September 14, 1978 Montreal Expos at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 4
BOS 3 NYY 4
@DET 2 KCR 5
OAK 1 MIL 4
BAL 3 CHW 6
@SEA 5 CAL 16
@TEX 1 LAD 2
HOU 1 NYM 7
MON 6 PHI 11
CHC 5 PIT 7
STL 4 SDP 8
CIN 1 ATL 4
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 3,710

Thursday, September 14, 1978
Time of Game: 2:56

Expos

70-78

Lost 1

4th, 12 GB

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

W: M Cornejo (4-2), L: R Miller (0-1), S: D Murray (5)

Mets

60-87

Won 1

6th, 21½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     5   0   2   1    0   0  .250  .603    0    2   3   
A Dawson CF                   4   0   0   1    0   2  .250  .736    0    4   0   SF
E Valentine RF                4   0   1   0    1   1  .292  .828    0    0   0   2B
T Perez 1B                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .290  .784    0    5   0   HR
W Cromartie LF                4   2   2   0    0   0  .303  .756    0    3   0   2B
G Carter C                    3   2   3   0    1   0  .260  .769    0    9   1   2B
L Parrish 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .271  .765    0    0   1   
C Speier SS                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .254  .670    0    1   2   
D Schatzeder P                1   0   0   1    1   1  .250  .661    0    0   0   
  R Miller P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Bahnsen P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .182         0   0   
  D Unser PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .560    0    0   0   
  B Atkinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
Totals                       35   6  11   6    4   6                    24   7

BATTING

2B: G Carter (26, off M Cornejo); W Cromartie (30, off K Kobel); E Valentine (33, off J Berenguer).

HR: T Perez (12, off K Kobel; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: A Dawson (5, off K Kobel).

TB: T Perez 4; G Carter 4; W Cromartie 3; D Cash 2; E Valentine 2; C Speier; L Parrish.

RBI: C Speier (47); T Perez (69); D Schatzeder (7); D Cash (36); L Parrish (68); A Dawson (68).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: A Dawson (5); S Bahnsen (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: G Carter (3rd base by J Stearns).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Flores CF                   2   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .533    0    0   0   
  L Mazzilli PH-CF            1   1   0   1    1   0  .268  .772    0    0   0   SF
E Maddox 3B                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .261  .716    0    0   0   
  M Cornejo P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Kranepool PH              1   1   1   3    0   0  .208  .619    0    0   0   HR
  D Murray P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .111    0    0   0   
S Henderson LF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .270  .742    0    3   0   
W Montanez 1B                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .261  .726    0   11   1   
J Stearns C                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .262  .773    0    7   1   CS
D Norman RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .842    0    0   1   
J Youngblood 2B               2   2   1   0    2   1  .261  .774    0    4   4   
S Ferrer SS                   2   2   1   1    1   1  .167  .528    0    1   4   3B,SH
K Kobel P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .423         0   0   
  R Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334         0   1   
  B Benton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Berenguer P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Randle PH-3B              2   0   0   0    1   1  .237  .656    0    1   3   
Totals                       29   7   8   7    7   9                    27  15

BATTING

3B: S Ferrer (1, off D Schatzeder).

HR: E Kranepool (3, off R Miller; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SF: L Mazzilli (5, off R Miller).

SH: S Ferrer (2, off R Miller).

TB: E Kranepool 4; S Ferrer 3; W Montanez 2; J Youngblood; J Stearns; G Flores; D Norman.

RBI: E Kranepool 3 (18); W Montanez (92); S Ferrer (1); G Flores (1); L Mazzilli (59).

2-out RBI: E Kranepool 3; W Montanez.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Stearns (8, 2nd base by S Bahnsen/G Carter).

PO: D Norman (1st base by S Bahnsen).

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
D Schatzeder                   3.1   4   4   4    4   5   0   2.87   18     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 4     37    -     0.88  -0.11
R Miller, L (0-1)              2.1   3   3   3    1   2   1   4.50   11     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 3          2-1    1.51  -0.40
S Bahnsen                      1.1   1   0   0    2   1   0   3.91    6     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.85   0.05
B Atkinson                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.15    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     8   7   7    7   9   1          38     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 1· 8          2-1

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
K Kobel                        1.2   3   4   4    3   2   1   2.78   11     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 3     32    -     1.24  -0.32
R Jackson                      1.1   4   2   2    1   1   0   9.31    8     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 4          2-0    0.61  -0.05
J Berenguer                    1     1   0   0    0   0   0  15.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.44   0.01
M Cornejo, W (4-2)             2     2   0   0    0   2   0   2.84    7     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.72   0.06
D Murray, S (5)                3     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.87   10     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.69   0.35
Totals                         9    11   6   6    4   6   1          40     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 2·11          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: M Cornejo (1).

IBB: None.

PO: S Bahnsen (0; D Norman, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Dutch Rennert.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 3,710.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                New York Mets                        
1. D Cash               2B    1. G Flores             CF 
2. A Dawson             CF    2. E Maddox             3B 
3. E Valentine          RF    3. S Henderson          LF 
4. T Perez              1B    4. W Montanez           1B 
5. W Cromartie          LF    5. J Stearns            C  
6. G Carter             C     6. D Norman             RF 
7. L Parrish            3B    7. J Youngblood         2B 
8. C Speier             SS    8. S Ferrer             SS 
9. D Schatzeder         P     9. K Kobel              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  6-4  12-      50%  72% E Kranepool     R Miller        Home Run; Youngblood Scores; Mazzilli Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  ---     -12%  38% T Perez         K Kobel         Home Run
   b 4   1  6-2  1--      11%  23% S Ferrer        D Schatzeder    Triple to RF; Youngblood Scores
   t 5   0  4-6  --3       9%  24% L Parrish       M Cornejo       Carter Picked off 3B (C-3B)
   t 2   1  0-1  123      -8%  21% D Schatzeder    K Kobel         Walk; Cromartie Scores; Carter to 3B; Speier to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Kobel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Cash          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      54%  A Dawson        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  E Valentine     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Schatzeder facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  G Flores        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  E Maddox        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  S Henderson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Kobel facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      38%  T Perez         Home Run
          ---      32%  W Cromartie     Double to RF
          -2-      30%  G Carter        Walk
   O      12-      35%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF
          12-      29%  C Speier        Walk; Cromartie to 3B; Carter to 2B
   R      123      21%  D Schatzeder    Walk; Cromartie Scores; Carter to 3B; Speier to 2B
   R      123      14%  D Cash          Single to LF; Carter Scores; Speier to 3B; Schatzeder to 2B
   RO     123      13%  A Dawson        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Speier Scores
                  Roy Lee Jackson replaces Kevin Kobel pitching and batting 9th
          12-      12%  E Valentine     Walk; Schatzeder to 3B; Cash to 2B
   O      123      15%  T Perez         Lineout: 2B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Dan Schatzeder facing 4-5-6
          ---      18%  W Montanez      Single to 2B
   O      1--      15%  J Stearns       Strikeout
   O      1--      13%  D Norman        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      12%  J Youngblood    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-0, Roy Lee Jackson facing 5-6-7
          ---      10%  W Cromartie     Single to RF
          1--       9%  G Carter        Single to LF; Cromartie to 2B
   RO     12-       6%  L Parrish       Single to RF; Cromartie Scores; Carter to 3B; Parrish out at 2B/RF-1B-2B
   R      --3       5%  C Speier        Single to LF; Carter Scores
   O      1--       5%  D Schatzeder    Strikeout
   O      1--       5%  D Cash          Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Dan Schatzeder facing 8-9-1
          ---       7%  S Ferrer        Walk
                  Butch Benton pinch hits for Roy Lee Jackson batting 9th
   O      1--       7%  B Benton        Flyball: CF; Ferrer to 3B/Adv on E8
   R      --3       9%  G Flores        Single to LF; Ferrer Scores
          1--      11%  E Maddox        Walk; Flores to 2B
   O      12-       9%  S Henderson     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Flores to 3B
   R      1-3      13%  W Montanez      Single to LF; Flores Scores; Henderson to 2B
   O      12-      10%  J Stearns       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 6-2, Juan Berenguer facing 2-3-4
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Butch Benton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      11%  A Dawson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---       9%  E Valentine     Double to RF
   O      -2-      10%  T Perez         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      12%  W Cromartie     Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-6, Dan Schatzeder facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      10%  D Norman        Flyball: LF
          ---      12%  J Youngblood    Walk
   R      1--      23%  S Ferrer        Triple to RF; Youngblood Scores
                  Len Randle pinch hits for Juan Berenguer batting 9th
          --3      26%  L Randle        Walk
                  Randy Miller replaces Dan Schatzeder pitching and batting 9th; Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Gil Flores batting 1st
   RO     1-3      25%  L Mazzilli      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Ferrer Scores
   O      1--      22%  E Maddox        Flyball: 2B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 4.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 6-4, Mardie Cornejo facing 6-7-8
                  Mardie Cornejo replaces Elliott Maddox pitching and batting 2nd; Len Randle moves to 3B; Lee Mazzilli moves to CF
          ---      18%  G Carter        Double to RF
          -2-      15%  L Parrish       Wild Pitch; Carter to 3B
   O      --3      24%  " "             Carter Picked off 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---      25%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      26%  C Speier        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-6, Randy Miller facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      23%  S Henderson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      21%  W Montanez      Flyball: CF
          ---      22%  J Stearns       Single to RF
   O      1--      19%  D Norman        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 4.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 6-4, Mardie Cornejo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      21%  R Miller        Strikeout
          ---      19%  D Cash          Single to SS
   O      1--      20%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-1B; Cash to 2B
   O      -2-      23%  E Valentine     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-6, Randy Miller facing 7-8-9
          ---      29%  J Youngblood    Single to LF
   O      1--      26%  S Ferrer        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Youngblood to 2B
   O      -2-      20%  L Randle        Strikeout
          -2-      22%  L Mazzilli      Walk
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Mardie Cornejo batting 2nd
   RRR    12-      72%  E Kranepool     Home Run; Youngblood Scores; Mazzilli Scores
                  Stan Bahnsen replaces Randy Miller pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      71%  S Henderson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 7.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 6-7, Dale Murray facing 4-5-6
                  Dale Murray replaces Ed Kranepool pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---      76%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  W Cromartie     Foul Flyball: C
          ---      76%  G Carter        Single to LF
   O      1--      81%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-6, Stan Bahnsen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      79%  W Montanez      Lineout: LF
          ---      81%  J Stearns       Walk
   O      1--      78%  D Norman        Stearns Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      79%  " "             Single to LF
          1--      80%  J Youngblood    Norman Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Norman to 2B
          -2-      80%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      77%  S Ferrer        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 7.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 6-7, Dale Murray facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      82%  C Speier        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Del Unser pinch hits for Stan Bahnsen batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  D Unser         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  D Cash          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-6, Bill Atkinson facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Atkinson replaces Del Unser pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  L Randle        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  D Murray        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 7.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 6-7, Dale Murray facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      92%  A Dawson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      97%  E Valentine     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation