April 15, 1981 St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 15,205

Wednesday, April 15, 1981, 2:07PM
Time of Game: 2:27

Cardinals

1-2

Lost 1

4th, 1½ GB

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

W: P Zachry (2-0), L: S Martinez (0-1), S: N Allen (2)

Mets

3-1

Won 2

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Templeton SS                3   2   2   1    1   1  .500 1.538    0    2   3   2B
K Oberkfell 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .364    0    2   2   
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .833    0    9   2   2B
G Hendrick RF                 3   0   0   1    1   0  .200  .533    0    3   0   
D Porter C                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .200  .633    0    6   2   
S Lezcano LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .455    0    0   0   GDP
T Scott CF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .182  .727    0    0   0   
T Herr 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   4   
S Martinez P                  2   1   1   0    0   1  .500 1.500    0    0   0   2B
  S Braun PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500    0    0   0   
  J Otten P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   3   5   3    4   7                    24  13

BATTING

2B: S Martinez (1, off P Zachry); G Templeton (2, off P Zachry); K Hernandez (2, off P Zachry).

TB: G Templeton 3; K Hernandez 2; S Martinez 2; K Oberkfell.

GIDP: S Lezcano (1).

RBI: G Templeton (2); G Hendrick (1); K Hernandez (3).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Porter-T Herr-D Porter-K Oberkfell; G Templeton-K Hernandez.

E: G Hendrick 2 (2); T Herr (1); G Templeton (1); K Oberkfell (2).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson RF-LF                5   0   2   2    0   0  .222  .555    0    1   0   3B,GDP
F Taveras SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .063    0    2   3   
L Mazzilli CF                 1   0   0   0    3   0  .100  .838    0    3   1   SB
D Kingman LF                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .100  .538    0    1   0   
  M Jorgensen 1B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         3   0   
R Staub 1B                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .250  .900    0    4   0   IW
  J Youngblood PR-RF          0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
H Brooks 3B                   4   1   0   0    0   2  .313  .751    0    1   3   
A Trevino C                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .231  .606    0    9   0   
D Flynn 2B                    4   2   2   2    0   1  .462 1.154    0    2   2   
P Zachry P                    0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   1   SH
  T Hausman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Cubbage PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    0    0   0   
  N Allen P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                0    1   1   SH
Totals                       27   5   5   4    8   6                    27  11

BATTING

3B: M Wilson (1, off S Martinez).

SH: N Allen (1, off J Otten); P Zachry (3, off S Martinez).

IBB: R Staub (1, by S Martinez).

TB: M Wilson 4; D Flynn 2; R Staub.

GIDP: M Wilson (1).

RBI: D Flynn 2 (3); M Wilson 2 (2).

2-out RBI: M Wilson 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Brooks-D Flynn-R Staub.

E: F Taveras (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Mazzilli (2, 2nd base off S Martinez/D Porter).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Martinez, L (0-1)            6     5   5   1    6   3   0   1.50   29     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 1· 5     47    -     0.93  -0.26
J Otten                        2     0   0   0    2   3   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.36   0.02
Totals                         8     5   5   1    8   6   0          37     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 1· 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
P Zachry, W (2-0)              5.1   5   2   2    3   5   0   1.64   23     -       ·  ·      3· 7· 0· 5     52    -     0.95   0.04
T Hausman, H (2)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.80   0.12
N Allen, S (2)                 3     0   1   0    1   2   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.14   0.11
Totals                         9     5   3   2    4   7   0          35     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 5          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Martinez (1; R Staub).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Paul Pryor.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 15,205.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 45° F, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           New York Mets                        
1. G Templeton          SS    1. M Wilson             RF 
2. K Oberkfell          3B    2. F Taveras            SS 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. L Mazzilli           CF 
4. G Hendrick           RF    4. D Kingman            LF 
5. D Porter             C     5. R Staub              1B 
6. S Lezcano            LF    6. H Brooks             3B 
7. T Scott              CF    7. A Trevino            C  
8. T Herr               2B    8. D Flynn              2B 
9. S Martinez           P     9. P Zachry             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  123      14%  79% D Flynn         S Martinez      Single to LF; Staub Scores; Brooks Scores/unER; Trevino to 2B
   b 2   2  0-2  -23      12%  90% M Wilson        S Martinez      Triple to LF; Trevino Scores/unER; Flynn Scores/unER
   t 6   1  4-2  12-      12%  86% S Lezcano       T Hausman       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--      10%  69% R Staub         S Martinez      Single to RF; Kingman to 3B/Adv on E9
   b 2   0  0-0  1-3     -10%  59% H Brooks        S Martinez      Fielder's Choice 1B; Kingman out at Hm/1B-C-3B; Staub to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Zachry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  G Templeton     Strikeout
          ---      50%  K Oberkfell     Single to RF
   O      1--      52%  K Hernandez     Strikeout
   O      1--      54%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Silvio Martinez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  M Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  F Taveras       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      50%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Zachry facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  D Porter        Walk
   O      1--      50%  S Lezcano       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      53%  T Scott         Strikeout
   O      1--      55%  T Herr          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Silvio Martinez facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  D Kingman       Walk
          1--      69%  R Staub         Single to RF; Kingman to 3B/Adv on E9
   O      1-3      59%  H Brooks        Fielder's Choice 1B; Kingman out at Hm/1B-C-3B; Staub to 2B
          12-      66%  A Trevino       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Staub to 3B; Brooks to 2B
   RR     123      79%  D Flynn         Single to LF; Staub Scores; Brooks Scores/unER; Trevino to 2B
   O      12-      77%  P Zachry        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Trevino to 3B; Flynn to 2B
   RR     -23      90%  M Wilson        Triple to LF; Trevino Scores/unER; Flynn Scores/unER
   O      --3      88%  F Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Pat Zachry facing 9-1-2
          ---      84%  S Martinez      Double to CF
   R      -2-      77%  G Templeton     Double to LF; Martinez Scores
   O      -2-      81%  K Oberkfell     Foul Flyball: C
   RO     -2-      78%  K Hernandez     Double to RF; Templeton Scores; Hernandez out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
   O      ---      78%  G Hendrick      Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Silvio Martinez facing 3-4-5
          ---      81%  L Mazzilli      Walk
   O      1--      79%  D Kingman       Strikeout
          1--      81%  R Staub         Walk; Mazzilli to 2B
   O      12-      78%  H Brooks        Strikeout
   O      12-      76%  A Trevino       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Pat Zachry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      78%  D Porter        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  S Lezcano       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      81%  T Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Silvio Martinez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      79%  D Flynn         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      81%  P Zachry        Walk
   OO     1--      78%  M Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Pat Zachry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      81%  T Herr          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  S Martinez      Strikeout Looking
          ---      81%  G Templeton     Single to CF
   O      1--      83%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Silvio Martinez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      82%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      83%  L Mazzilli      Walk
          1--      85%  D Kingman       Mazzilli Steals 2B
   O      -2-      83%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      83%  R Staub         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      81%  H Brooks        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Pat Zachry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      84%  K Hernandez     Foul Flyball: C
          ---      80%  G Hendrick      Walk
          1--      74%  D Porter        Walk; Hendrick to 2B
                  Tom Hausman replaces Pat Zachry pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-      86%  S Lezcano       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Silvio Martinez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  A Trevino       Flyball: RF
          ---      87%  D Flynn         Single to LF
                  Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Tom Hausman batting 9th
   O      1--      85%  M Cubbage       Strikeout
   R      1--      92%  M Wilson        Single to RF; Flynn Scores/Adv on E9/unER/No RBI; Wilson to 2B/Adv on E6
   O      -2-      91%  F Taveras       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 5.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Neil Allen facing 7-8-9
                  Neil Allen replaces Mike Cubbage pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  T Scott         Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  T Herr          Flyball: LF
                  Steve Braun pinch hits for Silvio Martinez batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  S Braun         Bunt Popfly: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jim Otten facing 3-4-5
                  Jim Otten replaces Steve Braun pitching and batting 9th
          ---      96%  L Mazzilli      Walk
   O      1--      95%  D Kingman       Strikeout
          1--      97%  R Staub         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Mazzilli to 3B
                  Joel Youngblood pinch runs for Rusty Staub batting 5th
   OO     1-3      94%  H Brooks        Double Play: Strikeout, Baserunner Out Advancing; Mazzilli out at Hm/C-2B-C-3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 5.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Neil Allen facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Jorgensen replaces Dave Kingman playing 1B batting 4th; Mookie Wilson moves to LF; Joel Youngblood moves to RF
          ---      91%  G Templeton     Walk
   O      1--      93%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: SS-1B; Templeton to 2B
          -2-      88%  K Hernandez     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Templeton to 3B
   RO     1-3      92%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Templeton Scores/unER
   O      1--      95%  D Porter        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jim Otten facing 7-8-9
          ---      96%  A Trevino       Walk
   O      1--      95%  D Flynn         Strikeout
   O      1--      95%  N Allen         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Trevino to 2B
   O      -2-      94%  M Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 5.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Neil Allen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  S Lezcano       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Scott         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  T Herr          Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation