May 21, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
@CLE 0 CLE 3
BAL 2 DET 2
BOS 1 BOS 9
@DET 3 MIN 3
@KCR 2 MIL 2
CAL 1 CHW 6
@OAK 2 OAK 8
CHW 0 TEX 5
@SEA 4 NYY 2
@TOR 1 NYY 9
@TOR 1 CHC 3
STL 2 SDP 7
@CIN 2 CIN 1
SDP 0 ATL 6
@HOU 4 LAD 4
SFG 1 PIT 7
@MON 0 NYM 6
PHI 5
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 18,183

Sunday, May 21, 1978
Time of Game: 2:28

Phillies

19-16

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Phillies        5  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0    5  9  1
Mets            0  1  0   2  0  1   0  1  0   1    6 11  0

W: S Lockwood (4-3), L: T McGraw (2-3)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Mets

18-22

Won 1

5th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Martin RF-LF                5   1   3   0    0   0  .283  .822    0    3   0   SB
L Bowa SS                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .313  .717    0    1   4   
M Schmidt 3B                  5   1   1   3    0   0  .288  .885    0    0   2   HR
G Luzinski LF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .265  .928    0    1   0   
  R Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Johnstone PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .595    0    0   0   
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Cardenal 1B                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .360  .927    0   10   0   
  R Hebner PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .823    0    4   0   
G Maddox CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .649    0    1   0   
B Boone C                     4   0   1   2    0   0  .258  .825    0    3   0   2B
B Harrelson 2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .610    0    4   1   
R Lerch P                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .777    0    0   3   
  B McBride RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .738    0    2   0   
Totals                       39   5   9   5    1   5                    29  10

BATTING

2B: B Boone (2, off J Koosman).

HR: M Schmidt (8, off J Koosman; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs).

TB: M Schmidt 4; J Martin 3; B Boone 2; L Bowa 2; G Luzinski; J Cardenal.

RBI: M Schmidt 3 (26); B Boone 2 (21).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Harrelson.

E: J Martin (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Martin (1, 2nd base off J Koosman/J Stearns).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Randle 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .723    0    1   2   
E Maddox RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .734    0    2   0   2B
  S Lockwood P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Valentine PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .708    0    0   0   
L Mazzilli CF                 5   3   3   0    0   0  .316  .871    0    8   0   
S Henderson LF                5   1   2   1    0   0  .267  .744    0    1   0   2·2B
W Montanez 1B                 2   1   1   2    1   1  .232  .618    0    8   0   2B,SF
J Stearns C                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .242  .680    0    6   0   HR
J Youngblood 2B               4   0   1   1    0   1  .255  .677    0    1   2   
D Flynn SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .512    0    2   2   
J Koosman P                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .095  .285    0    0   1   2B
  B Boisclair PH-RF           2   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .577    0    1   0   
Totals                       38   6  11   5    1   2                    30   7

BATTING

2B: S Henderson 2 (5, off R Lerch, off T McGraw); E Maddox (3, off R Lerch); W Montanez (9, off R Reed); J Koosman (2, off R Lerch).

HR: J Stearns (2, off R Lerch; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SF: W Montanez (6, off R Lerch).

TB: J Stearns 5; S Henderson 4; L Mazzilli 3; J Koosman 2; E Maddox 2; W Montanez 2; J Youngblood.

RBI: W Montanez 2 (20); J Stearns (12); J Youngblood (4); S Henderson (27).

2-out RBI: J Youngblood; S Henderson.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

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
R Lerch                        6     7   4   3    1   2   1   3.76   26     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 7     45    -     1.03  -0.06
R Reed, BS (1)                 3     2   1   1    0   0   0   2.42   10     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 2· 2          0-0    2.23  -0.00
T McGraw, L (2-3)              0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   3.57    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          0-0    2.02  -0.38
Totals                         9.2  11   6   5    1   2   1          40     -       ·  ·     11·13· 2·11           -

