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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CAL		1
2
DET
@OAK		3
5
MIL
@SEA		1
4
CHW
@TEX		4
9
CLE
@TOR		2
6
HOU
@CHC		6
0
PIT
@CIN		3
1
PIT
@CIN		7
1
SDP
@MON		1
2
SFG
@NYM		2
3
LAD
@PHI		2
1
ATL
@STL		4
3
Thursday, May 7, 1981,
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 5,653, Time of Game: 2:13
Giants
2
12-16
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Mets
3
7-14
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Ed Lynch (1-0)
S: Neil Allen (4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    2  7  0
Mets            0  0  1   0  0  2   0  0  X    3  7  1

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Enos Cabell 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .277 .642 -0.048 1.09 0.037 -0.085 -0.3 10 1
Milt May C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .304 .735 0.086 1.21 0.151 -0.066 0.9 6 0
   Mike Sadek PR-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .387 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jack Clark RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .202 .657 -0.150 1.62 0.000 -0.150 -0.9 0 0
   Johnnie LeMaster SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .528 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Larry Herndon LF-RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .350 .829 -0.016 1.42 0.112 -0.128 0.3 0 0 GDP
Darrell Evans 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .237 .722 0.030 1.34 0.087 -0.057 -0.1 0 6
Jerry Martin CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .234 .542 -0.159 1.71 0.000 -0.159 -0.9 4 0
Rennie Stennett 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .481 -0.043 0.58 0.000 -0.043 -0.4 3 2
   Joe Morgan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .593 -0.071 2.65 0.000 -0.071 -0.2
Billy Smith SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .473 -0.042 0.87 0.000 -0.042 -0.3 0 2
   Bill North PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .623 -0.032 1.34 0.000 -0.032 -0.2
   Gary Lavelle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Doyle Alexander P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .077 .354 0.001 0.60 0.021 -0.020 0.1 1 1 2B
   Dave Bergman PH-LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .606 0.042 0.86 0.042 0.000 0.2 0 0
Team Totals 33 2 7 1 1 4 .212 .478 -0.402 1.27 0.450 -0.853 -1.8 24 12
2B: D Alexander (1, off E Lynch).
TB: D Alexander 2; M May 2; D Bergman; D Evans; L Herndon; E Cabell.
GIDP: L Herndon (1).
RBI: L Herndon (12).
2-out RBI: L Herndon.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Smith-R Stennett-E Cabell.

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lee Mazzilli CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .153 .498 -0.081 0.84 0.000 -0.081 -0.9 7 0
Bob Bailor SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .333 .923 0.026 0.78 0.062 -0.037 0.1 1 6
Joel Youngblood RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .358 .932 -0.117 1.03 0.000 -0.117 -1.0 1 0 GDP
Mike Jorgensen 1B 4 1 3 2 0 1 .304 1.016 0.310 0.75 0.334 -0.024 1.9 8 0 HR
Dave Kingman LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .208 .852 -0.009 0.59 0.024 -0.033 -0.2 1 0
   Mookie Wilson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .505 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Hubie Brooks 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .306 .672 -0.048 0.96 0.013 -0.062 -0.1 1 1
Alex Trevino C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .300 .670 -0.035 0.94 0.019 -0.055 0.2 4 1
Doug Flynn 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .347 .932 0.115 0.75 0.138 -0.024 0.6 3 3 HR
Ed Lynch P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .900 -0.061 0.69 0.000 -0.061 -0.9 0 0
   Neil Allen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 30 3 7 3 2 4 .233 .715 0.100 0.81 0.590 -0.494 -0.4 27 11
HR: M Jorgensen (3, off D Alexander; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); D Flynn (1, off D Alexander; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: M Jorgensen 6; D Flynn 4; A Trevino; B Bailor; H Brooks.
GIDP: J Youngblood (1).
RBI: M Jorgensen 2 (7); D Flynn (10).
2-out RBI: M Jorgensen 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Bailor-D Flynn-M Jorgensen.
E: J Youngblood (1).

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Doyle Alexander, L (4-2) 7 6 3 3 2 4 2 1.55 28 55 -0.122 0.87 -0.0
Gary Lavelle 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 4 0 0 0.024 0.36 0.4
Team Totals 8 7 3 3 2 4 2 3.38 32 55 0 0 -0.098 1.27 0.4

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ed Lynch, W (1-0) 7.2 6 2 1 1 1 0 2.19 29 61 0.179 1.00 1.1
Neil Allen, S (4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 5 1 0 0.223 2.81 0.7
Team Totals 9 7 2 1 1 4 0 1.00 34 61 1 0 0.402 0.81 1.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Bruce Froemming.
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 5,653.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         New York Mets
1 Enos Cabell 1B 1 Lee Mazzilli CF
2 Milt May C 2 Bob Bailor SS
3 Jack Clark RF 3 Joel Youngblood RF
4 Larry Herndon LF 4 Mike Jorgensen 1B
5 Darrell Evans 3B 5 Dave Kingman LF
6 Jerry Martin CF 6 Hubie Brooks 3B
7 Rennie Stennett 2B 7 Alex Trevino C
8 Billy Smith SS 8 Doug Flynn 2B
9 Doyle Alexander P 9 Ed Lynch P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-1 2 1-- RR NYM M. Jorgensen D. Alexander 31% 85% Home Run; Bailor Scores
b3 0-1 1 --- R NYM D. Flynn D. Alexander 14% 53% Home Run
t8 1-3 2 1-- R SFG M. May E. Lynch -12% 80% Single to RF; Bergman Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; May to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- R SFG L. Herndon E. Lynch -11% 40% Single to RF; Cabell Scores; Herndon to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t9 2-3 1 1-- O SFG J. Martin N. Allen 8% 93% Strikeout

