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Scores
Standings
OAK
@CAL		5
1
CLE
@MIL		1
0
DET
@TOR		2
0
CHC
@MON		0
7
STL
@NYM		5
1
PIT
@PHI		3
5
Thursday, April 16, 1981 2:08PM
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 10,921, Time of Game: 2:30
Cardinals
5
2-2
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 1 GB
 at Mets
1
3-2
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, ½ GB
W: Andy Rincon (1-0)
L: Mike Scott (0-1)
 
                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

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Garry Templeton SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 .353 1.095 -0.192 1.50 0.000 -0.192 -1.8 3 3
Ken Oberkfell 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 .133 .321 -0.009 0.71 0.049 -0.057 -0.4 2 0
Keith Hernandez 1B 5 2 3 2 0 0 .412 1.118 0.222 0.73 0.247 -0.025 1.7 11 1 HR
George Hendrick RF 4 1 1 2 1 2 .214 .782 0.008 0.48 0.056 -0.047 1.4 2 0 HR
Darrell Porter C 3 1 1 1 2 1 .231 .950 0.159 0.65 0.183 -0.024 1.3 3 1 HR,SB
Sixto Lezcano LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .188 .563 0.103 0.73 0.152 -0.049 0.3 1 0 3B
Tony Scott CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .267 .867 -0.053 0.93 0.115 -0.169 -0.5 4 0 2B,CS
Tom Herr 2B 3 0 2 0 1 1 .154 .354 0.056 1.06 0.070 -0.014 0.6 1 5
Andy Rincon P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.128 2.03 0.000 -0.128 -1.2 0 0 SH
   Bruce Sutter P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.012 0.53 0.000 -0.012 -0.3 0 1
Team Totals 36 5 10 5 5 8 .278 .977 0.154 0.91 0.872 -0.717 1.2 27 11
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mookie Wilson RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .455 -0.194 1.71 0.000 -0.194 -1.6 1 0 GDP
Frank Taveras SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .053 .153 0.051 1.21 0.118 -0.066 0.3 1 1 SB
Lee Mazzilli CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .636 -0.156 1.67 0.000 -0.156 -1.1 5 0
Dave Kingman LF 3 0 2 1 0 0 .231 .885 0.155 1.25 0.204 -0.049 1.4 3 0 2·2B,HBP
Rusty Staub 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .691 -0.144 1.44 0.000 -0.144 -1.0 5 0
Hubie Brooks 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .600 -0.101 0.98 0.000 -0.101 -0.9 0 1
Alex Trevino C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .235 .585 -0.047 0.83 0.021 -0.068 -0.3 9 1
Doug Flynn 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .471 1.176 0.058 0.71 0.101 -0.043 0.1 2 3 2B,GDP
Mike Scott P 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.032 0.77 0.032 0.000 0.4 0 2
   Mike Cubbage PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .400 0.055 1.64 0.055 0.000 0.4
   Pete Falcone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Jorgensen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.056 2.10 0.000 -0.056 -0.3
   Jeff Reardon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 33 1 7 1 1 4 .212 .560 -0.347 1.22 0.531 -0.877 -2.8 27 8
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).

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Andy Rincon, W (1-0) 6.1 6 1 0 1 2 0 0.00 26 60 0.157 1.17 1.3
Bruce Sutter, S (2) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 9 1 0 0.190 1.38 1.5
Team Totals 9 7 1 0 1 4 0 0.00 35 60 1 0 0.347 0.91 2.8

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Scott, L (0-1) 5 7 3 3 2 4 2 5.40 25 43 -0.184 1.28 -0.9
Pete Falcone 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.00 8 0 0 0.057 0.48 0.8
Jeff Reardon 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 15.43 9 0 0 -0.026 0.30 -1.2
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 5 8 3 5.00 42 43 0 0 -0.153 1.22 -1.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: A Rincon (1; D Kingman).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John McSherry.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 10,921.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 59° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         New York Mets
1 Garry Templeton SS 1 Mookie Wilson RF
2 Ken Oberkfell 3B 2 Frank Taveras SS
3 Keith Hernandez 1B 3 Lee Mazzilli CF
4 George Hendrick RF 4 Dave Kingman LF
5 Darrell Porter C 5 Rusty Staub 1B
6 Sixto Lezcano LF 6 Hubie Brooks 3B
7 Tony Scott CF 7 Alex Trevino C
8 Tom Herr 2B 8 Doug Flynn 2B
9 Andy Rincon P 9 Mike Scott P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 1-1 0 1-- RR STL K. Hernandez M. Scott 23% 78% Home Run; Oberkfell Scores
t4 0-1 0 --- R STL D. Porter M. Scott 14% 50% Home Run
t4 1-1 0 --- STL S. Lezcano M. Scott 12% 62% Triple to CF
t4 1-1 0 --3 O STL T. Scott M. Scott -12% 50% Fielder's Choice 2B; Lezcano out at Hm/2B-C; Scott to 1B
b1 0-0 2 -2- R NYM D. Kingman A. Rincon -11% 35% Double to LF; Taveras Scores/unER

Play By Play

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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' Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL G. Templeton M. Scott -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL K. Oberkfell M. Scott -1% 46% Lineout: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- STL K. Hernandez M. Scott 1% 48% Single to RF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O STL G. Hendrick M. Scott -2% 46% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Andy Rincon facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYM M. Wilson A. Rincon 2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- NYM F. Taveras A. Rincon -2% 45% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 1 1-- NYM L. Mazzilli A. Rincon -2% 43% Taveras Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O NYM L. Mazzilli A. Rincon 3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 -2- R NYM D. Kingman A. Rincon -11% 35% Double to LF; Taveras Scores/unER
b1 1-0 2 -2- O NYM R. Staub A. Rincon 3% 38% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- O STL D. Porter M. Scott -2% 36% Lineout: RF
t2 0-1 1 --- STL S. Lezcano M. Scott 3% 39% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t2 0-1 1 1-- STL T. Scott M. Scott 10% 49% Double to RF; Lezcano to 3B
t2 0-1 1 -23 STL T. Herr M. Scott 1% 50% Single to 3B; Lezcano stays at 3B
t2 0-1 1 123 O STL A. Rincon M. Scott -9% 42% Strikeout
t2 0-1 2 123 O STL G. Templeton M. Scott -8% 33% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Andy Rincon facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- O NYM H. Brooks A. Rincon 2% 35% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-0 1 --- NYM A. Trevino A. Rincon -2% 33% Single to RF
b2 1-0 1 1-- OO NYM D. Flynn A. Rincon 4% 37% 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, Mets' Mike Scott facing 2-3-4
t3 0-1 0 --- O STL K. Oberkfell M. Scott -3% 35% Flyball: LF
t3 0-1 1 --- O STL K. Hernandez M. Scott -2% 33% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-1 2 --- O STL G. Hendrick M. Scott -1% 32% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Andy Rincon facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- NYM M. Scott A. Rincon -3% 29% Single to LF
b3 1-0 0 1-- OO NYM M. Wilson A. Rincon 6% 35% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS
b3 1-0 2 --- NYM F. Taveras A. Rincon 0% 35% E9 on Foul Ball
b3 1-0 2 --- O NYM F. Taveras A. Rincon 1% 36% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
t4 0-1 0 --- R STL D. Porter M. Scott 14% 50% Home Run
t4 1-1 0 --- STL S. Lezcano M. Scott 12% 62% Triple to CF
t4 1-1 0 --3 O STL T. Scott M. Scott -12% 50% Fielder's Choice 2B; Lezcano out at Hm/2B-C; Scott to 1B
t4 1-1 1 1-- STL T. Herr M. Scott 4% 55% Single to LF; Scott to 2B
t4 1-1 1 12- O STL A. Rincon M. Scott -3% 52% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Scott to 3B; Herr to 2B
t4 1-1 2 -23 O STL G. Templeton M. Scott -7% 44% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Andy Rincon facing 3-4-5
b4 1-1 0 --- O NYM L. Mazzilli A. Rincon 3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-1 1 --- NYM D. Kingman A. Rincon -3% 44% Hit By Pitch
b4 1-1 1 1-- O NYM R. Staub A. Rincon 3% 47% Flyball: RF
b4 1-1 2 1-- O NYM H. Brooks A. Rincon 3% 50% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Mike Scott facing 2-3-4
t5 1-1 0 --- STL K. Oberkfell M. Scott 5% 55% Walk
t5 1-1 0 1-- RR STL K. Hernandez M. Scott 23% 78% Home Run; Oberkfell Scores
t5 3-1 0 --- O STL G. Hendrick M. Scott -1% 76% Strikeout
t5 3-1 1 --- STL D. Porter M. Scott 2% 78% Walk
t5 3-1 1 1-- STL S. Lezcano M. Scott 1% 79% Porter Steals 2B
t5 3-1 1 -2- O STL S. Lezcano M. Scott -2% 77% Groundout: P-1B
t5 3-1 2 -2- O STL T. Scott M. Scott -2% 75% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Andy Rincon facing 7-8-9
b5 1-3 0 --- O NYM A. Trevino A. Rincon 3% 78% Flyball: CF
b5 1-3 1 --- NYM D. Flynn A. Rincon -4% 74% Single
Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Mike Scott (P) batting 9th
b5 1-3 1 1-- NYM M. Cubbage A. Rincon -5% 69% Walk; Flynn to 2B
b5 1-3 1 12- O NYM M. Wilson A. Rincon 6% 75% Lineout: 3B
b5 1-3 2 12- O NYM F. Taveras A. Rincon 6% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mets' Pete Falcone facing 8-9-1
Pete Falcone replaces Mike Cubbage (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-1 0 --- O STL T. Herr P. Falcone -1% 79% Strikeout
t6 3-1 1 --- O STL A. Rincon P. Falcone -1% 78% Strikeout
t6 3-1 2 --- O STL G. Templeton P. Falcone -1% 78% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Andy Rincon facing 3-4-5
b6 1-3 0 --- O NYM L. Mazzilli A. Rincon 3% 81% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 1-3 1 --- NYM D. Kingman A. Rincon -6% 75% Double to RF
b6 1-3 1 -2- O NYM R. Staub A. Rincon 5% 79% Flyball: CF; Kingman to 3B
b6 1-3 2 --3 O NYM H. Brooks A. Rincon 5% 84% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mets' Pete Falcone facing 2-3-4
t7 3-1 0 --- O STL K. Oberkfell P. Falcone -1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 3-1 1 --- O STL K. Hernandez P. Falcone -1% 82% Flyball: CF
t7 3-1 2 --- STL G. Hendrick P. Falcone 1% 83% Walk
t7 3-1 2 1-- STL D. Porter P. Falcone 1% 84% Walk; Hendrick to 2B
t7 3-1 2 12- O STL S. Lezcano P. Falcone -2% 81% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Andy Rincon facing 7-8-9
b7 1-3 0 --- O NYM A. Trevino A. Rincon 3% 85% Popfly: 3B
b7 1-3 1 --- NYM D. Flynn A. Rincon -7% 78% Double to RF
Bruce Sutter replaces Andy Rincon pitching and batting 9th
Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Pete Falcone (P) batting 9th
b7 1-3 1 -2- O NYM M. Jorgensen B. Sutter 6% 84% Flyball: CF
b7 1-3 2 -2- O NYM M. Wilson B. Sutter 5% 89% Strikeout (C-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mets' Jeff Reardon facing 7-8-9
Jeff Reardon replaces Mike Jorgensen (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-1 0 --- STL T. Scott J. Reardon 2% 90% Single
t8 3-1 0 1-- O STL T. Herr J. Reardon -3% 88% Scott Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t8 3-1 1 --- STL T. Herr J. Reardon 1% 89% Walk
t8 3-1 1 1-- O STL B. Sutter J. Reardon -1% 87% Popfly: P
t8 3-1 2 1-- O STL G. Templeton J. Reardon -1% 86% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Bruce Sutter facing 2-3-4
b8 1-3 0 --- NYM F. Taveras B. Sutter -8% 79% Single to RF
b8 1-3 0 1-- O NYM L. Mazzilli B. Sutter 6% 85% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b8 1-3 1 1-- O NYM D. Kingman B. Sutter 5% 90% Popfly: 1B
b8 1-3 2 1-- O NYM R. Staub B. Sutter 4% 94% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mets' Jeff Reardon facing 2-3-4
t9 3-1 0 --- O STL K. Oberkfell J. Reardon -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-1 1 --- STL K. Hernandez J. Reardon 1% 94% Single to LF
t9 3-1 1 1-- RR STL G. Hendrick J. Reardon 5% 99% Home Run; Hernandez Scores
t9 5-1 1 --- O STL D. Porter J. Reardon -0% 99% Strikeout
t9 5-1 2 --- O STL S. Lezcano J. Reardon -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Bruce Sutter facing 6-7-8
b9 1-5 0 --- O NYM H. Brooks B. Sutter 1% 99% Lineout: 2B
b9 1-5 1 --- O NYM A. Trevino B. Sutter 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 1-5 2 --- O NYM D. Flynn B. Sutter 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 1.

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