September 4, 1976 Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 4
@BAL 2 BAL 6
NYY 2 CAL 5
OAK 1 BOS 7
@CLE 6 CLE 4
BOS 0 DET 4
MIL 0 KCR 7
TEX 0 CHW 4
@MIN 0 CIN 5
@ATL 1 CHC 5
STL 1 HOU 5
LAD 2 PIT 5
@MON 3 NYM 7
PHI 3 SFG 4
SDP 3

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 16,022

Saturday, September 4, 1976
Time of Game: 2:34

Phillies

83-50

Lost 8

1st

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

W: N Espinosa (3-3), L: J Lonborg (14-9), S: S Lockwood (15)

Mets

69-65

Won 2

3rd, 14½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .277  .679    0    1   2   SB,GDP
G Maddox CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .828    0    3   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  3   1   1   1    0   2  .269  .919    0    2   1   HR,CS,HBP
G Luzinski LF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .303  .864    0    0   0   
J Johnstone RF                4   1   2   0    0   0  .341  .884    0    3   0   
D Allen 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   2  .290  .900    0    9   0   2B,2·CS
B Boone C                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .298  .781    0    5   0   SF
L Bowa SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .249  .583    0    1   2   
J Lonborg P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .442    0    0   0   
  B Tolan PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .254  .626    0    0   0   
  W Twitchell P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
  T McCarver PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .795    0    0   0   
  R Schueler P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   1   
Totals                       29   3   7   3    3   4                    24   8

BATTING

2B: D Allen (14, off C Swan).

HR: M Schmidt (33, off N Espinosa; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: B Boone (7, off C Swan).

HBP: M Schmidt (10, by C Swan).

TB: M Schmidt 4; D Allen 2; J Johnstone 2; L Bowa; B Boone; G Luzinski.

GIDP: D Cash (13).

RBI: M Schmidt (88); B Boone (48); D Allen (42).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: W Twitchell (1); G Luzinski (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Cash (6, 2nd base off C Swan/J Stearns).

CS: D Allen 2 (4, 2nd base by N Espinosa/J Stearns, Home by C Swan/J Stearns); M Schmidt (8, 2nd base by C Swan/J Stearns).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Boisclair CF                5   1   1   0    0   2  .276  .673    0    4   0   2B
F Millan 2B                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .678    0    0   0   HBP
  B Harrelson PR-SS           1   1   0   0    1   0  .213  .607    0    0   0   
J Milner LF                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .265  .790    0    2   0   2B
  L Brown LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .519         0   0   
D Kingman RF                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .231  .795    0    4   0   HR
E Kranepool 1B                2   0   1   1    2   0  .284  .736    0    7   0   IW
R Staiger 3B                  2   1   0   1    1   0  .246  .616    0    0   0   SF
J Stearns C                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .179  .483    0    7   2   2B
M Phillips SS-2B              4   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .700    0    3   6   
C Swan P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .094  .288    0    0   0   
  N Espinosa P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Baldwin PH                0   0   0   1    0   0                0    0   0   SF
  S Lockwood P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .905    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   7   8   6    4   4                    27   8

BATTING

2B: B Boisclair (11, off J Lonborg); J Stearns (2, off J Lonborg); J Milner (20, off R Schueler).

HR: D Kingman (33, off R Schueler; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

SF: B Baldwin (1, off W Twitchell); R Staiger (4, off J Lonborg).

IBB: E Kranepool (3, by W Twitchell).

HBP: F Millan (6, by J Lonborg).

TB: D Kingman 4; J Stearns 3; J Milner 3; B Boisclair 2; E Kranepool; F Millan.

RBI: D Kingman 2 (74); B Baldwin (1); J Milner (67); R Staiger (21); E Kranepool (38).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Phillips-E Kranepool.

BASERUNNING

PO: J Stearns (1st base by W Twitchell).

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
J Lonborg, L (14-9)            4     5   4   4    1   1   0   3.38   19     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 0· 4     36    -     0.90  -0.23
W Twitchell                    2     1   1   0    2   2   0   1.97    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.91  -0.06
R Schueler                     1     2   2   2    1   0   1   3.51    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.30  -0.07
G Garber                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.88    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8     8   7   6    4   4   1          37     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0· 7           -

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
C Swan                         4     5   2   2    2   2   0   3.58   18     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 0· 5     44    -     1.06   0.00
N Espinosa, W (3-3)            2     1   1   1    1   0   1   3.86    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          1-0    1.16   0.05
S Lockwood, S (15)             3     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.72   10     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 0· 1          0-0    0.73   0.09
Totals                         9     7   3   3    3   4   1          34     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0· 7          1-0

C Swan faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Schueler (2).

IBB: W Twitchell (1; E Kranepool).

PO: W Twitchell (0; J Stearns, 1st base).

HBP: C Swan (5; M Schmidt); J Lonborg (5; F Millan).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 16,022.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         New York Mets                        
1. D Cash               2B    1. B Boisclair          CF 
2. G Maddox             CF    2. F Millan             2B 
3. M Schmidt            3B    3. J Milner             LF 
4. G Luzinski           LF    4. D Kingman            RF 
5. J Johnstone          RF    5. E Kranepool          1B 
6. D Allen              1B    6. R Staiger            3B 
7. B Boone              C     7. J Stearns            C  
8. L Bowa               SS    8. M Phillips           SS 
9. J Lonborg            P     9. C Swan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  1--      14%  69% J Stearns       J Lonborg       Double to LF; Staiger Scores/Adv on E7 (throw)/No RBI
   t 4   0  4-0  12-     -13%  69% D Allen         C Swan          Double to RF; Luzinski Scores; Johnstone to 3B
   t 6   0  4-2  ---     -12%  68% M Schmidt       N Espinosa      Home Run
   t 4   1  4-2  --3       9%  80% L Bowa          C Swan          Allen Caught Stealing Hm (C)
   t 5   0  4-2  1--       9%  82% D Cash          N Espinosa      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig Swan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Cash          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  G Maddox        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  M Schmidt       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      54%  G Luzinski      Schmidt Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Lonborg facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  B Boisclair     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      55%  F Millan        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      52%  J Milner        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      50%  D Kingman       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig Swan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  G Luzinski      Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  J Johnstone     Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  D Allen         Strikeout
          1--      50%  B Boone         Single to CF; Johnstone to 2B
   O      12-      55%  L Bowa          Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Lonborg facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  E Kranepool     Popfly: 3B
          ---      55%  R Staiger       Walk
   R      1--      69%  J Stearns       Double to LF; Staiger Scores/Adv on E7 (throw)/No RBI
   O      -2-      66%  M Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B; Stearns to 3B
   O      --3      63%  C Swan          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Craig Swan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  J Lonborg       Flyball: LF
          ---      62%  D Cash          Walk
          1--      60%  G Maddox        Cash Steals 2B
   O      -2-      64%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      68%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Lonborg facing 1-2-3
          ---      74%  B Boisclair     Double to RF
          -2-      76%  F Millan        Hit By Pitch
                  Bud Harrelson pinch runs for Felix Millan batting 2nd
   R      12-      84%  J Milner        Single to CF; Boisclair Scores; Harrelson to 2B
   O      12-      81%  D Kingman       Foul Popfly: C
   R      12-      89%  E Kranepool     Single to LF; Harrelson Scores; Milner to 3B
   RO     1-3      91%  R Staiger       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Milner Scores
   O      1--      90%  J Stearns       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Craig Swan facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Phillips moves to 2B; Bud Harrelson moves to SS
          ---      87%  G Luzinski      Single to LF
          1--      83%  J Johnstone     Single to LF; Luzinski to 2B
   R      12-      69%  D Allen         Double to RF; Luzinski Scores; Johnstone to 3B
   RO     -23      71%  B Boone         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Johnstone Scores; Allen to 3B
   O      --3      80%  L Bowa          Allen Caught Stealing Hm (C)
   O      ---      81%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jim Lonborg facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      80%  M Phillips      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      79%  C Swan          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      78%  B Boisclair     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-4, Craig Swan facing 9-1-2
                  Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Jim Lonborg batting 9th
          ---      73%  B Tolan         Walk
                  Nino Espinosa replaces Craig Swan pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--      82%  D Cash          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  G Maddox        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Wayne Twitchell facing 2-3-4
                  Wayne Twitchell replaces Bobby Tolan pitching and batting 9th
          ---      85%  B Harrelson     Walk
   O      1--      85%  J Milner        Groundout: P-1B; Harrelson to 2B
   O      -2-      83%  D Kingman       Groundout: P-1B
          -2-      83%  E Kranepool     Intentional Walk
   O      12-      81%  R Staiger       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-4, Nino Espinosa facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      68%  M Schmidt       Home Run
   O      ---      72%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      74%  J Johnstone     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      72%  D Allen         Walk
   O      1--      76%  B Boone         Allen Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Wayne Twitchell facing 7-8-9
          ---      79%  J Stearns       Single to LF
          1--      85%  M Phillips      Stearns Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Stearns to 3B
   O      --3      81%  " "             Strikeout
                  Billy Baldwin pinch hits for Nino Espinosa batting 9th
   RO     --3      85%  B Baldwin       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Stearns Scores/unER
   O      ---      84%  B Boisclair     Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 5.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-5, Skip Lockwood facing 7-8-9
                  Skip Lockwood replaces Billy Baldwin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  B Boone         Flyball: CF
          ---      84%  L Bowa          Single to CF
                  Tim McCarver pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell batting 9th
   O      1--      87%  T McCarver      Groundout: 2B-1B; Bowa to 2B
   O      -2-      90%  D Cash          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Ron Schueler facing 2-3-4
                  Ron Schueler replaces Tim McCarver pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      91%  J Milner        Double to RF
   RR     -2-      98%  D Kingman       Home Run; Milner Scores
          ---      98%  E Kranepool     Walk
   O      1--      98%  R Staiger       Groundout: 2B-1B; Kranepool to 2B
          -2-      98%  J Stearns       Wild Pitch; Kranepool to 3B
   O      --3      97%  " "             Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 7.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-7, Skip Lockwood facing 2-3-4
                  Leon Brown replaces John Milner playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---      98%  G Maddox        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  G Luzinski      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-3, Gene Garber facing 8-9-1
                  Gene Garber replaces Ron Schueler pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  M Phillips      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  S Lockwood      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      99%  B Boisclair     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 7.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-7, Skip Lockwood facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  J Johnstone     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Allen         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  B Boone         Foul Popfly: C
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation