September 6, 1975 St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
NYY 6
(13) KCR 4
@CAL 3 KCR 6
@CAL 3 CHW 5
MIN 2 CLE 4
DET 2 BOS 20
@MIL 6 OAK 2
TEX 1 ATL 3
LAD 2 CIN 3
SFG 2 SDP 2
@HOU 1 PIT 12
@MON 5
(11) STL 6
@NYM 3 CHC 7
@PHI 6

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 17,032

Saturday, September 6, 1975, 2:15PM
Time of Game: 2:59

Cardinals

74-66

Won 1

2nd, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       4  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    6 10  0
Mets            0  1  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    3 14  2

W: B Forsch (14-9), L: J Koosman (11-13), S: A Hrabosky (21)

Mets

73-67

Lost 1

4th, 6½ 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  .311  .765    0    4   0   SH
B McBride CF                  4   2   2   0    1   0  .301  .757    0    5   0   3B,SB
W Davis RF                    4   1   0   0    1   1  .294  .774    0    1   0   
T Simmons C                   3   1   1   1    2   0  .335  .915    0    6   1   2B,IW
R Smith 1B                    3   1   1   0    2   1  .294  .863    0    5   1   CS,IW
H Cruz 3B                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .200  .521    0    1   0   SF
  K Reitz 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .644    0    0   0   
T Sizemore 2B                 5   1   2   2    0   0  .242  .602    0    1   4   2B
M Tyson SS                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .262  .658    0    3   2   IW
  M Guerrero SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .562         0   0   
B Forsch P                    3   0   2   0    0   1  .329  .865    0    1   0   
  A Hrabosky P                1   0   1   1    0   0  .182  .490    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   6  10   5    7   3                    27   8

BATTING

2B: T Simmons (30, off K Sanders); T Sizemore (21, off J Koosman).

3B: B McBride (8, off K Sanders).

SF: H Cruz (1, off J Koosman).

SH: L Brock (3, off S Lockwood).

IBB: T Simmons (16, by S Lockwood); M Tyson (3, by J Koosman); R Smith (9, by K Sanders).

TB: B McBride 4; T Sizemore 3; B Forsch 2; T Simmons 2; A Hrabosky; M Tyson; R Smith.

RBI: T Sizemore 2 (46); H Cruz (4); A Hrabosky (3); T Simmons (87).

2-out RBI: T Sizemore 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Sizemore-M Tyson-R Smith.

BASERUNNING

SB: B McBride (24, 2nd base off J Koosman/J Stearns).

CS: R Smith (7, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Koosman).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Unser CF                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .288  .705    0    1   1   
F Millan 2B                   4   1   3   0    1   0  .301  .715    0    1   3   2B
M Vail LF                     5   0   1   1    0   3  .365  .956    0    5   0   
R Staub RF                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .275  .800    0    2   0   
D Kingman 1B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .799    0    7   1   GDP
W Garrett 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .258  .738    0    1   2   
  J Torre PH-3B               2   0   0   0    0   2  .255  .692    0    0   0   
M Phillips SS                 3   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .618    0    5   1   
  J Alou PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .574    0    0   0   
  B Harrelson SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .559         1   0   
J Stearns C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .194  .564    0    4   0   
J Koosman P                   1   0   1   0    1   0  .176  .417    0    0   1   
  J Milner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .650    0    0   0   
  S Lockwood P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  T Hall P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .800         0   0   
  J Grote PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .733    0    0   0   
  K Sanders P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       40   3  14   3    2   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: F Millan (32, off B Forsch).

TB: F Millan 4; D Unser 3; M Phillips 2; R Staub 2; J Stearns; W Garrett; M Vail; J Koosman.

GIDP: D Kingman (11).

RBI: D Unser (46); R Staub (93); M Vail (8).

2-out RBI: D Unser.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Unser-J Stearns.

E: M Vail (2); D Kingman (8).

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
B Forsch, W (14-9)             6    11   3   3    2   3   0   2.74   30     -       ·  ·      5·10· 0·10     39    -     1.25  -0.12
A Hrabosky, S (21)             3     3   0   0    0   4   0   1.63   12     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 3          2-1    2.06   0.30
Totals                         9    14   3   3    2   7   0          42     -       ·  ·      7·13· 0·13          2-1

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 Koosman, L (11-13)           6     4   4   1    4   3   0   3.67   26     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 1· 3     53    -     0.72  -0.22
S Lockwood                     1.1   4   1   1    2   0   0   1.75   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4          0-0    0.94  -0.13
T Hall                         0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.63    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.11   0.06
K Sanders                      1     2   1   1    1   0   0   2.25    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 2          0-0    0.35  -0.03
Totals                         9    10   6   3    7   3   0          43     -       ·  ·      9·13· 2· 9          2-0

B Forsch faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Koosman (6).

IBB: K Sanders (5; R Smith); S Lockwood (5; T Simmons); J Koosman (6; M Tyson).

