April 30, 1978 Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 9
@CAL 3 BAL 8
@CHW 7 KCR 3
MIL 0 NYY 3
@MIN 2 OAK 2
CLE 1 SEA 4
DET 3
(11) TEX 2
BOS 1 CHC 7
@ATL 5 MON 2
@HOU 1 NYM 6
CIN 4 PHI 11
SDP 4 SFG 7
@PIT 3 STL 4
LAD 0

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 20,092

Sunday, April 30, 1978
Time of Game: 2:36

Reds

13-8

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: P Zachry (3-0), L: T Hume (2-3), S: S Lockwood (5)

Mets

10-12

Won 1

5th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 3B                     4   2   0   0    1   0  .319  .873    0    0   0   SB
K Griffey RF                  5   0   3   1    0   0  .337  .889    0    3   0   SB
J Morgan 2B                   4   1   0   1    1   0  .263  .926    0    2   2   
G Foster LF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .333  .927    0    2   0   
D Driessen 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .317  .904    0    7   2   
J Bench C                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .299  .899    0    7   1   
D Concepcion SS               4   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .685    0    1   4   
C Geronimo CF                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .306  .879    0    1   0   
T Hume P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
  M Sarmiento P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  D Collins PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .182  .468    0    0   0   CS
  D Murray P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Lum PH                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .200    0    0   0   
  D Tomlin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   4   7   2    4   7                    24  10

BATTING

SH: T Hume (2, off P Zachry).

TB: K Griffey 3; J Bench 2; D Driessen; C Geronimo.

RBI: K Griffey (8); J Morgan (17).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

E: P Rose (2); G Foster (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Griffey (7, 2nd base off P Zachry/J Stearns); P Rose (1, Home off P Zachry/J Stearns).

CS: D Collins (2, 2nd base by P Zachry/J Stearns).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Mazzilli CF                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .247  .766    0    2   0   2·2B
B Valentine 2B                4   1   3   2    0   0  .370  .821    0    3   0   
B Boisclair RF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .626    0    4   0   SH
S Henderson LF                4   0   2   1    0   1  .192  .635    0    4   0   CS
W Montanez 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .182  .523    0    2   2   
J Stearns C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .197  .531    0    7   2   2B
J Youngblood 3B               3   2   1   0    1   1  .333  .733    0    0   0   
  S Ferrer 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
D Flynn SS                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .538    0    3   1   
P Zachry P                    0   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .273    0    0   0   SH
  L Randle PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .155  .523    0    0   0   
  S Lockwood P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   
Totals                       32   6  10   5    2   7                    27   6

BATTING

2B: L Mazzilli 2 (8, 2 off T Hume); J Stearns (3, off M Sarmiento).

SH: B Boisclair (1, off T Hume); P Zachry (1, off T Hume).

TB: L Mazzilli 4; B Valentine 3; S Henderson 2; J Stearns 2; J Youngblood; D Flynn.

RBI: L Mazzilli 2 (7); B Valentine 2 (6); S Henderson (14).

2-out RBI: B Valentine 2; S Henderson; L Mazzilli.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: J Stearns (1).

E: S Henderson (4); D Flynn (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: S Henderson (1, 2nd base by D Murray/J Bench).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Hume, L (2-3)                3.1   7   6   6    2   1   0   6.00   19     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 1· 7     21    -     0.92  -0.52
M Sarmiento                    1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.93    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          1-0    0.76   0.07
D Murray                       2     2   0   0    0   2   0   3.47    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.44   0.04
D Tomlin                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.13    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8    10   6   6    2   7   0          36     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 1·10          1-0

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 (3-0)              6     5   4   2    4   4   0   1.85   28     -       ·  ·      4·12· 0· 4     50    -     1.30  -0.09
S Lockwood, S (5)              3     2   0   0    0   3   0   3.15   11     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 2          0-0    1.83   0.19
Totals                         9     7   4   2    4   7   0          39     -       ·  ·      6·16· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 20,092.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               New York Mets                        
1. P Rose               3B    1. L Mazzilli           CF 
2. K Griffey            RF    2. B Valentine          2B 
3. J Morgan             2B    3. B Boisclair          RF 
4. G Foster             LF    4. S Henderson          LF 
5. D Driessen           1B    5. W Montanez           1B 
6. J Bench              C     6. J Stearns            C  
7. D Concepcion         SS    7. J Youngblood         3B 
8. C Geronimo           CF    8. D Flynn              SS 
9. T Hume               P     9. P Zachry             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  4-4  1--      16%  76% D Flynn         T Hume          Single to LF; Youngblood Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI; Flynn to 2B
   t 4   2  4-3  1-3     -12%  52% G Foster        P Zachry        Rose Steals Hm; Griffey Steals 2B
   b 2   2  0-2  -23      12%  89% B Valentine     T Hume          Single to CF; Zachry Scores; Mazzilli Scores
   t 4   1  4-2  12-     -12%  59% K Griffey       P Zachry        Single to LF; Geronimo Scores; Rose to 2B
   b 2   2  0-1  12-      11%  77% L Mazzilli      T Hume          Double to RF; Youngblood Scores; Zachry to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Zachry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  P Rose          Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  K Griffey       Single to 2B
          1--      46%  J Morgan        Walk; Griffey to 2B
   O      12-      50%  G Foster        Strikeout
   O      12-      55%  D Driessen      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Hume facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Mazzilli      Popfly: SS
          ---      55%  B Valentine     Single to CF
   O      1--      53%  B Boisclair     Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Valentine to 2B
   R      -2-      63%  S Henderson     Single to CF; Valentine Scores
   O      1--      62%  W Montanez      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Pat Zachry facing 6-7-8
          ---      58%  J Bench         Single to LF
   O      1--      61%  D Concepcion    Flyball: CF
   O      1--      64%  C Geronimo      Strikeout
   O      1--      67%  T Hume          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Hume facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      65%  J Stearns       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      67%  J Youngblood    Single to LF
   O      1--      65%  D Flynn         Lineout: LF
          1--      66%  P Zachry        Walk; Youngblood to 2B
   R      12-      77%  L Mazzilli      Double to RF; Youngblood Scores; Zachry to 3B
   RR     -23      89%  B Valentine     Single to CF; Zachry Scores; Mazzilli Scores
   O      1--      88%  B Boisclair     Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Pat Zachry facing 1-2-3
          ---      84%  P Rose          Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Rose to 2B
          -2-      78%  K Griffey       Single to 3B/Bunt; Rose to 3B
   RO     1-3      82%  J Morgan        Popfly: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Rose Scores/unER
   O      1--      84%  G Foster        Flyball: CF
          1--      82%  D Driessen      Walk; Morgan to 2B
          12-      81%  J Bench         Passed Ball; Morgan to 3B; Driessen to 2B
   R      -23      73%  " "             Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Morgan Scores/No RBI/unER; Driessen to 3B; Bench to 1B
   O      1-3      78%  D Concepcion    Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Tom Hume facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      77%  S Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      76%  W Montanez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      75%  J Stearns       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Pat Zachry facing 8-9-1
          ---      71%  C Geronimo      Single to RF
   O      1--      73%  T Hume          Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Geronimo to 2B
          -2-      70%  P Rose          Walk
   R      12-      59%  K Griffey       Single to LF; Geronimo Scores; Rose to 2B
   O      12-      64%  J Morgan        Flyball: RF; Rose to 3B
   R      1-3      52%  G Foster        Rose Steals Hm; Griffey Steals 2B
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Tom Hume facing 7-8-9
          ---      60%  J Youngblood    Walk
   R      1--      76%  D Flynn         Single to LF; Youngblood Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI; Flynn to 2B
   O      -2-      75%  P Zachry        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Flynn to 3B
   R      --3      82%  L Mazzilli      Double to CF; Flynn Scores
                  Manny Sarmiento replaces Tom Hume pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      80%  B Valentine     Groundout: 1B-P; Mazzilli to 3B
   O      --3      78%  B Boisclair     Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 6.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-6, Pat Zachry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      80%  D Driessen      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---      82%  J Bench         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  D Concepcion    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-4, Manny Sarmiento facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      82%  S Henderson     Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  W Montanez      Strikeout
          ---      82%  J Stearns       Double to CF
          -2-      83%  J Youngblood    Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Stearns to 3B; Youngblood to 1B
   O      1-3      81%  D Flynn         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 6.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-6, Pat Zachry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  C Geronimo      Strikeout Looking
                  Dave Collins pinch hits for Manny Sarmiento batting 9th
          ---      80%  D Collins       Walk
   O      1--      85%  P Rose          Collins Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      86%  " "             Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-4, Dale Murray facing 9-1-2
                  Dale Murray replaces Dave Collins pitching and batting 9th; Len Randle pinch hits for Pat Zachry batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  L Randle        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      85%  L Mazzilli      Flyball: RF
          ---      85%  B Valentine     Single to CF
   O      1--      84%  B Boisclair     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 6.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-6, Skip Lockwood facing 2-3-4
                  Skip Lockwood replaces Len Randle pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      89%  J Morgan        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      90%  G Foster        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-4, Dale Murray facing 4-5-6
          ---      92%  S Henderson     Single to RF
   O      1--      89%  W Montanez      Henderson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
   O      ---      89%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  J Stearns       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 6.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-6, Skip Lockwood facing 5-6-7
          ---      82%  D Driessen      Single to RF
          1--      71%  J Bench         Single to LF; Driessen to 2B
   O      12-      81%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
   O      12-      88%  C Geronimo      Flyball: LF
                  Mike Lum pinch hits for Dale Murray batting 9th
   O      12-      95%  M Lum           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-4, Dave Tomlin facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Tomlin replaces Mike Lum pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  J Youngblood    Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  D Flynn         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      94%  S Lockwood      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 6.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-6, Skip Lockwood facing 1-2-3
                  Sergio Ferrer replaces Joel Youngblood playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---      97%  P Rose          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      99%  K Griffey       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Morgan        Popfly: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 6.

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