April 19, 1981 Montreal Expos at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 9
@CHW 4 KCR 3
BAL 2 OAK 6
SEA 1 SEA 3
@OAK 2 TEX 4
NYY 0 TOR 9
DET 1 ATL 4
SFG 3 PIT 2
@HOU 0 MON 4
@NYM 3 NYM 7
MON 2 PHI 7
CHC 3 LAD 6
@SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Shea Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, April 19, 1981
Time of Game: 2:49

Expos

5-1

Won 4

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  1   1  0  1   0  1  0    4 11  1
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    3 13  2

W: R Burris (1-1), L: C Swan (0-1), S: W Fryman (1)

Mets

3-4

Lost 3

4th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .391  .978    0    1   1   
R Scott 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .048  .215    0    1   3   
A Dawson CF                   4   2   3   2    0   0  .545 1.441    0    2   0   HR,SB
E Valentine RF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .198    0    3   0   
G Carter C                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .391  .984    0    9   1   CS
L Parrish 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .577    0    1   0   2B
W Cromartie 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .697    0    8   0   
C Speier SS                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .136  .356    0    2   2   SB
R Burris P                    2   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   1   
  B Lee P                     1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   1   
  E Sosa P                    1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  W Fryman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37   4  11   3    0   5                    27   9

BATTING

2B: L Parrish (1, off T Hausman).

HR: A Dawson (2, off T Hausman; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: A Dawson 6; L Parrish 2; G Carter 2; T Raines; E Sosa; R Burris; C Speier; B Lee.

RBI: A Dawson 2 (6); G Carter (5).

2-out RBI: G Carter.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Carter-R Scott.

E: L Parrish (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Dawson (3, 2nd base off C Swan/R Hodges); C Speier (1, Home off C Swan/R Hodges).

CS: G Carter (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by C Swan).

PO: A Dawson (1st base by D Miller).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .188  .438    0    5   0   
F Taveras SS                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .138  .339    0    2   2   2B
R Staub 1B                    5   0   3   1    0   0  .280  .757    0   13   1   
D Kingman LF                  3   0   0   0    2   1  .158  .711    0    1   1   
J Youngblood RF               5   0   2   0    0   1  .286  .572    0    0   0   
H Brooks 3B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .276  .655    0    0   4   CS
R Hodges C                    4   1   3   2    0   0  .750 2.250    0    6   0   HR
  A Trevino PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .510    0    0   0   
D Flynn 2B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .417 1.023    0    0   4   
C Swan P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  D Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Jorgensen PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .250 1.400    0    0   0   
  T Hausman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Backman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  N Allen P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       39   3  13   3    4   7                    27  14

BATTING

2B: F Taveras (1, off R Burris).

HR: R Hodges (1, off B Lee; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: R Hodges 6; F Taveras 3; R Staub 3; J Youngblood 2; D Flynn; M Wilson; H Brooks.

RBI: R Hodges 2 (2); R Staub (2).

2-out RBI: R Staub.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

E: D Kingman (1); D Miller (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: H Brooks (2, 2nd base by W Fryman/G Carter).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Burris, W (1-1)              5.1   8   0   0    4   4   0   2.38   27     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 1· 7     52    -     1.24   0.21
B Lee, H (1)                   2.1   4   3   1    0   1   1   3.00   12     -       ·  ·      8· 1· 0· 2          2-0    1.48  -0.10
E Sosa, H (1)                  0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-0    3.83   0.12
W Fryman, S (1)                0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    4.82   0.19
Totals                         9    13   3   1    4   7   1          43     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 1·10          5-0

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
C Swan, L (0-1)                5.1   4   3   2    0   4   0   3.38   20     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 1· 3     54    -     0.81  -0.09
D Miller                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          2-1    1.05  -0.01
T Hausman                      2     5   1   1    0   0   1   3.86   10     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 5          0-0    0.30  -0.01
N Allen                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.61   0.03
Totals                         9    11   4   3    0   5   1          37     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 1·10          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: C Swan (1; G Carter, 2nd base (CS)); D Miller (0; A Dawson, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                New York Mets                        
1. T Raines             LF    1. M Wilson             CF 
2. R Scott              2B    2. F Taveras            SS 
3. A Dawson             CF    3. R Staub              1B 
4. E Valentine          RF    4. D Kingman            LF 
5. G Carter             C     5. J Youngblood         RF 
6. L Parrish            3B    6. H Brooks             3B 
7. W Cromartie          1B    7. R Hodges             C  
8. C Speier             SS    8. D Flynn              2B 
9. R Burris             P     9. C Swan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  4-3  1--      19% 100% A Trevino       W Fryman        Double Play: Strikeout, Brooks Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   b 8   2  4-2  12-     -14%  72% R Staub         B Lee           Single to CF; Wilson Scores/unER; Taveras to 3B
   b 8   2  4-3  1-3      14%  86% D Kingman       E Sosa          Foul Flyball: C
   t 4   2  0-1  -2-      11%  74% G Carter        C Swan          Single to LF; Dawson Scores
   b 9   1  4-3  ---      -9%  81% H Brooks        E Sosa          Single to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig Swan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  T Raines        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      46%  R Scott         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  A Dawson        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Burris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  M Wilson        Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  R Staub         Single to LF
          1--      46%  D Kingman       Walk; Staub to 2B
   O      12-      50%  J Youngblood    Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig Swan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  E Valentine     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  G Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  L Parrish       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Burris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  H Brooks        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  R Hodges        Popfly: SS
          ---      48%  D Flynn         Walk
   O      1--      50%  C Swan          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig Swan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      56%  C Speier        Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Speier to 3B
   R      --3      61%  R Burris        Speier Steals Hm; Speier Scores/unER
   O      ---      59%  " "             Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      58%  T Raines        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Burris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      61%  M Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  F Taveras       Flyball: RF
          ---      61%  R Staub         Single to CF
          1--      59%  D Kingman       Walk; Staub to 2B
   O      12-      64%  J Youngblood    Single to LF; Staub out at Hm/LF-C; Kingman to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Craig Swan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      62%  R Scott         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      64%  A Dawson        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      66%  E Valentine     Dawson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      63%  " "             Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      74%  G Carter        Single to LF; Dawson Scores
   O      1--      72%  L Parrish       Carter Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Ray Burris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      75%  H Brooks        Strikeout
          ---      72%  R Hodges        Single to RF
          1--      67%  D Flynn         Single to CF; Hodges to 2B
   O      12-      73%  C Swan          Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Flynn to 2B
   O      12-      78%  M Wilson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Craig Swan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      76%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      75%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      75%  C Speier        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Ray Burris facing 2-3-4
          ---      66%  F Taveras       Double to CF
   O      -2-      72%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      77%  D Kingman       Strikeout
          -2-      74%  J Youngblood    Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Taveras to 3B
   O      1-3      81%  H Brooks        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Craig Swan facing 9-1-2
          ---      83%  R Burris        Single to CF
          1--      89%  T Raines        Single to RF; Burris to 3B
   O      1-3      86%  R Scott         Strikeout
                  Dyar Miller replaces Craig Swan pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      90%  A Dawson        Single to LF; Burris Scores; Raines to 2B
          12-      92%  E Valentine     Dawson Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Raines to 3B; Dawson to 2B
   O      -23      89%  " "             Popfly: SS
   O      -23      87%  G Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Ray Burris facing 7-8-9
          ---      82%  R Hodges        Single to RF
   O      1--      86%  D Flynn         Flyball: CF
                  Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Dyar Miller batting 9th
          1--      82%  M Jorgensen     Walk; Hodges to 2B
                  Bill Lee replaces Ray Burris pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      85%  M Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B; Hodges to 3B; Jorgensen to 2B
   O      -23      91%  F Taveras       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Hausman facing 6-7-8
                  Tom Hausman replaces Mike Jorgensen pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      90%  W Cromartie     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  C Speier        Single to RF
          1--      91%  B Lee           Single to RF; Speier to 2B
   O      12-      90%  T Raines        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Bill Lee facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  R Staub         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      94%  D Kingman       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      94%  J Youngblood    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Hausman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  R Scott         Flyball: CF
   R      ---      97%  A Dawson        Home Run
   O      ---      97%  E Valentine     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      97%  G Carter        Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  L Parrish       Double to LF; Carter out at Hm/LF-2B-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Bill Lee facing 6-7-8
          ---      94%  H Brooks        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--      86%  R Hodges        Home Run; Brooks Scores/unER
   O      ---      90%  D Flynn         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Wally Backman pinch hits for Tom Hausman batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  W Backman       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      90%  M Wilson        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      86%  F Taveras       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Wilson to 2B
   R      12-      72%  R Staub         Single to CF; Wilson Scores/unER; Taveras to 3B
                  Elias Sosa replaces Bill Lee pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      86%  D Kingman       Foul Flyball: C
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 3.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-3, Neil Allen facing 7-8-9
                  Neil Allen replaces Wally Backman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      84%  W Cromartie     Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  C Speier        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      84%  E Sosa          Single to RF
   O      1--      83%  T Raines        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Elias Sosa facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      90%  J Youngblood    Strikeout
          ---      81%  H Brooks        Single to RF
                  Woodie Fryman replaces Elias Sosa pitching and batting 9th; Alex Trevino pinch hits for Ron Hodges batting 7th
   OO     1--     100%  A Trevino       Double Play: Strikeout, Brooks Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation