April 9, 1978 Montreal Expos at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 3
OAK 2 BOS 5
@CHW 0 KCR 5
@CLE 4 DET 8
TOR 4 MIL 13
BAL 5 MIN 8
@SEA 6 NYY 7
@TEX 1 LAD 7
@ATL 4 CIN 9
HOU 3 NYM 6
MON 5 MON 5
@NYM 0 PHI 12
STL 3 CHC 4
@PIT 3 SFG 7
SDP 5

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Shea Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, April 9, 1978
Time of Game: 2:40

Expos

0-3

Lost 3

6th, 2 GB

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

W: P Zachry (1-0), L: W Twitchell (0-1), S: M Cornejo (1)

Mets

3-0

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Valentine RF                5   1   3   2    0   1  .357  .928    0    3   1   HR
D Cash 2B                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .357  .857    0    3   3   2·GDP
A Dawson CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .322    0    1   0   
G Carter C                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .273 1.021    0    3   2   
T Perez 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .558    0    7   0   
D Unser LF                    3   1   3   0    1   0  .375  .819    0    3   0   
W Garrett 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .347    0    1   3   
C Speier SS                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    3   1   
W Twitchell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  H Dues P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    0   1   
  D Knowles P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J White PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  F Holdsworth P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Parrish PH                1   1   1   2    0   0  .400 1.000    0    0   0   2B
Totals                       36   5  10   5    2   6                    24  11

BATTING

2B: L Parrish (1, off S Lockwood).

HR: E Valentine (1, off P Zachry; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

TB: E Valentine 6; D Unser 3; L Parrish 2; H Dues; T Perez; C Speier.

GIDP: D Cash 2 (3).

RBI: L Parrish 2 (2); E Valentine 2 (2); C Speier (1).

2-out RBI: L Parrish 2; E Valentine 2; C Speier.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Valentine-C Speier; W Garrett-D Cash-T Perez.

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Randle 3B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    1   1   CS,HBP
T Foli SS                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .083  .237    0    1   3   GDP
B Boisclair LF                3   2   2   2    1   0  .750 2.333    0    3   0   HR
W Montanez 1B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .182  .523    0    4   1   
K Henderson RF                3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .944    0    0   0   CS
L Mazzilli CF                 2   1   0   0    2   0  .400 1.400    0    6   0   
R Hodges C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    6   0   
  S Henderson PH              1   1   1   4    0   0  .375 1.569    0    0   0   HR
  J Stearns C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393    0    2   0   
D Flynn 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .300  .664    0    3   2   
P Zachry P                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    1   0   
  S Lockwood P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Cornejo P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       27   6   7   6    8   2                    27   7

BATTING

HR: S Henderson (2, off D Knowles; 6th inn, 3 on, 1 out); B Boisclair (1, off W Twitchell; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out).

HBP: L Randle (1, by W Twitchell).

TB: B Boisclair 5; S Henderson 4; D Flynn 2; W Montanez; K Henderson.

GIDP: T Foli (1).

RBI: S Henderson 4 (5); B Boisclair 2 (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Foli-D Flynn-W Montanez; L Randle-D Flynn-W Montanez.

E: L Randle (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Randle (1, 2nd base by W Twitchell/G Carter); K Henderson (1, 2nd base by H Dues/G Carter).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Twitchell, L (0-1)           1.1   2   2   2    5   0   1  13.50   10     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2     37    -     0.90  -0.24
H Dues                         4     3   3   3    1   2   0   6.75   14     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 1· 3          3-0    0.84   0.11
D Knowles                      0.2   1   1   1    0   0   1  13.50    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          3-3    0.77  -0.14
F Holdsworth                   2     1   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 1          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         8     7   6   6    8   2   2          36     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 2· 7          6-3

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
P Zachry, W (1-0)              7     6   1   1    1   6   1   1.29   27     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 1· 6     66    -     0.96   0.23
S Lockwood                     1.2   3   4   4    1   0   0  21.60    9     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 3          0-0    0.26  -0.02
M Cornejo, S (1)               0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          1-1    2.12   0.03
Totals                         9    10   5   5    2   6   1          38     -       ·  ·      6·13· 1·10          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: W Twitchell (1; L Randle).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                New York Mets                        
1. E Valentine          RF    1. L Randle             3B 
2. D Cash               2B    2. T Foli               SS 
3. A Dawson             CF    3. B Boisclair          LF 
4. G Carter             C     4. W Montanez           1B 
5. T Perez              1B    5. K Henderson          RF 
6. D Unser              LF    6. L Mazzilli           CF 
7. W Garrett            3B    7. R Hodges             C  
8. C Speier             SS    8. D Flynn              2B 
9. W Twitchell          P     9. P Zachry             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  1--      19%  74% B Boisclair     W Twitchell     Home Run; Foli Scores
   b 6   1  1-2  123      14%  98% S Henderson     D Knowles       Home Run; Boisclair Scores; Montanez Scores; Mazzilli Scores
   t 5   2  2-0  ---     -11%  71% E Valentine     P Zachry        Home Run
   b 2   1  0-2  123      -9%  73% T Foli          H Dues          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       7%  54% D Cash          P Zachry        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Zachry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  E Valentine     Single to RF
   OO     1--      54%  D Cash          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  A Dawson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Wayne Twitchell facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  L Randle        Walk
   O      1--      52%  T Foli          Randle Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      55%  " "             Walk
   RR     1--      74%  B Boisclair     Home Run; Foli Scores
          ---      75%  W Montanez      Walk
          1--      78%  K Henderson     Walk; Montanez to 2B
   OO     12-      72%  L Mazzilli      Double Play: Flyball: RF-SS
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Pat Zachry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      74%  G Carter        Strikeout
          ---      72%  T Perez         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Perez to 1B
          1--      65%  D Unser         Single to RF; Perez to 3B
   O      1-3      72%  W Garrett       Strikeout
   O      1-3      77%  C Speier        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wayne Twitchell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      75%  R Hodges        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      77%  D Flynn         Single to LF
          1--      79%  P Zachry        Walk; Flynn to 2B
          12-      83%  L Randle        Hit By Pitch; Flynn to 3B; Zachry to 2B
                  Hal Dues replaces Wayne Twitchell pitching and batting 9th
   OO     123      73%  T Foli          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Pat Zachry facing 9-1-2
          ---      69%  H Dues          Single to RF
   O      1--      73%  E Valentine     Strikeout
   OO     1--      78%  D Cash          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Hal Dues facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      77%  B Boisclair     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      76%  W Montanez      Flyball: RF
          ---      77%  K Henderson     Single to RF
   O      1--      75%  L Mazzilli      Henderson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Pat Zachry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      78%  A Dawson        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      80%  G Carter        Flyball: CF
          ---      78%  T Perez         Single to LF
          1--      76%  D Unser         Walk; Perez to 2B
   O      12-      80%  W Garrett       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Hal Dues facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      79%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: C unassisted
   O      ---      78%  R Hodges        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      78%  D Flynn         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Pat Zachry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      80%  C Speier        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      82%  H Dues          Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      71%  E Valentine     Home Run
   O      ---      72%  D Cash          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Hal Dues facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      70%  P Zachry        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      69%  L Randle        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      68%  T Foli          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Pat Zachry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      72%  A Dawson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      74%  G Carter        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      76%  T Perez         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Hal Dues facing 3-4-5
          ---      79%  B Boisclair     Single to RF
          1--      83%  W Montanez      Single to RF; Boisclair to 2B
   O      12-      79%  K Henderson     Strikeout Looking
          12-      84%  L Mazzilli      Walk; Boisclair to 3B; Montanez to 2B
                  Darold Knowles replaces Hal Dues pitching and batting 9th; Steve Henderson pinch hits for Ron Hodges batting 7th
   RRRR   123      98%  S Henderson     Home Run; Boisclair Scores; Montanez Scores; Mazzilli Scores
   O      ---      98%  D Flynn         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  P Zachry        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 6.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Pat Zachry facing 6-7-8
                  John Stearns replaces Steve Henderson playing C batting 7th
          ---      96%  D Unser         Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  W Garrett       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      98%  C Speier        Flyball: CF
                  Jerry White pinch hits for Darold Knowles batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  J White         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-1, Fred Holdsworth facing 1-2-3
                  Fred Holdsworth replaces Jerry White pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  L Randle        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Foli          Lineout: 3B
          ---      99%  B Boisclair     Walk
   O      1--      99%  W Montanez      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 6.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Skip Lockwood facing 1-2-3
                  Skip Lockwood replaces Pat Zachry pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  E Valentine     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Cash          Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  A Dawson        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-1, Fred Holdsworth facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  K Henderson     Flyball: SS
          ---     100%  L Mazzilli      Walk
   O      1--     100%  J Stearns       Foul Flyball: LF
          1--     100%  D Flynn         Single to RF; Mazzilli to 2B
   O      12-     100%  S Lockwood      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 6.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Skip Lockwood facing 4-5-6
          ---      99%  G Carter        Walk
   O      1--     100%  T Perez         Flyball: 3B
          1--      99%  D Unser         Single to RF; Carter to 2B
   O      12-     100%  W Garrett       Foul Flyball: LF
   R      12-      99%  C Speier        Single to RF; Carter Scores; Unser to 2B
                  Larry Parrish pinch hits for Fred Holdsworth batting 9th
   RR     12-      97%  L Parrish       Double to RF; Unser Scores; Speier Scores
                  Mardie Cornejo replaces Skip Lockwood pitching and batting 9th
   R      -2-      93%  E Valentine     Single to LF; Parrish Scores
   O      1--     100%  D Cash          Flyball: CF
        4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Mets 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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