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, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Ed Lynch facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- SFG E. Cabell E. Lynch -4% 46% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O SFG M. May E. Lynch 3% 50% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O SFG J. Clark E. Lynch 2% 51% Groundout: C-1B; Cabell to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- R SFG L. Herndon E. Lynch -11% 40% Single to RF; Cabell Scores; Herndon to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t1 1-0 2 -2- SFG D. Evans E. Lynch -1% 39% Walk
t1 1-0 2 12- O SFG J. Martin E. Lynch 4% 43% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O NYM L. Mazzilli D. Alexander -2% 41% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-1 1 --- NYM B. Bailor D. Alexander 3% 43% Walk
b1 0-1 1 1-- OO NYM J. Youngblood D. Alexander -5% 38% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Ed Lynch facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- O SFG R. Stennett E. Lynch 2% 40% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- O SFG B. Smith E. Lynch 1% 41% Flyball: CF
t2 1-0 2 --- SFG D. Alexander E. Lynch -2% 39% Double to LF
t2 1-0 2 -2- O SFG E. Cabell E. Lynch 3% 42% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Doyle Alexander facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O NYM M. Jorgensen D. Alexander -2% 40% Strikeout
b2 0-1 1 --- O NYM D. Kingman D. Alexander -2% 38% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- O NYM H. Brooks D. Alexander -1% 37% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Ed Lynch facing 2-3-4
t3 1-0 0 --- SFG M. May E. Lynch -3% 34% Single to RF
t3 1-0 0 1-- O SFG J. Clark E. Lynch 3% 37% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t3 1-0 1 1-- OO SFG L. Herndon E. Lynch 5% 42% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Doyle Alexander facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- O NYM A. Trevino D. Alexander -3% 39% Strikeout
b3 0-1 1 --- R NYM D. Flynn D. Alexander 14% 53% Home Run
b3 1-1 1 --- O NYM E. Lynch D. Alexander -2% 51% Strikeout
b3 1-1 2 --- O NYM L. Mazzilli D. Alexander -1% 50% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 1.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Ed Lynch facing 5-6-7
t4 1-1 0 --- O SFG D. Evans E. Lynch 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t4 1-1 1 --- O SFG J. Martin E. Lynch 2% 54% Strikeout
t4 1-1 2 --- O SFG R. Stennett E. Lynch 1% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
b4 1-1 0 --- O NYM B. Bailor D. Alexander -3% 53% Flyball: C
b4 1-1 1 --- O NYM J. Youngblood D. Alexander -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1-1 2 --- NYM M. Jorgensen D. Alexander 1% 53% Single to RF
b4 1-1 2 1-- NYM D. Kingman D. Alexander 2% 55% Walk; Jorgensen to 2B
b4 1-1 2 12- O NYM H. Brooks D. Alexander -5% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 1.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Ed Lynch facing 8-9-1
t5 1-1 0 --- O SFG B. Smith E. Lynch 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t5 1-1 1 --- O SFG D. Alexander E. Lynch 2% 55% Flyball: CF
t5 1-1 2 --- O SFG E. Cabell E. Lynch 1% 56% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Doyle Alexander facing 7-8-9
b5 1-1 0 --- O NYM A. Trevino D. Alexander -3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-1 1 --- O NYM D. Flynn D. Alexander -2% 51% Groundout: P-1B
b5 1-1 2 --- O NYM E. Lynch D. Alexander -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 1.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Ed Lynch facing 2-3-4
t6 1-1 0 --- O SFG M. May E. Lynch 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t6 1-1 1 --- O SFG J. Clark E. Lynch 2% 55% Flyball: SS
t6 1-1 2 --- O SFG L. Herndon E. Lynch 2% 57% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
b6 1-1 0 --- O NYM L. Mazzilli D. Alexander -3% 54% Flyball: CF
b6 1-1 1 --- NYM B. Bailor D. Alexander 4% 57% Single to CF
b6 1-1 1 1-- O NYM J. Youngblood D. Alexander -4% 53% Flyball: 2B
b6 1-1 2 1-- RR NYM M. Jorgensen D. Alexander 31% 85% Home Run; Bailor Scores
b6 3-1 2 --- O NYM D. Kingman D. Alexander -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 3.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Mets' Ed Lynch facing 5-6-7
t7 1-3 0 --- O SFG D. Evans E. Lynch 3% 87% Flyball: RF
t7 1-3 1 --- O SFG J. Martin E. Lynch 2% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1-3 2 --- O SFG R. Stennett E. Lynch 1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Giants' Doyle Alexander facing 6-7-8
b7 3-1 0 --- NYM H. Brooks D. Alexander 1% 92% Single to LF
b7 3-1 0 1-- NYM A. Trevino D. Alexander 2% 94% Single to RF; Brooks to 2B
b7 3-1 0 12- O NYM D. Flynn D. Alexander -0% 93% Flyball: CF; Brooks to 3B
b7 3-1 1 1-3 O NYM E. Lynch D. Alexander -3% 90% Fielder's Choice 3B; Brooks out at Hm/3B-C; Trevino to 2B
b7 3-1 2 12- O NYM L. Mazzilli D. Alexander -2% 89% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 3.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Mets' Ed Lynch facing 8-9-1
Bill North pinch hits for Billy Smith (SS) batting 8th
t8 1-3 0 --- O SFG B. North E. Lynch 3% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
Dave Bergman pinch hits for Doyle Alexander (P) batting 9th
t8 1-3 1 --- SFG D. Bergman E. Lynch -4% 88% Single to 3B
t8 1-3 1 1-- O SFG E. Cabell E. Lynch 4% 92% Flyball: CF
t8 1-3 2 1-- R SFG M. May E. Lynch -12% 80% Single to RF; Bergman Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; May to 2B
Neil Allen replaces Ed Lynch pitching and batting 9th
Mike Sadek pinch runs for Milt May (C) batting 2nd
t8 2-3 2 -2- O SFG J. Clark N. Allen 8% 88% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Giants' Gary Lavelle facing 2-3-4
Gary Lavelle replaces Bill North (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Mike Sadek moves from PR to C
Johnnie LeMaster replaces Jack Clark (RF) playing SS batting 3rd
Dave Bergman moves from PH to LF
Larry Herndon moves from LF to RF
b8 3-2 0 --- O NYM B. Bailor G. Lavelle -1% 87% Flyball: CF
b8 3-2 1 --- O NYM J. Youngblood G. Lavelle -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 3-2 2 --- NYM M. Jorgensen G. Lavelle 1% 87% Single to 3B
b8 3-2 2 1-- O NYM D. Kingman G. Lavelle -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 3.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Mets' Neil Allen facing 4-5-6
Mookie Wilson replaces Dave Kingman playing LF batting 5th
t9 2-3 0 --- O SFG L. Herndon N. Allen 7% 92% Strikeout
t9 2-3 1 --- SFG D. Evans N. Allen -8% 84% Single to RF
t9 2-3 1 1-- O SFG J. Martin N. Allen 8% 93% Strikeout
Joe Morgan pinch hits for Rennie Stennett (2B) batting 7th
t9 2-3 2 1-- O SFG J. Morgan N. Allen 7% 100% Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 3.

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