April 16, 1981 St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 5
@CAL 1 CLE 1
@MIL 0 DET 2
@TOR 0 MON 7
CHC 0 STL 5
@NYM 1 PHI 5
PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 10,921

Thursday, April 16, 1981, 2:08PM
Time of Game: 2:30

Cardinals

2-2

Won 1

4th, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  2  0   0  0  2    5 10  2
Mets            1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  1

W: A Rincon (1-0), L: M Scott (0-1), S: B Sutter (2)

Mets

3-2

Lost 1

3rd, ½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Templeton SS                5   0   0   0    0   2  .353 1.095    0    3   3   
K Oberkfell 3B                4   1   0   0    1   0  .133  .321    0    2   0   
K Hernandez 1B                5   2   3   2    0   0  .412 1.118    0   11   1   HR
G Hendrick RF                 4   1   1   2    1   2  .214  .782    0    2   0   HR
D Porter C                    3   1   1   1    2   1  .231  .950    0    3   1   HR,SB
S Lezcano LF                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .188  .563    0    1   0   3B
T Scott CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .267  .867    0    4   0   2B,CS
T Herr 2B                     3   0   2   0    1   1  .154  .354    0    1   5   
A Rincon P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
  B Sutter P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       36   5  10   5    5   8                    27  11

BATTING

2B: T Scott (2, off M Scott).

3B: S Lezcano (1, off M Scott).

HR: G Hendrick (1, off J Reardon; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); D Porter (1, off M Scott; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); K Hernandez (1, off M Scott; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: A Rincon (1, off M Scott).

TB: K Hernandez 6; G Hendrick 4; D Porter 4; S Lezcano 3; T Scott 3; T Herr 2.

RBI: G Hendrick 2 (3); K Hernandez 2 (5); D Porter (1).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

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

E: G Hendrick (3); T Herr (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Porter (1, 2nd base off M Scott/A Trevino).

CS: T Scott (1, 2nd base by J Reardon/A Trevino).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .455    0    1   0   GDP
F Taveras SS                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .053  .153    0    1   1   SB
L Mazzilli CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .636    0    5   0   
D Kingman LF                  3   0   2   1    0   0  .231  .885    0    3   0   2·2B,HBP
R Staub 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .691    0    5   0   
H Brooks 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .600    0    0   1   
A Trevino C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .585    0    9   1   
D Flynn 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .471 1.177    0    2   3   2B,GDP
M Scott P                     1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   2   
  M Cubbage PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .400    0    0   0   
  P Falcone P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Jorgensen PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Reardon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       33   1   7   1    1   4                    27   8

BATTING

2B: D Flynn (4, off A Rincon); D Kingman 2 (2, 2 off A Rincon).

HBP: D Kingman (1, by A Rincon).

TB: D Kingman 4; D Flynn 3; A Trevino; M Scott; F Taveras.

GIDP: D Flynn (1); M Wilson (2).

RBI: D Kingman (2).

2-out RBI: D Kingman.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

E: F Taveras (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: F Taveras (1, 2nd base off A Rincon/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
A Rincon, W (1-0)              6.1   6   1   0    1   2   0   0.00   26     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 3· 6     60    -     1.19   0.16
B Sutter, S (2)                2.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 1          1-0    1.51   0.19
Totals                         9     7   1   0    1   4   0          35     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 4· 7          1-0

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
M Scott, L (0-1)               5     7   3   3    2   4   2   5.40   25     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 2· 7     43    -     1.23  -0.18
P Falcone                      2     0   0   0    2   3   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.63   0.06
J Reardon                      2     3   2   2    1   1   1  15.43    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.42  -0.03
Totals                         9    10   5   5    5   8   3          42     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 2·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: A Rincon (1; D Kingman).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 10,921.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 59° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

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. A Rincon             P     9. M Scott              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  1-1  1--      23%  78% K Hernandez     M Scott         Home Run; Oberkfell Scores
   t 4   0  1-0  ---      14%  50% D Porter        M Scott         Home Run
   t 4   0  1-1  ---      12%  62% S Lezcano       M Scott         Triple to CF
   t 4   0  1-1  --3     -12%  50% T Scott         M Scott         Fielder's Choice 2B; Lezcano out at Hm/2B-C; Scott to 1B
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-     -11%  35% D Kingman       A Rincon        Double to LF; Taveras Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  G Templeton     Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  K Oberkfell     Lineout: LF
          ---      48%  K Hernandez     Single to RF
   O      1--      46%  G Hendrick      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Rincon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  M Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  F Taveras       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      43%  L Mazzilli      Taveras Steals 2B
   O      -2-      47%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      35%  D Kingman       Double to LF; Taveras Scores/unER
   O      -2-      38%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      36%  D Porter        Lineout: RF
          ---      39%  S Lezcano       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      49%  T Scott         Double to RF; Lezcano to 3B
          -23      50%  T Herr          Single to 3B; Lezcano stays at 3B
   O      123      42%  A Rincon        Strikeout
   O      123      33%  G Templeton     Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Andy Rincon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      35%  H Brooks        Strikeout Looking
          ---      33%  A Trevino       Single to RF
   OO     1--      37%  D Flynn         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Scott facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      35%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      33%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      32%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Andy Rincon facing 9-1-2
          ---      29%  M Scott         Single to LF
   OO     1--      35%  M Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS
          ---      35%  F Taveras       E9 on Foul Ball
   O      ---      36%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      50%  D Porter        Home Run
          ---      62%  S Lezcano       Triple to CF
   O      --3      50%  T Scott         Fielder's Choice 2B; Lezcano out at Hm/2B-C; Scott to 1B
          1--      55%  T Herr          Single to LF; Scott to 2B
   O      12-      52%  A Rincon        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Scott to 3B; Herr to 2B
   O      -23      44%  G Templeton     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Andy Rincon facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      44%  D Kingman       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      47%  R Staub         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      50%  H Brooks        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Scott facing 2-3-4
          ---      55%  K Oberkfell     Walk
   RR     1--      78%  K Hernandez     Home Run; Oberkfell Scores
   O      ---      76%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
          ---      78%  D Porter        Walk
          1--      79%  S Lezcano       Porter Steals 2B
   O      -2-      77%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      75%  T Scott         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Andy Rincon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      78%  A Trevino       Flyball: CF
          ---      74%  D Flynn         Single
                  Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Mike Scott batting 9th
          1--      69%  M Cubbage       Walk; Flynn to 2B
   O      12-      75%  M Wilson        Lineout: 3B
   O      12-      81%  F Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pete Falcone facing 8-9-1
                  Pete Falcone replaces Mike Cubbage pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      79%  T Herr          Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  A Rincon        Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  G Templeton     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Andy Rincon facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      81%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      75%  D Kingman       Double to RF
   O      -2-      79%  R Staub         Flyball: CF; Kingman to 3B
   O      --3      84%  H Brooks        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pete Falcone facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      83%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  K Hernandez     Flyball: CF
          ---      83%  G Hendrick      Walk
          1--      84%  D Porter        Walk; Hendrick to 2B
   O      12-      81%  S Lezcano       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Andy Rincon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  A Trevino       Popfly: 3B
          ---      78%  D Flynn         Double to RF
                  Bruce Sutter replaces Andy Rincon pitching and batting 9th; Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Pete Falcone batting 9th
   O      -2-      84%  M Jorgensen     Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      89%  M Wilson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jeff Reardon facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Reardon replaces Mike Jorgensen pitching and batting 9th
          ---      90%  T Scott         Single
   O      1--      88%  T Herr          Scott Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      89%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      87%  B Sutter        Popfly: P
   O      1--      86%  G Templeton     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Bruce Sutter facing 2-3-4
          ---      79%  F Taveras       Single to RF
   O      1--      85%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      90%  D Kingman       Popfly: 1B
   O      1--      94%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jeff Reardon facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      93%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      94%  K Hernandez     Single to LF
   RR     1--      99%  G Hendrick      Home Run; Hernandez Scores
   O      ---      99%  D Porter        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  S Lezcano       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Bruce Sutter facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  H Brooks        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---     100%  A Trevino       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Flynn         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation