April 15, 1979 Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 14
CLE 4 NYY 6
@CHW 5 MIL 4
BAL 2 CAL 8
@OAK 1 MIN 18
@SEA 6 DET 11
@TEX 6 KCR 12
@TOR 10 ATL 11
@LAD 4 CHC 5
@MON 1 PHI 3
@NYM 2 PHI 6
@NYM 3 STL 9
@PIT 4
(10) SDP 6
CIN 3 CIN 7
@SDP 5 HOU 4
@SFG 3 HOU 9
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 18,401

Sunday, April 15, 1979
Time of Game: 2:33

Phillies

4-3

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: N Espinosa (1-0), L: N Allen (0-1), S: R Reed (1)

Mets

3-4

Lost 2

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McBride RF                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .133  .294    0    0   0   CS
L Bowa SS                     3   2   1   0    1   0  .241  .600    0    3   7   SB
P Rose 1B                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .267  .700    0    9   0   2B,SB
  G Gross LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
G Luzinski LF                 2   0   2   2    1   0  .304  .955    0    0   0   2B,SF
  D Unser PR-1B               0   1   0   0    0   0 1.000 3.000         3   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  3   1   1   3    1   0  .261 1.075    0    1   1   HR,GDP
  P Mackanin 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
G Maddox CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .393 1.183    0    2   0   
M Trillo 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .764    0    2   4   2B
B Boone C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .667    0    7   0   
N Espinosa P                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200    0    0   1   
  R Reed P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   6   8   6    4   4                    27  14

BATTING

2B: G Luzinski (2, off N Allen); M Trillo (2, off N Allen); P Rose (3, off N Allen).

HR: M Schmidt (3, off W Twitchell; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SF: G Luzinski (1, off N Allen).

TB: M Schmidt 4; P Rose 3; G Luzinski 3; M Trillo 2; L Bowa; B McBride.

GIDP: M Schmidt (1).

RBI: M Schmidt 3 (9); G Luzinski 2 (3); B McBride (1).

2-out RBI: M Schmidt 3; B McBride.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Bowa-M Trillo-P Rose; M Trillo-L Bowa-P Rose.

E: L Bowa (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Rose (1, 2nd base off N Allen/R Hodges); L Bowa (2, 2nd base off W Twitchell/R Hodges).

CS: B McBride (1, 2nd base by N Allen/R Hodges).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Mazzilli CF                 4   1   3   3    0   1  .448 1.288    0    2   0   HR,2B
K Chapman 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .565    0    2   4   GDP
R Hebner 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .707    0    1   1   
S Henderson LF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .367  .787    0    7   0   
W Montanez 1B                 2   0   0   0    2   1  .185  .540    0    7   1   
  S Lockwood P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Youngblood RF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   0   
R Hodges C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .286    0    5   1   
D Flynn SS                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .185  .426    0    2   2   GDP
N Allen P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  B Boisclair PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.200    0    0   0   
  W Twitchell P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Bernard P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Kranepool PH-1B           1   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   3   6   3    4   6                    27  10

BATTING

2B: L Mazzilli (3, off N Espinosa).

HR: L Mazzilli (2, off N Espinosa; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out).

TB: L Mazzilli 7; S Henderson; R Hodges; R Hebner.

GIDP: K Chapman (1); D Flynn (1).

RBI: L Mazzilli 3 (7).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Hebner-K Chapman-W Montanez.

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
N Espinosa, W (1-0)            7.2   6   3   3    4   5   1   3.55   31     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 6     56    -     0.88   0.30
R Reed, S (1)                  1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   6.75    5     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.30   0.08
Totals                         9     6   3   3    4   6   1          36     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0· 6          2-0

