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Standings
BAL
@MIL		0
5
CAL
@OAK		7
8
MIN
@SEA		3
4
DET
@TOR		3
5
STL
@NYM		4
1
SFG
@SDP		8
4
Thursday, April 14, 1977
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 8,030, Time of Game: 2:25
Cardinals
4
5-1
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
 at Mets
1
3-3
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 2 GB
W: Bob Forsch (2-0)
L: Jerry Koosman (0-1)
S: John Urrea (2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  3   0  0  1   0  0  0    4 10  1
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  7  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .318 .939 -0.055 1.12 0.000 -0.055 -0.7 2 0
   Joel Youngblood LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .500 1.167 -0.005 0.09 0.002 -0.006 -0.2 1 0 CS
Garry Templeton SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .333 .765 0.056 0.70 0.085 -0.028 0.4 3 3 CS
Tony Scott CF 4 0 2 2 0 1 .500 1.306 0.172 0.72 0.192 -0.020 2.1 2 0 3B
Hector Cruz RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .174 .530 -0.051 0.61 0.019 -0.071 -0.7 3 0 2B
Ted Simmons C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .458 1.167 -0.016 0.50 0.022 -0.038 -0.2 4 0
Keith Hernandez 1B 2 0 1 1 2 0 .333 1.218 0.044 0.59 0.056 -0.012 0.8 10 0 SB,IW
Ken Reitz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .327 -0.065 0.63 0.000 -0.065 -1.3 2 1
Don Kessinger 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .231 .606 0.021 0.45 0.041 -0.020 -0.4 0 5
Bob Forsch P 3 1 1 0 0 2 .200 .533 0.047 0.76 0.063 -0.015 0.2 0 1
   John Urrea P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 -0.002 0.09 0.000 -0.002 -0.1 0 1
Team Totals 35 4 10 4 2 8 .286 .696 0.146 0.60 0.480 -0.332 -0.2 27 11
2B: H Cruz (2, off J Koosman).
3B: T Scott (1, off J Koosman).
IBB: K Hernandez (1, by B Apodaca).
TB: T Scott 4; G Templeton 2; H Cruz 2; D Kessinger; J Youngblood; K Hernandez; T Simmons; B Forsch.
RBI: T Scott 2 (4); K Hernandez (9); G Templeton (3).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Kessinger-G Templeton-K Hernandez.
E: B Forsch (1).
Baserunning
SB: K Hernandez (1, 2nd base off J Koosman/J Grote).
CS: J Youngblood (1, 2nd base by S Lockwood/J Grote); G Templeton (2, 2nd base by J Koosman POCS).

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lee Mazzilli CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .174 .443 0.045 0.74 0.076 -0.031 0.9 0 0
Felix Millan 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .304 .652 0.034 1.09 0.097 -0.063 0.5 1 4
Ed Kranepool 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .360 1.120 -0.131 1.17 0.000 -0.131 -1.3 9 2
Dave Kingman LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .333 .885 -0.051 1.04 0.034 -0.085 -0.5 3 0
Joe Torre 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .500 1.667 -0.097 0.91 0.013 -0.109 -1.1 0 1 GDP
Mike Vail RF 1 0 0 0 2 0 .333 .933 0.027 0.56 0.043 -0.015 0.3 2 0
   Bob Apodaca P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Milner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .717 -0.020 0.69 0.000 -0.020 -0.2
   Skip Lockwood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jerry Grote C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.037 0.82 0.021 -0.058 -0.5 9 1
Bud Harrelson SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .417 -0.068 1.38 0.000 -0.068 -0.6 1 3
   Mike Phillips PH-SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.031 0.65 0.000 -0.031 -0.4 1 1
Jerry Koosman P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.038 0.78 0.000 -0.038 -0.4 1 1
   Bruce Boisclair PH-RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .429 1.171 0.013 0.29 0.017 -0.004 0.2 0 0
Team Totals 33 1 7 1 3 4 .212 .490 -0.354 0.91 0.301 -0.653 -3.2 27 13
TB: F Millan 2; D Kingman; J Torre; J Grote; B Boisclair; L Mazzilli.
GIDP: J Torre (1).
RBI: L Mazzilli (1).
2-out RBI: L Mazzilli.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 6.

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Forsch, W (2-0) 6.2 6 1 1 3 2 0 1.72 28 57 0.224 0.96 1.8
John Urrea, S (2) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 8 2 0 0.131 0.73 1.3
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 3 4 0 1.00 36 57 2 0 0.355 0.60 3.2

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jerry Koosman, L (0-1) 7 8 4 4 1 8 0 4.50 29 52 -0.166 0.71 -0.8
Bob Apodaca 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9.00 5 0 0 0.013 0.35 0.5
Skip Lockwood 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.007 0.09 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 2 8 0 4.00 37 52 0 0 -0.146 0.91 0.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Apodaca (1; K Hernandez).
Pickoffs: J Koosman (1; G Templeton, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - John Kibler.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 8,030.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         New York Mets
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Lee Mazzilli CF
2 Garry Templeton SS 2 Felix Millan 2B
3 Tony Scott CF 3 Ed Kranepool 1B
4 Hector Cruz RF 4 Dave Kingman LF
5 Ted Simmons C 5 Joe Torre 3B
6 Keith Hernandez 1B 6 Mike Vail RF
7 Ken Reitz 3B 7 Jerry Grote C
8 Don Kessinger 2B 8 Bud Harrelson SS
9 Bob Forsch P 9 Jerry Koosman P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 1-0 1 12- RR STL T. Scott J. Koosman 18% 84% Triple to RF; Forsch Scores; Templeton Scores
t3 0-0 1 1-3 R STL G. Templeton J. Koosman 8% 66% Single to SS; Kessinger Scores; Forsch to 2B
b6 0-4 1 12- OO NYM J. Torre B. Forsch 7% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b3 0-3 1 1-3 O NYM E. Kranepool B. Forsch 7% 78% Popfly: SS
b3 0-3 1 1-- NYM F. Millan B. Forsch -7% 71% Single to LF; Mazzilli to 3B

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 --- O STL L. Brock J. Koosman -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL G. Templeton J. Koosman -1% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL T. Scott J. Koosman -1% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYM L. Mazzilli B. Forsch 2% 48% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O NYM F. Millan B. Forsch 1% 49% Popfly: 1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O NYM E. Kranepool B. Forsch 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 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL H. Cruz J. Koosman -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O STL T. Simmons J. Koosman -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- STL K. Hernandez J. Koosman 1% 47% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- STL K. Reitz J. Koosman 1% 48% Hernandez Steals 2B
t2 0-0 2 -2- O STL K. Reitz J. Koosman -3% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O NYM D. Kingman B. Forsch 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 --- O NYM J. Torre B. Forsch 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 --- NYM M. Vail B. Forsch -1% 48% Walk
b2 0-0 2 1-- NYM J. Grote B. Forsch -2% 46% Single to LF; Vail to 2B
b2 0-0 2 12- O NYM B. Harrelson B. Forsch 4% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jerry Koosman facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- STL D. Kessinger J. Koosman 4% 54% Single to CF
t3 0-0 0 1-- STL B. Forsch J. Koosman 6% 60% Single to P/Bunt; Kessinger to 2B
t3 0-0 0 12- O STL L. Brock J. Koosman -3% 58% Flyball: LF; Kessinger to 3B
t3 0-0 1 1-3 R STL G. Templeton J. Koosman 8% 66% Single to SS; Kessinger Scores; Forsch to 2B
t3 1-0 1 12- RR STL T. Scott J. Koosman 18% 84% Triple to RF; Forsch Scores; Templeton Scores
t3 3-0 1 --3 O STL H. Cruz J. Koosman -4% 80% Fielder's Choice 3B; Scott out at Hm/3B-C; Cruz to 1B
t3 3-0 2 1-- O STL T. Simmons J. Koosman -1% 78% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
b3 0-3 0 --- O NYM J. Koosman B. Forsch 2% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-3 1 --- NYM L. Mazzilli B. Forsch -3% 78% Walk
b3 0-3 1 1-- NYM F. Millan B. Forsch -7% 71% Single to LF; Mazzilli to 3B
b3 0-3 1 1-3 NYM E. Kranepool B. Forsch 0% 71% E1 on Foul Ball
b3 0-3 1 1-3 O NYM E. Kranepool B. Forsch 7% 78% Popfly: SS
b3 0-3 2 1-3 O NYM D. Kingman B. Forsch 5% 83% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mets' Jerry Koosman facing 6-7-8
t4 3-0 0 --- O STL K. Hernandez J. Koosman -1% 82% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 3-0 1 --- O STL K. Reitz J. Koosman -1% 81% Flyball: LF
t4 3-0 2 --- O STL D. Kessinger J. Koosman -1% 80% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
b4 0-3 0 --- O NYM J. Torre B. Forsch 2% 83% Strikeout
b4 0-3 1 --- O NYM M. Vail B. Forsch 2% 84% Flyball: LF
b4 0-3 2 --- O NYM J. Grote B. Forsch 1% 85% Lineout: 3B
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 9-1-2
t5 3-0 0 --- O STL B. Forsch J. Koosman -1% 84% Strikeout
t5 3-0 1 --- O STL L. Brock J. Koosman -1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 3-0 2 --- STL G. Templeton J. Koosman 1% 84% Single to SS
t5 3-0 2 1-- O STL T. Scott J. Koosman -1% 83% Templeton Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 8-9-1
b5 0-3 0 --- O NYM B. Harrelson B. Forsch 2% 85% Groundout: P-SS-1B
b5 0-3 1 --- O NYM J. Koosman B. Forsch 2% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-3 2 --- O NYM L. Mazzilli B. Forsch 1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mets' Jerry Koosman facing 3-4-5
t6 3-0 0 --- O STL T. Scott J. Koosman -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 3-0 1 --- STL H. Cruz J. Koosman 2% 89% Double to LF
t6 3-0 1 -2- STL T. Simmons J. Koosman 2% 91% Single to CF; Cruz to 3B
t6 3-0 1 1-3 R STL K. Hernandez J. Koosman 3% 94% Single to RF; Cruz Scores; Simmons to 2B
t6 4-0 1 12- O STL K. Reitz J. Koosman -1% 93% Strikeout
t6 4-0 2 12- O STL D. Kessinger J. Koosman -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 2-3-4
Joel Youngblood replaces Lou Brock playing LF batting 1st
b6 0-4 0 --- NYM F. Millan B. Forsch -3% 88% Single to SS
b6 0-4 0 1-- O NYM E. Kranepool B. Forsch 3% 91% Flyball: CF
b6 0-4 1 1-- NYM D. Kingman B. Forsch -3% 88% Single to 3B; Millan to 2B
b6 0-4 1 12- OO NYM J. Torre B. Forsch 7% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mets' Jerry Koosman facing 9-1-2
t7 4-0 0 --- O STL B. Forsch J. Koosman -0% 94% Strikeout
t7 4-0 1 --- O STL J. Youngblood J. Koosman -0% 94% Strikeout
t7 4-0 2 --- O STL G. Templeton J. Koosman -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
b7 0-4 0 --- NYM M. Vail B. Forsch -3% 91% Walk
b7 0-4 0 1-- O NYM J. Grote B. Forsch 3% 94% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
Mike Phillips pinch hits for Bud Harrelson (SS) batting 8th
b7 0-4 1 1-- O NYM M. Phillips B. Forsch 2% 96% Flyball: RF
Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Jerry Koosman (P) batting 9th
b7 0-4 2 1-- NYM B. Boisclair B. Forsch -2% 94% Single to RF; Grote to 3B
b7 0-4 2 1-3 R NYM L. Mazzilli B. Forsch -5% 89% Single to RF; Grote Scores; Boisclair to 2B
John Urrea replaces Bob Forsch pitching and batting 9th
b7 1-4 2 12- O NYM F. Millan J. Urrea 5% 94% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mets' Bob Apodaca facing 3-4-5
Bob Apodaca replaces Mike Vail (RF) pitching and batting 6th
Mike Phillips moves from PH to SS
Bruce Boisclair moves from PH to RF
t8 4-1 0 --- STL T. Scott B. Apodaca 1% 95% Single to SS
t8 4-1 0 1-- O STL H. Cruz B. Apodaca -0% 94% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Scott to 2B
t8 4-1 1 -2- O STL T. Simmons B. Apodaca -1% 93% Lineout: 1B
t8 4-1 2 -2- STL K. Hernandez B. Apodaca 0% 94% Intentional Walk
t8 4-1 2 12- O STL K. Reitz B. Apodaca -1% 92% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' John Urrea facing 3-4-5
b8 1-4 0 --- O NYM E. Kranepool J. Urrea 2% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1-4 1 --- O NYM D. Kingman J. Urrea 1% 96% Strikeout Looking
b8 1-4 2 --- NYM J. Torre J. Urrea -1% 95% Single to SS
John Milner pinch hits for Bob Apodaca (P) batting 6th
b8 1-4 2 1-- O NYM J. Milner J. Urrea 2% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mets' Skip Lockwood facing 8-9-1
Skip Lockwood replaces John Milner (PH) pitching and batting 6th
t9 4-1 0 --- O STL D. Kessinger S. Lockwood -0% 97% Flyball: LF
t9 4-1 1 --- O STL J. Urrea S. Lockwood -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 4-1 2 --- STL J. Youngblood S. Lockwood 0% 97% Single to LF
t9 4-1 2 1-- O STL G. Templeton S. Lockwood -0% 96% Youngblood Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' John Urrea facing 7-8-9
b9 1-4 0 --- O NYM J. Grote J. Urrea 2% 98% Flyball: LF
b9 1-4 1 --- O NYM M. Phillips J. Urrea 1% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b9 1-4 2 --- O NYM B. Boisclair J. Urrea 0% 100% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

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