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Scores
Standings
CLE
@BAL		7
3
TEX
@CAL		1
3
MIN
@MIL		6
3
KCR
@OAK		0
2
CHW
@SEA		4
6
NYY
@TOR		7
4
SFG
@ATL		2
10
PIT
@CHC		4
1
CIN
@HOU		1
4
STL
@NYM		6
3
STL
@NYM		3
2
MON
@PHI		8
9		 
(10)
MON
@PHI		8
2
LAD
@SDP		8
10
Saturday, September 22, 1979, 4:07PM
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:16
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cardinals
6
81-71
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Mets
3
56-96
⇐ Lost 7 ⇒
W: John Denny (8-11)
L: John Pacella (0-2)
S: Roy Thomas (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       4  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    6 11  3
Mets            0  0  1   0  0  0   0  2  0    3  5  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Garry Templeton SS 4 1 1 0 1 2 .313 .780 0.040 0.33 0.051 -0.011 0.3 1 4
Lou Brock LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 .309 .752 0.038 0.56 0.069 -0.031 -0.0 1 0 SB,GDP
   Roy Thomas P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .188 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 1 1
Keith Hernandez 1B 5 2 4 2 0 0 .346 .934 0.183 0.59 0.185 -0.003 2.9 9 1 HR
Dane Iorg RF 5 1 2 2 0 1 .295 .730 0.118 0.58 0.132 -0.015 1.3 1 0 2B
Terry Kennedy C 4 0 1 1 1 1 .260 .669 -0.009 0.35 0.005 -0.014 0.0 9 0
Tony Scott CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .258 .667 -0.013 0.29 0.010 -0.023 -1.4 2 0 GDP
Ken Oberkfell 3B 2 0 2 0 2 0 .310 .804 0.043 0.34 0.043 0.000 1.2 0 4
Tom Herr 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .533 0.010 1.47 0.010 0.000 -0.0 2 0
   Mike Phillips 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .625 -0.019 0.25 0.000 -0.019 -1.1 1 2
John Denny P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .129 .325 -0.032 0.61 0.000 -0.032 -0.7 0 0
   Jerry Mumphrey PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .702 -0.004 0.09 0.000 -0.004 -0.4 0 0
Team Totals 36 6 11 6 6 7 .306 .821 0.354 0.43 0.505 -0.153 2.0 27 12
2B: D Iorg (10, off E Glynn).
HR: K Hernandez (11, off R Jackson; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: K Hernandez 7; D Iorg 3; K Oberkfell 2; T Kennedy; G Templeton; L Brock.
GIDP: T Scott (13); L Brock (7).
RBI: D Iorg 2 (20); K Hernandez 2 (103); T Kennedy (14); T Herr (1).
2-out RBI: K Hernandez 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
E: T Scott (6); K Hernandez (8); G Templeton (34).
Baserunning
SB: L Brock (20, 2nd base off R Jackson/J Stearns).

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Frank Taveras SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .260 .633 -0.041 0.67 0.020 -0.060 0.1 3 2
Elliott Maddox CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .630 -0.019 0.49 0.020 -0.039 -0.6 4 0
Richie Hebner 3B 4 2 2 3 0 1 .256 .716 0.121 0.47 0.125 -0.004 2.6 2 2 2·HR
John Stearns C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .243 .668 -0.071 0.81 0.000 -0.071 -0.9 6 1
Ed Kranepool 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .224 .576 -0.036 0.55 0.012 -0.048 -0.6 8 0
Joel Youngblood LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .275 .784 -0.061 0.59 0.000 -0.061 -0.7 3 0
Bruce Boisclair RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .176 .450 -0.012 0.43 0.020 -0.032 -0.3 1 0
Doug Flynn 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .576 -0.038 0.39 0.000 -0.038 -0.6 0 3
John Pacella P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Roy Lee Jackson P 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.016 0.58 0.016 0.000 0.2 0 1
   Dan Norman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .236 .655 -0.004 0.16 0.000 -0.004 -0.1
   Dwight Bernard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ron Hodges PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .149 .501 -0.002 0.10 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
   Ed Glynn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 3 5 3 1 9 .147 .495 -0.147 0.53 0.213 -0.359 -1.0 27 10
HR: R Hebner 2 (9, 1 off R Thomas, 1 off J Denny; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: R Hebner 8; E Kranepool; R Jackson; F Taveras.
RBI: R Hebner 3 (68).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Hebner-E Kranepool; D Flynn-F Taveras-E Kranepool.

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Denny, W (8-11) 5 3 1 1 1 5 1 4.85 21 61 0.089 0.65 1.2
Roy Thomas, S (1) 4 2 2 2 0 4 1 2.99 14 0 0 0.058 0.34 -0.2
Team Totals 9 5 3 3 1 9 2 3.00 35 61 0 0 0.147 0.43 1.0

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Pacella, L (0-2) 0.1 5 4 4 1 0 0 6.10 7 24 -0.339 1.38 -4.1
Roy Lee Jackson 3.2 3 2 2 2 5 1 1.86 15 3 1 -0.043 0.42 -0.2
Dwight Bernard 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 4.32 13 0 0 0.020 0.12 1.3
Ed Glynn 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.09 7 0 0 0.009 0.08 0.9
Team Totals 9 11 6 6 6 7 1 6.00 42 24 3 1 -0.353 0.53 -2.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Doug Harvey.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 65° F, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         New York Mets
1 Garry Templeton SS 1 Frank Taveras SS
2 Lou Brock LF 2 Elliott Maddox CF
3 Keith Hernandez 1B 3 Richie Hebner 3B
4 Dane Iorg RF 4 John Stearns C
5 Terry Kennedy C 5 Ed Kranepool 1B
6 Tony Scott CF 6 Joel Youngblood LF
7 Ken Oberkfell 3B 7 Bruce Boisclair RF
8 Tom Herr 2B 8 Doug Flynn 2B
9 John Denny P 9 John Pacella P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 0 123 RR STL D. Iorg J. Pacella 13% 80% Single to RF; Templeton Scores; Brock Scores; Hernandez to 3B
t4 4-1 2 -2- RR STL K. Hernandez R. Jackson 10% 93% Home Run; Brock Scores
t1 0-0 0 12- STL K. Hernandez J. Pacella 8% 67% Single to SS; Templeton to 3B; Brock to 2B
b3 0-4 1 --- R NYM R. Hebner J. Denny -7% 81% Home Run
t1 0-0 0 1-- STL L. Brock J. Pacella 6% 59% Single to LF; Templeton to 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' John Pacella facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL G. Templeton J. Pacella 4% 54% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- STL L. Brock J. Pacella 6% 59% Single to LF; Templeton to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- STL K. Hernandez J. Pacella 8% 67% Single to SS; Templeton to 3B; Brock to 2B
t1 0-0 0 123 RR STL D. Iorg J. Pacella 13% 80% Single to RF; Templeton Scores; Brock Scores; Hernandez to 3B
t1 2-0 0 1-3 RO STL T. Kennedy J. Pacella -0% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B; Hernandez Scores; Iorg to 2B
t1 3-0 1 -2- STL T. Scott J. Pacella 1% 81% Walk
t1 3-0 1 12- STL K. Oberkfell J. Pacella 3% 84% Single to LF; Iorg to 3B; Scott to 2B
Roy Lee Jackson replaces John Pacella pitching and batting 9th
t1 3-0 1 123 RO STL T. Herr R. Jackson 1% 85% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Iorg Scores; Scott to 3B
t1 4-0 2 1-3 O STL J. Denny R. Jackson -2% 83% Strikeout
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' John Denny facing 1-2-3
b1 0-4 0 --- O NYM F. Taveras J. Denny 2% 84% Popfly: 2B
b1 0-4 1 --- NYM E. Maddox J. Denny -2% 83% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Maddox to 1B
b1 0-4 1 1-- NYM R. Hebner J. Denny -3% 79% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Maddox to 2B; Hebner to 1B
b1 0-4 1 12- O NYM J. Stearns J. Denny 3% 83% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Maddox to 3B
b1 0-4 2 1-3 O NYM E. Kranepool J. Denny 4% 86% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mets' Roy Lee Jackson facing 1-2-3
t2 4-0 0 --- STL G. Templeton R. Jackson 1% 88% Walk
t2 4-0 0 1-- OO STL L. Brock R. Jackson -3% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t2 4-0 2 --- STL K. Hernandez R. Jackson 0% 85% Single to RF
t2 4-0 2 1-- O STL D. Iorg R. Jackson -1% 84% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' John Denny facing 6-7-8
Mike Phillips replaces Tom Herr playing 2B batting 8th
b2 0-4 0 --- O NYM J. Youngblood J. Denny 2% 86% Strikeout
b2 0-4 1 --- NYM B. Boisclair J. Denny -2% 84% Walk
b2 0-4 1 1-- O NYM D. Flynn J. Denny 2% 86% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-4 2 1-- NYM R. Jackson J. Denny -2% 85% Single to 3B; Flynn to 2B
b2 0-4 2 12- O NYM F. Taveras J. Denny 3% 88% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mets' Roy Lee Jackson facing 5-6-7
t3 4-0 0 --- O STL T. Kennedy R. Jackson -1% 87% Strikeout Looking
t3 4-0 1 --- O STL T. Scott R. Jackson -1% 86% Lineout: 3B
t3 4-0 2 --- STL K. Oberkfell R. Jackson 0% 87% Single to CF
t3 4-0 2 1-- O STL M. Phillips R. Jackson -1% 86% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' John Denny facing 2-3-4
b3 0-4 0 --- O NYM E. Maddox J. Denny 2% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-4 1 --- R NYM R. Hebner J. Denny -7% 81% Home Run
b3 1-4 1 --- O NYM J. Stearns J. Denny 1% 83% Strikeout
b3 1-4 2 --- NYM E. Kranepool J. Denny -1% 81% Single to CF
b3 1-4 2 1-- O NYM J. Youngblood J. Denny 2% 83% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mets' Roy Lee Jackson facing 9-1-2
t4 4-1 0 --- O STL J. Denny R. Jackson -1% 82% Strikeout
t4 4-1 1 --- O STL G. Templeton R. Jackson -1% 81% Strikeout (C-1B)
t4 4-1 2 --- STL L. Brock R. Jackson 1% 82% Walk
t4 4-1 2 1-- STL K. Hernandez R. Jackson 1% 83% Brock Steals 2B
t4 4-1 2 -2- RR STL K. Hernandez R. Jackson 10% 93% Home Run; Brock Scores
t4 6-1 2 --- O STL D. Iorg R. Jackson -0% 92% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' John Denny facing 7-8-9
b4 1-6 0 --- O NYM B. Boisclair J. Denny 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-6 1 --- O NYM D. Flynn J. Denny 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
Dan Norman pinch hits for Roy Lee Jackson (P) batting 9th
b4 1-6 2 --- O NYM D. Norman J. Denny 0% 95% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mets' Dwight Bernard facing 5-6-7
Dwight Bernard replaces Dan Norman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 6-1 0 --- O STL T. Kennedy D. Bernard -0% 95% Groundout: P-1B
t5 6-1 1 --- O STL T. Scott D. Bernard -0% 94% Strikeout
t5 6-1 2 --- STL K. Oberkfell D. Bernard 0% 94% Walk
t5 6-1 2 1-- O STL M. Phillips D. Bernard -0% 94% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' John Denny facing 1-2-3
b5 1-6 0 --- O NYM F. Taveras J. Denny 1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-6 1 --- O NYM E. Maddox J. Denny 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-6 2 --- O NYM R. Hebner J. Denny 0% 96% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mets' Dwight Bernard facing 9-1-2
Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for John Denny (P) batting 9th
t6 6-1 0 --- O STL J. Mumphrey D. Bernard -0% 96% Flyball: LF
t6 6-1 1 --- O STL G. Templeton D. Bernard -0% 96% Strikeout
t6 6-1 2 --- O STL L. Brock D. Bernard -0% 96% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Roy Thomas facing 4-5-6
Roy Thomas replaces Lou Brock (LF) pitching and batting 2nd
Jerry Mumphrey moves from PH to LF
b6 1-6 0 --- O NYM J. Stearns R. Thomas 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1-6 1 --- O NYM E. Kranepool R. Thomas 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1-6 2 --- O NYM J. Youngblood R. Thomas 0% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mets' Dwight Bernard facing 3-4-5
t7 6-1 0 --- STL K. Hernandez D. Bernard 0% 98% Single to LF
t7 6-1 0 1-- O STL D. Iorg D. Bernard -0% 98% Flyball: LF
t7 6-1 1 1-- STL T. Kennedy D. Bernard 0% 98% Single to RF; Hernandez to 2B
t7 6-1 1 12- O STL T. Scott D. Bernard -0% 97% Popfly: SS
t7 6-1 2 12- STL K. Oberkfell D. Bernard 0% 98% Walk; Hernandez to 3B; Kennedy to 2B
t7 6-1 2 123 O STL M. Phillips D. Bernard -1% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Roy Thomas facing 7-8-9
b7 1-6 0 --- O NYM B. Boisclair R. Thomas 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1-6 1 --- O NYM D. Flynn R. Thomas 0% 98% Strikeout
Ron Hodges pinch hits for Dwight Bernard (P) batting 9th
b7 1-6 2 --- O NYM R. Hodges R. Thomas 0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mets' Ed Glynn facing 9-1-2
Ed Glynn replaces Ron Hodges (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 6-1 0 --- O STL J. Mumphrey E. Glynn -0% 99% Flyball: CF
t8 6-1 1 --- O STL G. Templeton E. Glynn -0% 98% Flyball: RF
t8 6-1 2 --- O STL R. Thomas E. Glynn -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Roy Thomas facing 1-2-3
b8 1-6 0 --- NYM F. Taveras R. Thomas -2% 96% Single to CF; Taveras to 3B/Adv on E8
b8 1-6 0 --3 O NYM E. Maddox R. Thomas 1% 98% Flyball: RF
b8 1-6 1 --3 RR NYM R. Hebner R. Thomas -3% 95% Home Run; Taveras Scores
b8 3-6 1 --- O NYM J. Stearns R. Thomas 1% 96% Strikeout
b8 3-6 2 --- O NYM E. Kranepool R. Thomas 1% 97% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 3.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mets' Ed Glynn facing 3-4-5
t9 6-3 0 --- O STL K. Hernandez E. Glynn -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 6-3 1 --- STL D. Iorg E. Glynn 1% 97% Double to CF
t9 6-3 1 -2- STL T. Kennedy E. Glynn 0% 98% Walk
t9 6-3 1 12- OO STL T. Scott E. Glynn -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-6, Cardinals' Roy Thomas facing 6-7-8
b9 3-6 0 --- O NYM J. Youngblood R. Thomas 2% 99% Flyball: CF
b9 3-6 1 --- O NYM B. Boisclair R. Thomas 1% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
b9 3-6 2 --- O NYM D. Flynn R. Thomas 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 3.

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