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
N Allen, L (0-1)               6     7   3   3    1   1   0   4.50   24     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 7     46    -     0.80  -0.09
W Twitchell                    1.2   1   3   3    3   2   1  13.50    9     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.33  -0.04
D Bernard                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0  27.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.04   0.00
S Lockwood                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.59    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     8   6   6    4   4   1          37     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0· 8          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: R Reed (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Phil Lospitalier, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Jerry Loeber, 3B - Merrill Hadry.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 18,401.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         New York Mets                        
1. B McBride            RF    1. L Mazzilli           CF 
2. L Bowa               SS    2. K Chapman            2B 
3. P Rose               1B    3. R Hebner             3B 
4. G Luzinski           LF    4. S Henderson          LF 
5. M Schmidt            3B    5. W Montanez           1B 
6. G Maddox             CF    6. J Youngblood         RF 
7. M Trillo             2B    7. R Hodges             C  
8. B Boone              C     8. D Flynn              SS 
9. N Espinosa           P     9. N Allen              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  1-0  1-3      13%  62% D Flynn         N Espinosa      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 1   1  0-0  1--       9%  59% P Rose          N Allen         Double to LF; Bowa to 3B
   t 5   2  0-2  --3       8%  84% B McBride       N Allen         Single to CF; Trillo Scores
   b 2   1  1-0  1--      -8%  49% R Hodges        N Espinosa      Single to RF; Montanez to 3B
   t 4   0  0-1  -2-       8%  77% G Luzinski      N Allen         Single to RF; Rose Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Neil Allen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B McBride       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  L Bowa          Single to CF
          1--      59%  P Rose          Double to LF; Bowa to 3B
   RO     -23      59%  G Luzinski      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Bowa Scores
   O      -2-      56%  M Schmidt       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Nino Espinosa facing 1-2-3
          ---      50%  L Mazzilli      Double to RF
   O      -2-      51%  K Chapman       Groundout: P-1B; Mazzilli to 3B
   O      --3      57%  R Hebner        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      --3      61%  S Henderson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Neil Allen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  G Maddox        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      58%  M Trillo        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      57%  B Boone         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Nino Espinosa facing 5-6-7
          ---      53%  W Montanez      Walk
   O      1--      57%  J Youngblood    Flyball: 2B
          1--      49%  R Hodges        Single to RF; Montanez to 3B
   OO     1-3      62%  D Flynn         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Neil Allen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      60%  N Espinosa      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      59%  B McBride       Strikeout
   O      ---      58%  L Bowa          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Nino Espinosa facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      60%  N Allen         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  L Mazzilli      Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  K Chapman       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Neil Allen facing 3-4-5
          ---      67%  P Rose          Single to CF
          1--      70%  G Luzinski      Rose Steals 2B
   R      -2-      77%  " "             Single to RF; Rose Scores
   OO     1--      72%  M Schmidt       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      71%  G Maddox        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Nino Espinosa facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      74%  R Hebner        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      76%  S Henderson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      77%  W Montanez      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Neil Allen facing 7-8-9
          ---      82%  M Trillo        Double to RF
   O      -2-      78%  B Boone         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      76%  N Espinosa      Groundout: 2B-1B; Trillo to 3B
   R      --3      84%  B McBride       Single to CF; Trillo Scores
   O      1--      83%  L Bowa          McBride Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Nino Espinosa facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      85%  J Youngblood    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      87%  R Hodges        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      88%  D Flynn         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Neil Allen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      87%  L Bowa          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      86%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      87%  G Luzinski      Double to LF
          -2-      88%  M Schmidt       Walk
   O      12-      86%  G Maddox        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Nino Espinosa facing 9-1-2
                  Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Neil Allen batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  B Boisclair     Flyball: CF
          ---      85%  L Mazzilli      Single to LF
   OO     1--      91%  K Chapman       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Wayne Twitchell facing 7-8-9
                  Wayne Twitchell replaces Bruce Boisclair pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  M Trillo        Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  B Boone         Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  N Espinosa      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Nino Espinosa facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  R Hebner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  S Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      92%  W Montanez      Walk
   O      1--      94%  J Youngblood    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Wayne Twitchell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      93%  B McBride       Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      94%  L Bowa          Walk
          1--      94%  P Rose          Bowa Steals 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Flyball: LF
          -2-      94%  G Luzinski      Walk
                  Del Unser pinch runs for Greg Luzinski batting 4th
   RRR    12-      99%  M Schmidt       Home Run; Bowa Scores; Unser Scores
          ---      99%  G Maddox        Walk
                  Dwight Bernard replaces Wayne Twitchell pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  M Trillo        Foul Flyball: 2B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Nino Espinosa facing 7-8-9
                  Del Unser moves to 1B; Pete Mackanin replaces Mike Schmidt playing 3B batting 5th; Greg Gross replaces Pete Rose playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  R Hodges        Strikeout
          ---      99%  D Flynn         Walk
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Dwight Bernard batting 9th
          1--      99%  E Kranepool     Walk; Flynn to 2B
   RRR    12-      95%  L Mazzilli      Home Run; Flynn Scores; Kranepool Scores
   O      ---      96%  K Chapman       Strikeout
          ---      95%  R Hebner        Single to RF
          1--      93%  S Henderson     Single to LF; Hebner to 2B
                  Ron Reed replaces Nino Espinosa pitching and batting 9th
          12-      91%  W Montanez      Wild Pitch; Hebner to 3B; Henderson to 2B
   O      -23      97%  " "             Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 6, Mets 3.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-3, Skip Lockwood facing 8-9-1
                  Skip Lockwood replaces Willie Montanez pitching and batting 5th; Ed Kranepool moves to 1B
   O      ---      97%  B Boone         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  R Reed          Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  B McBride       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-6, Ron Reed facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  J Youngblood    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      96%  R Hodges        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      99%  D Flynn         Groundout: 3B-1B; Hodges to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Mets 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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