August 17, 1978 San Diego Padres at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 9,003

Thursday, August 17, 1978
Time of Game: 2:31

Padres

62-59

Won 2

4th, 9 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Padres          1  0  4   1  1  2   0  0  0    9 12  1
Mets            0  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  0    2  5  0

W: G Perry (14-5), L: J Berenguer (0-1), S: M Lolich (1)

Mets

49-71

Lost 2

6th, 15½ GB

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Richards LF                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .293  .777    0    3   0   
  J Turner LF-CF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .783    0    0   0   
O Smith SS                    3   2   3   1    1   0  .266  .636    0    1   2   2·2B
  C Baker PR-SS               1   1   0   0    0   0  .244  .544    0    1   4   
B Perkins 1B                  5   0   3   2    0   0  .235  .618    0   13   1   2B
D Winfield CF                 4   2   2   3    0   1  .294  .832    0    1   0   HR,2B,SF
  D Reynolds LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .579         0   0   
O Gamble RF                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .287  .794    0    1   0   2B
  J Beswick RF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
T Ashford 2B                  5   1   1   2    0   3  .231  .655    0    3   2   HR
D Thomas 3B                   1   0   0   0    3   1  .237  .591    0    1   1   
  M Lolich P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
R Sweet C                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .230  .597    0    0   0   
G Perry P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .113  .286    0    1   2   SH
  B Almon PH-3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .627    0    0   1   
Totals                       36   9  12   9    5   7                    27  13

BATTING

2B: D Winfield (21, off J Berenguer); B Perkins (8, off D Bernard); O Smith 2 (15, 2 off D Bernard); O Gamble (15, off J Berenguer).

HR: D Winfield (19, off D Bernard; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); T Ashford (3, off J Berenguer; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: D Winfield (5, off J Berenguer).

SH: G Perry (9, off D Bernard).

TB: D Winfield 6; O Smith 5; T Ashford 4; B Perkins 4; R Sweet 2; O Gamble 2.

RBI: D Winfield 3 (78); T Ashford 2 (24); B Perkins 2 (12); O Gamble (42); O Smith (31).

2-out RBI: B Perkins 2; T Ashford 2; O Gamble; O Smith; D Winfield.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Ashford-C Baker-B Perkins.

E: T Ashford (5).

BASERUNNING

PO: B Perkins (2nd base by J Stearns).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Randle 3B                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .231  .665    0    1   0   SB
T Foli SS                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .258  .604    0    0   1   
  R Hodges C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .635    0    3   0   GDP
L Mazzilli CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .763    0    6   0   
W Montanez 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .740    0    6   0   
J Stearns C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .802    0    4   1   
  S Ferrer SS                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    1   0   
J Youngblood LF               3   1   1   0    1   0  .265  .770    0    1   0   3B
E Maddox RF                   2   0   0   1    0   0  .260  .719    0    2   0   SF
D Flynn 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .542    0    2   3   
  D Murray P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Boisclair PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .640    0    0   0   
  K Kobel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .368         0   1   
J Berenguer P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Grieve PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .590    0    0   0   
  D Bernard P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   2   
  B Valentine 2B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .654    0    1   0   
Totals                       30   2   5   2    2   0                    27   8

BATTING

3B: J Youngblood (6, off G Perry).

SF: E Maddox (4, off G Perry).

TB: J Youngblood 3; L Randle 2; W Montanez; T Foli.

GIDP: R Hodges (4).

RBI: E Maddox (31); T Foli (20).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Randle (11, 2nd base off G Perry/R Sweet).

PITCHING

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Perry, W (14-5)              6     5   2   2    0   0   0   3.14   23     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 2· 5     54    -     0.41   0.14
M Lolich, S (1)                3     0   0   0    2   0   0   1.10   10     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.11   0.01
Totals                         9     5   2   2    2   0   0          33     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 2· 5           -

