 2B
t4 1-0 1 123 RO STL L. Brock J. Koosman 2% 75% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Reitz Scores; Tyson to 3B
t4 2-0 2 1-3 R STL T. Sizemore J. Koosman 9% 83% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Tyson Scores/No RBI/unER; Brock to 3B
t4 3-0 2 1-3 STL R. Smith J. Koosman 1% 84% Walk; Sizemore to 2B
t4 3-0 2 123 O STL T. Simmons J. Koosman -4% 81% Popfly: SS
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Alan Foster facing 3-4-5
b4 0-3 0 --- O NYM R. Staub A. Foster 2% 83% Popfly: 2B
b4 0-3 1 --- O NYM C. Jones A. Foster 2% 84% Strikeout
b4 0-3 2 --- O NYM J. Milner A. Foster 1% 85% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mets' Jerry Koosman facing 5-6-7
t5 3-0 0 --- O STL J. Torre J. Koosman -1% 84% Foul Flyball: C
t5 3-0 1 --- O STL L. Melendez J. Koosman -1% 83% Flyball: RF
t5 3-0 2 --- STL K. Reitz J. Koosman 1% 84% Single to CF
t5 3-0 2 1-- O STL M. Tyson J. Koosman -1% 83% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Alan Foster facing 6-7-8
b5 0-3 0 --- O NYM K. Boswell A. Foster 2% 85% Groundout: 1B-P
b5 0-3 1 --- NYM D. Hahn A. Foster -4% 81% Double to LF
b5 0-3 1 -2- R NYM T. Martinez A. Foster -10% 71% Double to LF; Hahn Scores
b5 1-3 1 -2- R NYM J. Koosman A. Foster -11% 60% Single to RF; Martinez Scores
b5 2-3 1 1-- NYM W. Garrett A. Foster -13% 46% Double to RF; Koosman to 3B
b5 2-3 1 -23 O NYM J. Grote A. Foster 12% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2-3 2 -23 O NYM R. Staub A. Foster 9% 67% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mets' Jerry Koosman facing 9-1-2
t6 3-2 0 --- O STL A. Foster J. Koosman -2% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-2 1 --- O STL L. Brock J. Koosman -2% 63% Strikeout
t6 3-2 2 --- O STL T. Sizemore J. Koosman -1% 62% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Alan Foster facing 4-5-6
b6 2-3 0 --- NYM C. Jones A. Foster -6% 56% Single to LF
b6 2-3 0 1-- O NYM J. Milner A. Foster 6% 62% Strikeout Looking
b6 2-3 1 1-- OO NYM K. Boswell A. Foster 9% 71% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 2.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mets' Jerry Koosman facing 3-4-5
t7 3-2 0 --- STL R. Smith J. Koosman 4% 74% Single to LF
t7 3-2 0 1-- OO STL T. Simmons J. Koosman -7% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t7 3-2 2 --- STL J. Torre J. Koosman 1% 68% Single to CF
t7 3-2 2 1-- O STL L. Melendez J. Koosman -2% 66% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Alan Foster facing 7-8-9
b7 2-3 0 --- O NYM D. Hahn A. Foster 5% 70% Flyball: CF
b7 2-3 1 --- O NYM T. Martinez A. Foster 3% 74% Flyball: CF
Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Jerry Koosman (P) batting 9th
b7 2-3 2 --- O NYM E. Kranepool A. Foster 2% 76% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mets' Tug McGraw facing 7-8-9
Tug McGraw replaces Ed Kranepool (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-2 0 --- R STL K. Reitz T. McGraw 12% 88% Home Run
t8 4-2 0 --- O STL M. Tyson T. McGraw -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 4-2 1 --- STL A. Foster T. McGraw 1% 88% Single to LF
t8 4-2 1 1-- STL L. Brock T. McGraw 1% 89% Wild Pitch; Foster to 2B
t8 4-2 1 -2- O STL L. Brock T. McGraw -2% 87% Flyball: LF
t8 4-2 2 -2- R STL T. Sizemore T. McGraw 6% 93% Single to LF; Foster Scores
t8 5-2 2 1-- STL R. Smith T. McGraw 0% 94% Single to RF; Sizemore to 2B
t8 5-2 2 12- O STL T. Simmons T. McGraw -1% 93% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Alan Foster facing 1-2-3
b8 2-5 0 --- NYM W. Garrett A. Foster -5% 88% Single to CF
b8 2-5 0 1-- NYM J. Grote A. Foster -9% 79% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Garrett to 2B
Al Hrabosky replaces Alan Foster pitching and batting 9th
b8 2-5 0 12- O NYM R. Staub A. Hrabosky 8% 87% Popfly: SS
b8 2-5 1 12- O NYM C. Jones A. Hrabosky 6% 93% Popfly: 2B
b8 2-5 2 12- O NYM J. Milner A. Hrabosky 4% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 2.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mets' Tug McGraw facing 5-6-7
t9 5-2 0 --- O STL J. Torre T. McGraw -0% 97% Foul Flyball: C
t9 5-2 1 --- STL L. Melendez T. McGraw 0% 97% Single to LF
t9 5-2 1 1-- O STL K. Reitz T. McGraw -0% 97% Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 5-2 2 1-- O STL M. Tyson T. McGraw -0% 96% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Al Hrabosky facing 6-7-8
George Theodore pinch hits for Ken Boswell (2B) batting 6th
b9 2-5 0 --- O NYM G. Theodore A. Hrabosky 2% 98% Strikeout
b9 2-5 1 --- O NYM D. Hahn A. Hrabosky 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 2-5 2 --- O NYM T. Martinez A. Hrabosky 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 2.

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