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                      7     9   5   5    1   3   1   3.29   31     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 3· 9     41    -     0.67  -0.23
S Lockwood, W (4-3)            3     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.35    9     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 0· 0          0-0    1.51   0.29
Totals                        10     9   5   5    1   5   1          40     -       ·  ·      9·13· 3· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 18,183.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         New York Mets                        
1. J Martin             RF    1. L Randle             3B 
2. L Bowa               SS    2. E Maddox             RF 
3. M Schmidt            3B    3. L Mazzilli           CF 
4. G Luzinski           LF    4. S Henderson          LF 
5. J Cardenal           1B    5. W Montanez           1B 
6. G Maddox             CF    6. J Stearns            C  
7. B Boone              C     7. J Youngblood         2B 
8. B Harrelson          2B    8. D Flynn              SS 
9. R Lerch              P     9. J Koosman            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   2  5-5  1--      44% 100% S Henderson     T McGraw        Double to LF; Mazzilli Scores
   b 8   1  5-4  -2-      31%  65% W Montanez      R Reed          Double to RF; Mazzilli Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  12-     -19%  21% M Schmidt       J Koosman       Home Run; Martin Scores; Bowa Scores
   b 8   1  5-5  -2-     -15%  50% J Stearns       R Reed          Line Drive Double Play: 2B unassisted
   b 6   2  5-3  1-3      14%  37% J Youngblood    R Lerch         Single to RF; Montanez Scores; Stearns to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  J Martin        Single to CF (LF-CF)
          1--      41%  L Bowa          Single to CF (LF-CF); Martin to 2B
   RRR    12-      21%  M Schmidt       Home Run; Martin Scores; Bowa Scores
          ---      19%  G Luzinski      Walk
          1--      16%  J Cardenal      Single to 2B; Luzinski to 2B
   O      12-      19%  G Maddox        Strikeout
   RR     12-       9%  B Boone         Double to RF; Luzinski Scores; Cardenal Scores
   O      -2-      10%  B Harrelson     Groundout: SS-1B; Boone to 3B
   O      --3      11%  R Lerch         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Randy Lerch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      10%  L Randle        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      12%  E Maddox        Double to LF
   O      -2-      10%  L Mazzilli      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-       9%  S Henderson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
          ---       8%  J Martin        Single to 3B
   O      1--       9%  L Bowa          Flyball: LF
   O      1--       9%  M Schmidt       Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--       9%  G Luzinski      Single to LF; Schmidt to 2B
   O      12-      10%  J Cardenal      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Randy Lerch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---       9%  W Montanez      Strikeout
   R      ---      13%  J Stearns       Home Run
   O      ---      12%  J Youngblood    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      12%  D Flynn         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jerry Koosman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      13%  G Maddox        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      13%  B Boone         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      13%  B Harrelson     Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Randy Lerch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      12%  J Koosman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      11%  L Randle        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      10%  E Maddox        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jerry Koosman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      11%  R Lerch         Strikeout Looking
          ---      10%  J Martin        Single to 3B
          1--       9%  L Bowa          Martin Steals 2B
   O      -2-      10%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      12%  M Schmidt       Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Martin out at 3B/3B; Schmidt to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Randy Lerch facing 3-4-5
          ---      15%  L Mazzilli      Single to SS
          1--      24%  S Henderson     Double to RF; Mazzilli to 3B
   RRO    -23      25%  W Montanez      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Mazzilli Scores; Henderson Scores/No RBI/Adv on E9/unER
   O      ---      23%  J Stearns       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      22%  J Youngblood    Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 3.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      24%  G Luzinski      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      25%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      26%  G Maddox        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-5, Randy Lerch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      23%  D Flynn         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      28%  J Koosman       Double to LF
   O      -2-      24%  L Randle        Groundout: 3B-1B; Koosman to 3B
   O      --3      19%  E Maddox        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 3.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jerry Koosman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      21%  B Boone         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      22%  B Harrelson     Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      23%  R Lerch         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-5, Randy Lerch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      19%  L Mazzilli      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      17%  S Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      19%  W Montanez      Walk
          1--      23%  J Stearns       Single to CF; Montanez to 3B
   R      1-3      37%  J Youngblood    Single to RF; Montanez Scores; Stearns to 3B
   O      1-3      28%  D Flynn         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      31%  J Martin        Lineout: CF
          ---      28%  L Bowa          Single to CF
   O      1--      31%  M Schmidt       Lineout: RF
   O      1--      33%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Ron Reed facing 9-1-2
                  Ron Reed replaces Greg Luzinski pitching and batting 4th; Jerry Martin moves to LF; Bake McBride replaces Randy Lerch playing RF batting 9th; Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Jerry Koosman batting 9th
   O      ---      29%  B Boisclair     Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      25%  L Randle        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      23%  E Maddox        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-4, Skip Lockwood facing 5-6-7
                  Skip Lockwood replaces Elliott Maddox pitching and batting 2nd; Bruce Boisclair moves to RF; Richie Hebner pinch hits for Jose Cardenal batting 5th
   O      ---      25%  R Hebner        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      26%  G Maddox        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      27%  B Boone         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Ron Reed facing 3-4-5
                  Richie Hebner moves to 1B
          ---      37%  L Mazzilli      Single to LF
   O      1--      34%  S Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B; Mazzilli to 2B
   R      -2-      65%  W Montanez      Double to RF; Mazzilli Scores
   OO     -2-      50%  J Stearns       Line Drive Double Play: 2B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 5.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Tied 5-5, Skip Lockwood facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      55%  B Harrelson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      59%  B McBride       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  J Martin        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Ron Reed facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      57%  J Youngblood    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      53%  D Flynn         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      50%  B Boisclair     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 5.

Top of the 10th, Phillies Batting, Tied 5-5, Skip Lockwood facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      55%  L Bowa          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      59%  M Schmidt       Popfly: SS
                  Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Ron Reed batting 4th
   O      ---      62%  J Johnstone     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Tug McGraw facing 1-2-3
                  Tug McGraw replaces Jay Johnstone pitching and batting 4th
   O      ---      57%  L Randle        Flyball: RF
                  Bobby Valentine pinch hits for Skip Lockwood batting 2nd
   O      ---      53%  B Valentine     Flyball: 1B
          ---      56%  L Mazzilli      Single to 3B
   R      1--     100%  S Henderson     Double to LF; Mazzilli Scores
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Mets 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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