PO: J Koosman (8; R Smith, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Paul Pryor.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 17,032.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            New York Mets                        
1. L Brock              LF    1. D Unser              CF 
2. B McBride            CF    2. F Millan             2B 
3. W Davis              RF    3. M Vail               LF 
4. T Simmons            C     4. R Staub              RF 
5. R Smith              1B    5. D Kingman            1B 
6. H Cruz               3B    6. W Garrett            3B 
7. T Sizemore           2B    7. M Phillips           SS 
8. M Tyson              SS    8. J Stearns            C  
9. B Forsch             P     9. J Koosman            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  4-1  1-3     -15%  58% M Vail          B Forsch        Single to CF; Unser Scores; Millan to 3B
   t 1   2  0-2  -23      13%  84% T Sizemore      J Koosman       Double to LF; Simmons Scores/unER; Smith Scores/unER
   b 7   0  4-1  1--     -12%  73% F Millan        B Forsch        Single to CF; Unser to 3B
   t 8   1  3-4  12-      12%  92% A Hrabosky      S Lockwood      Single to RF; Sizemore Scores; Tyson to 3B
   b 7   0  4-2  1-3     -11%  47% R Staub         A Hrabosky      Single to LF; Millan Scores; Vail to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Lineout: 3B
          ---      50%  B McBride       Single to LF
          1--      55%  W Davis         McBride Steals 2B; McBride to 3B/Adv on E3
   R      --3      59%  " "             Wild Pitch; McBride Scores
          ---      61%  " "             Walk
          1--      64%  T Simmons       Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Davis to 2B
          12-      70%  R Smith         Walk; Davis to 3B; Simmons to 2B
   RO     123      71%  H Cruz          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Davis Scores/unER; Simmons to 3B; Smith to 2B
   RR     -23      84%  T Sizemore      Double to LF; Simmons Scores/unER; Smith Scores/unER
          -2-      85%  M Tyson         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      83%  B Forsch        Strikeout
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      85%  D Unser         Flyball: CF
          ---      82%  F Millan        Double
   O      -2-      84%  M Vail          Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      86%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      86%  L Brock         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  B McBride       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      85%  W Davis         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  D Kingman       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      87%  W Garrett       Strikeout
          ---      86%  M Phillips      Single
          1--      85%  J Stearns       Single to RF; Phillips to 2B
          12-      82%  J Koosman       Walk; Phillips to 3B; Stearns to 2B
   R      123      74%  D Unser         Single to RF; Phillips Scores; Stearns to 3B; Koosman to 2B
   O      123      82%  F Millan        Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
          ---      84%  T Simmons       Walk
   O      1--      82%  R Smith         Strikeout
   O      1--      80%  H Cruz          Flyball: SS
   O      1--      79%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      81%  M Vail          Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      84%  D Kingman       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jerry Koosman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      82%  M Tyson         Flyball: RF
          ---      84%  B Forsch        Single/Bunt
   O      1--      82%  L Brock         Flyball: SS
   O      1--      81%  B McBride       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      83%  W Garrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      81%  M Phillips      Single to 3B
   O      1--      84%  J Stearns       Flyball: CF
          1--      81%  J Koosman       Single to CF; Phillips to 2B
   O      12-      86%  D Unser         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jerry Koosman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  W Davis         Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  T Simmons       Flyball: LF
          ---      85%  R Smith         Single to CF
   O      1--      84%  H Cruz          Smith Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Forsch facing 2-3-4
          ---      79%  F Millan        Walk
   O      1--      83%  M Vail          Strikeout Looking
          1--      79%  R Staub         Single to CF; Millan to 2B
   OO     12-      88%  D Kingman       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jerry Koosman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      87%  H Cruz          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      87%  T Sizemore      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      86%  M Tyson         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
          ---      82%  W Garrett       Single to RF
   O      1--      86%  M Phillips      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      89%  J Stearns       Flyball: CF
                  John Milner pinch hits for Jerry Koosman batting 9th
   O      1--      91%  J Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Skip Lockwood facing 9-1-2
                  Skip Lockwood replaces John Milner pitching and batting 9th
          ---      92%  B Forsch        Single to LF
   O      1--      92%  L Brock         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Forsch to 2B
          -2-      92%  B McBride       Walk
   O      12-      91%  W Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B; Forsch to 3B; McBride to 2B
          -23      92%  T Simmons       Intentional Walk
   O      123      89%  R Smith         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
          ---      85%  D Unser         Single/Bunt
          1--      73%  F Millan        Single to CF; Unser to 3B
   R      1-3      58%  M Vail          Single to CF; Unser Scores; Millan to 3B
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Bob Forsch pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      47%  R Staub         Single to LF; Millan Scores; Vail to 2B
   O      12-      58%  D Kingman       Strikeout
                  Joe Torre pinch hits for Wayne Garrett batting 6th
   O      12-      67%  J Torre         Strikeout
                  Jesus Alou pinch hits for Mike Phillips batting 7th
   O      12-      77%  J Alou          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Skip Lockwood facing 6-7-8
                  Joe Torre moves to 3B; Bud Harrelson replaces Jesus Alou playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---      75%  H Cruz          Flyball: LF
          ---      77%  T Sizemore      Single to LF
          1--      80%  M Tyson         Single to LF; Sizemore to 2B
   R      12-      92%  A Hrabosky      Single to RF; Sizemore Scores; Tyson to 3B
                  Tom Hall replaces Skip Lockwood pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1-3      86%  L Brock         Double Play: Flyball: CF; Tyson out at Hm/CF-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-5, Al Hrabosky facing 8-9-1
                  Ken Reitz replaces Hector Cruz playing 3B batting 6th; Mario Guerrero replaces Mike Tyson playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      90%  J Stearns       Flyball: RF
                  Jerry Grote pinch hits for Tom Hall batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  J Grote         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      90%  D Unser         Single to RF
          1--      86%  F Millan        Single; Unser to 2B
   O      12-      94%  M Vail          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Ken Sanders facing 2-3-4
                  Ken Sanders replaces Jerry Grote pitching and batting 9th
          ---      97%  B McBride       Triple to RF
   O      --3      95%  W Davis         Flyball: LF
   R      --3      98%  T Simmons       Double to RF; McBride Scores
          -2-      98%  R Smith         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      97%  K Reitz         Lineout: 2B
   O      12-      97%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-6, Al Hrabosky facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  R Staub         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  D Kingman       Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  J Torre         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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