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 Berenguer, L (0-1)           3     4   5   5    4   2   1  15.00   17     -       ·  ·      1· 6· 0· 4     29    -     0.91  -0.32
D Bernard                      2.2   5   4   4    0   1   1   3.91   12     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 5          0-0    0.17  -0.04
D Murray                       1.1   2   0   0    1   2   0   4.21    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          1-1    0.05  -0.00
K Kobel                        2     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.30    7     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    12   9   9    5   7   2          43     -       ·  ·      8·11· 0·12          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 9,003.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              New York Mets                        
1. G Richards           LF    1. L Randle             3B 
2. O Smith              SS    2. T Foli               SS 
3. B Perkins            1B    3. L Mazzilli           CF 
4. D Winfield           CF    4. W Montanez           1B 
5. O Gamble             RF    5. J Stearns            C  
6. T Ashford            2B    6. J Youngblood         LF 
7. D Thomas             3B    7. E Maddox             RF 
8. R Sweet              C     8. D Flynn              2B 
9. G Perry              P     9. J Berenguer          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-1  1--      12%  73% D Winfield      J Berenguer     Double to LF; Smith Scores
   t 3   2  0-3  -2-      10%  92% T Ashford       J Berenguer     Home Run; Gamble Scores
   t 3   2  0-2  -2-       9%  81% O Gamble        J Berenguer     Double to RF; Winfield Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       6%  59% O Smith         J Berenguer     Walk; Richards to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---       4%  54% G Richards      J Berenguer     Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Berenguer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  G Richards      Walk
          1--      59%  O Smith         Walk; Richards to 2B
   O      12-      57%  B Perkins       Flyball: RF; Richards to 3B
   RO     1-3      59%  D Winfield      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Richards Scores
   O      1--      57%  O Gamble        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  L Randle        Bunt Popfly: P
   O      ---      61%  T Foli          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  L Mazzilli      Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, Juan Berenguer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      60%  T Ashford       Strikeout
          ---      62%  D Thomas        Walk
   O      1--      59%  R Sweet         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      57%  G Perry         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Gaylord Perry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  W Montanez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  J Stearns       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      63%  J Youngblood    Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, Juan Berenguer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      61%  G Richards      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      63%  O Smith         Single to LF
   O      1--      60%  B Perkins       Flyball: CF
   R      1--      73%  D Winfield      Double to LF; Smith Scores
   R      -2-      81%  O Gamble        Double to RF; Winfield Scores
   RR     -2-      92%  T Ashford       Home Run; Gamble Scores
          ---      92%  D Thomas        Walk
   O      1--      92%  R Sweet         Flyball: 3B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Gaylord Perry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      93%  E Maddox        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      93%  D Flynn         Flyball: RF
                  Tom Grieve pinch hits for Juan Berenguer batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  T Grieve        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dwight Bernard facing 9-1-2
                  Dwight Bernard replaces Tom Grieve pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  G Perry         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  G Richards      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      94%  O Smith         Double to RF
   R      -2-      96%  B Perkins       Double to LF; Smith Scores
   O      -2-      96%  D Winfield      Perkins Picked off 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
          ---      94%  L Randle        Single to LF
   O      1--      96%  T Foli          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      96%  L Mazzilli      Bunt Groundout: P-1B; Foli to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  W Montanez      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dwight Bernard facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      99%  D Winfield      Home Run
   O      ---      98%  O Gamble        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  T Ashford       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  D Thomas        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 7, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-7, Gaylord Perry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  J Stearns       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      98%  J Youngblood    Triple to LF
   RO     --3      98%  E Maddox        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Youngblood Scores
   O      ---      98%  D Flynn         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 7, Mets 1.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Ahead 7-1, Dwight Bernard facing 8-9-1
          ---      98%  R Sweet         Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  G Perry         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Sweet to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  G Richards      Groundout: P-1B; Sweet to 3B
   R      --3      99%  O Smith         Double to RF; Sweet Scores
                  Dale Murray replaces Doug Flynn pitching and batting 8th; Bobby Valentine replaces Dwight Bernard playing 2B batting 9th; Chuck Baker pinch runs for Ozzie Smith batting 2nd
   R      -2-      99%  B Perkins       Single to RF; Baker Scores
   O      1--      99%  D Winfield      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 9, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-9, Gaylord Perry facing 9-1-2
                  Chuck Baker moves to SS; Jerry Turner replaces Gene Richards playing LF batting 1st; Jim Beswick replaces Oscar Gamble playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  B Valentine     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  L Randle        Single to RF
          1--      99%  T Foli          Randle Steals 2B; Randle to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   R      --3      99%  " "             Single to RF; Randle Scores
   O      1--      99%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Foli to 2B
          -2-      99%  W Montanez      Single to SS; Foli to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  J Stearns       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Padres 9, Mets 2.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Ahead 9-2, Dale Murray facing 5-6-7
                  Ron Hodges replaces Tim Foli playing C batting 2nd; Sergio Ferrer replaces John Stearns playing SS batting 5th
   O      ---      99%  J Beswick       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  T Ashford       Strikeout
          ---      99%  D Thomas        Walk
          1--      99%  R Sweet         Single to LF; Thomas to 2B
                  Bill Almon pinch hits for Gaylord Perry batting 9th
   O      12-      99%  B Almon         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 9, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-9, Mickey Lolich facing 6-7-8
                  Mickey Lolich replaces Derrel Thomas pitching and batting 7th; Bill Almon moves to 3B
          ---      99%  J Youngblood    Walk
   O      1--      99%  E Maddox        Flyball: RF
                  Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Dale Murray batting 8th
   O      1--     100%  B Boisclair     Bunt Popfly: 1B
   O      1--     100%  B Valentine     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 9, Mets 2.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Ahead 9-2, Kevin Kobel facing 1-2-3
                  Kevin Kobel replaces Bruce Boisclair pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  J Turner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  C Baker         Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  B Perkins       Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  D Winfield      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 9, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-9, Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
                  Don Reynolds replaces Dave Winfield playing LF batting 4th; Jerry Turner moves to CF
          ---      99%  L Randle        Walk
   OO     1--     100%  R Hodges        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Mazzilli      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 9, Mets 2.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Ahead 9-2, Kevin Kobel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  J Beswick       Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  T Ashford       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  M Lolich        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 9, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-9, Mickey Lolich facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  W Montanez      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  S Ferrer        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Youngblood    Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 9, Mets 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation