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Standings
CHW
@BAL		8
7		 
(10)
KCR
@CLE		6
2
KCR
@CLE		6
8
NYY
@DET		4
5
SEA
@MIN		7
4
CAL
@OAK		6
7
BOS
@TEX		0
3
MIL
@TOR		6
2
MIL
@TOR		2
0
PIT
@CHC		4
3		 
(11)
PIT
@CHC		4
6
SFG
@CIN		1
2
ATL
@LAD		5
6
PHI
@NYM		2
5
HOU
@SDP		3
0
Sunday, August 16, 1981
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 21,635, Time of Game: 2:12
Phillies
2
36-26
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
2nd, 1½ GB
 at Mets
5
22-36
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
5th, 13½ GB
W: Pat Zachry (6-7)
L: Dick Ruthven (8-5)
S: Neil Allen (9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  0   1  0  0   0  1  0    2  9  0
Mets            0  0  4   0  1  0   0  0  X    5  9  1

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .325 .790 -0.011 0.91 0.076 -0.087 -0.4 7 1 GDP
Manny Trillo 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .276 .716 0.004 0.98 0.058 -0.054 0.0 2 2
   Del Unser PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .663 -0.010 0.34 0.000 -0.010 -0.2
Gary Matthews LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .302 .801 0.027 1.01 0.061 -0.034 0.4 3 0
Mike Schmidt 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .294 1.007 -0.055 1.41 0.060 -0.115 -0.1 0 2 HR
Bake McBride RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .301 .752 -0.028 1.27 0.073 -0.102 0.4 2 0 2B
Garry Maddox CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 .271 .668 -0.058 1.02 0.026 -0.084 -0.5 5 0
Larry Bowa SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .278 .629 0.028 0.87 0.085 -0.057 0.1 1 2 2B
Bob Boone C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .232 .631 -0.056 0.90 0.047 -0.103 -0.8 4 0
   Luis Aguayo PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 .410 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Dick Ruthven P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .395 -0.077 1.39 0.000 -0.077 -0.8 0 0
   Dickie Noles P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Greg Gross PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 .721 0.024 0.50 0.024 0.000 0.4
   Sparky Lyle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Dick Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .371 .927 -0.031 1.40 0.000 -0.031 -0.3
Team Totals 34 2 9 2 4 5 .265 .754 -0.243 1.04 0.510 -0.754 -1.8 24 9
2B: B McBride (10, off D Boitano); L Bowa (9, off P Zachry).
HR: M Schmidt (18, off P Zachry; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
TB: M Schmidt 4; B McBride 2; P Rose 2; L Bowa 2; B Boone; M Trillo; G Matthews; G Maddox.
GIDP: P Rose (5).
RBI: M Schmidt (47); B McBride (9).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 10.

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mookie Wilson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .299 .756 -0.068 0.73 0.000 -0.068 -0.9 5 1
Frank Taveras SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .572 0.017 0.58 0.041 -0.023 -0.2 3 3
Hubie Brooks 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 .317 .758 -0.003 0.73 0.048 -0.051 0.8 1 1 HR
Dave Kingman 1B 2 1 1 1 2 0 .232 .875 0.164 0.81 0.166 -0.002 1.3 3 1
   Mike Jorgensen 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .733 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Ellis Valentine RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 .208 .597 0.136 0.85 0.178 -0.043 1.1 2 1 2B
Lee Mazzilli LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .225 .669 0.087 0.45 0.093 -0.006 1.0 1 0 SB
John Stearns C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .264 .647 -0.047 0.57 0.010 -0.057 -0.3 5 0 SB
Doug Flynn 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .566 -0.060 0.61 0.000 -0.060 -1.1 5 3
Pat Zachry P 2 1 1 0 0 1 .222 .464 0.035 0.61 0.041 -0.006 0.2 1 0
   Mike Cubbage PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .184 .510 -0.005 0.20 0.000 -0.005 -0.3
   Dan Boitano P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Neil Allen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 5 9 5 2 4 .273 .708 0.256 0.64 0.577 -0.321 1.6 27 11
2B: E Valentine (5, off D Ruthven).
HR: H Brooks (3, off D Ruthven; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).
TB: H Brooks 5; L Mazzilli 2; E Valentine 2; J Stearns; D Kingman; F Taveras; P Zachry.
RBI: E Valentine 2 (21); H Brooks (18); L Mazzilli (20); D Kingman (38).
2-out RBI: E Valentine 2; D Kingman; L Mazzilli.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Flynn-F Taveras-D Kingman; M Wilson-F Taveras.
E: P Zachry (2).
Outfield Assists: E Valentine (P Rose at 3rd base); M Wilson (G Maddox at 1st base).
Baserunning
SB: L Mazzilli (10, 2nd base off D Ruthven/B Boone); J Stearns (5, 2nd base off D Noles/B Boone).

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Ruthven, L (8-5) 4.1 7 5 5 2 3 1 4.50 22 30 -0.282 0.95 -3.3
Dickie Noles 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 15.43 6 1 0 0.017 0.20 0.9
Sparky Lyle 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.31 7 0 0 0.009 0.07 0.8
Team Totals 8 9 5 5 2 4 1 5.62 35 30 1 0 -0.256 1.04 -1.6

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pat Zachry, W (6-7) 6 6 1 1 3 4 1 3.96 26 57 0.190 1.19 1.5
Dan Boitano 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 4.50 9 0 0 -0.007 0.65 -0.5
Neil Allen, S (9) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.93 3 1 0 0.060 0.85 0.8
Team Totals 9 9 2 2 4 5 1 2.00 38 57 1 0 0.243 0.64 1.8
D Boitano faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Dave Pallone.
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 21,635.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies         New York Mets
1 Pete Rose 1B 1 Mookie Wilson CF
2 Manny Trillo 2B 2 Frank Taveras SS
3 Gary Matthews LF 3 Hubie Brooks 3B
4 Mike Schmidt 3B 4 Dave Kingman 1B
5 Bake McBride RF 5 Ellis Valentine RF
6 Garry Maddox CF 6 Lee Mazzilli LF
7 Larry Bowa SS 7 John Stearns C
8 Bob Boone C 8 Doug Flynn 2B
9 Dick Ruthven P 9 Pat Zachry P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-0 2 12- RR NYM E. Valentine D. Ruthven 18% 86% Double to LF; Brooks Scores; Kingman Scores
b3 0-0 2 1-3 R NYM D. Kingman D. Ruthven 12% 68% Single to LF; Zachry Scores; Brooks to 2B
t4 1-4 1 1-- PHI L. Bowa P. Zachry -9% 75% Double to RF; McBride to 3B
t4 1-4 1 -23 O PHI B. Boone P. Zachry 7% 83% Popfly: 2B
t4 0-4 0 --- R PHI M. Schmidt P. Zachry -6% 84% Home Run

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Pat Zachry facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- PHI P. Rose P. Zachry -4% 46% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- PHI M. Trillo P. Zachry -6% 40% Walk; Rose to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- O PHI G. Matthews P. Zachry 2% 43% Flyball: CF; Rose to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 O PHI M. Schmidt P. Zachry 6% 49% Popfly: 2B; Trillo to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -23 O PHI B. McBride P. Zachry 6% 54% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYM M. Wilson D. Ruthven -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O NYM F. Taveras D. Ruthven -1% 51% Popfly: 2B
b1 0-0 2 --- O NYM H. Brooks D. Ruthven -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Pat Zachry facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O PHI G. Maddox P. Zachry 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O PHI L. Bowa P. Zachry 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 --- PHI B. Boone P. Zachry -1% 52% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- O PHI D. Ruthven P. Zachry 2% 55% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Dick Ruthven facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- NYM D. Kingman D. Ruthven 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- O NYM E. Valentine D. Ruthven -4% 55% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 1-- NYM L. Mazzilli D. Ruthven 4% 59% Single to 2B; Kingman to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- O NYM J. Stearns D. Ruthven -5% 54% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 2 12- O NYM D. Flynn D. Ruthven -4% 50% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Pat Zachry facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O PHI P. Rose P. Zachry 2% 52% Groundout: 1B-P
t3 0-0 1 --- O PHI M. Trillo P. Zachry 2% 54% Lineout: 2B
t3 0-0 2 --- O PHI G. Matthews P. Zachry 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Dick Ruthven facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- NYM P. Zachry D. Ruthven 4% 59% Single to CF
b3 0-0 0 1-- O NYM M. Wilson D. Ruthven -4% 56% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 1-- NYM F. Taveras D. Ruthven 4% 60% Single to P; Zachry to 2B
b3 0-0 1 12- O NYM H. Brooks D. Ruthven -4% 55% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Zachry to 3B
b3 0-0 2 1-3 R NYM D. Kingman D. Ruthven 12% 68% Single to LF; Zachry Scores; Brooks to 2B
b3 1-0 2 12- RR NYM E. Valentine D. Ruthven 18% 86% Double to LF; Brooks Scores; Kingman Scores
b3 3-0 2 -2- R NYM L. Mazzilli D. Ruthven 5% 91% Single to CF; Valentine Scores
b3 4-0 2 1-- NYM J. Stearns D. Ruthven 0% 91% Mazzilli Steals 2B
b3 4-0 2 -2- O NYM J. Stearns D. Ruthven -1% 90% Flyball: LF
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 4.
Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Pat Zachry facing 4-5-6
t4 0-4 0 --- R PHI M. Schmidt P. Zachry -6% 84% Home Run
t4 1-4 0 --- PHI B. McBride P. Zachry -4% 80% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); McBride to 1B
t4 1-4 0 1-- O PHI G. Maddox P. Zachry 3% 84% Strikeout
t4 1-4 1 1-- PHI L. Bowa P. Zachry -9% 75% Double to RF; McBride to 3B
t4 1-4 1 -23 O PHI B. Boone P. Zachry 7% 83% Popfly: 2B
t4 1-4 2 -23 O PHI D. Ruthven P. Zachry 5% 88% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Phillies' Dick Ruthven facing 8-9-1
b4 4-1 0 --- O NYM D. Flynn D. Ruthven -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 4-1 1 --- O NYM P. Zachry D. Ruthven -1% 87% Strikeout
b4 4-1 2 --- O NYM M. Wilson D. Ruthven -0% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 4.
Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-4, Mets' Pat Zachry facing 1-2-3
t5 1-4 0 --- PHI P. Rose P. Zachry -4% 82% Single to RF
t5 1-4 0 1-- O PHI M. Trillo P. Zachry 3% 86% Single to RF; Rose out at 3B/RF-3B
t5 1-4 1 1-- PHI G. Matthews P. Zachry -4% 82% Walk; Trillo to 2B
t5 1-4 1 12- O PHI M. Schmidt P. Zachry 4% 86% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Trillo to 3B
t5 1-4 2 1-3 O PHI B. McBride P. Zachry 4% 90% Foul Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Phillies' Dick Ruthven facing 2-3-4
b5 4-1 0 --- O NYM F. Taveras D. Ruthven -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 4-1 1 --- R NYM H. Brooks D. Ruthven 5% 94% Home Run
b5 5-1 1 --- NYM D. Kingman D. Ruthven 0% 95% Walk
Dickie Noles replaces Dick Ruthven pitching and batting 9th
b5 5-1 1 1-- O NYM E. Valentine D. Noles -1% 94% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 5-1 2 1-- O NYM L. Mazzilli D. Noles -0% 94% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 5.
Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Mets' Pat Zachry facing 6-7-8
t6 1-5 0 --- PHI G. Maddox P. Zachry -3% 91% Single to LF
t6 1-5 0 1-- O PHI L. Bowa P. Zachry 2% 93% Strikeout
t6 1-5 1 1-- OO PHI B. Boone P. Zachry 3% 96% Double Play: Flyball: CF-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-1, Phillies' Dickie Noles facing 7-8-9
b6 5-1 0 --- NYM J. Stearns D. Noles 1% 97% Single to 3B
b6 5-1 0 1-- NYM D. Flynn D. Noles 0% 97% Stearns Steals 2B
b6 5-1 0 -2- O NYM D. Flynn D. Noles -1% 97% Lineout: CF
Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Pat Zachry (P) batting 9th
b6 5-1 1 -2- O NYM M. Cubbage D. Noles -1% 96% Flyball: CF
b6 5-1 2 -2- O NYM M. Wilson D. Noles -1% 96% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 5.
Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Mets' Dan Boitano facing 9-1-2
Dan Boitano replaces Mike Cubbage (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Greg Gross pinch hits for Dickie Noles (P) batting 9th
t7 1-5 0 --- PHI G. Gross D. Boitano -2% 93% Walk
t7 1-5 0 1-- OO PHI P. Rose D. Boitano 4% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t7 1-5 2 --- O PHI M. Trillo D. Boitano 0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-1, Phillies' Sparky Lyle facing 2-3-4
Sparky Lyle replaces Greg Gross (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-1 0 --- O NYM F. Taveras S. Lyle -0% 98% Groundout: P-1B
b7 5-1 1 --- NYM H. Brooks S. Lyle 0% 98% Single to RF
b7 5-1 1 1-- O NYM D. Kingman S. Lyle -0% 98% Flyball: CF
b7 5-1 2 1-- O NYM E. Valentine S. Lyle -0% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 5.
Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Mets' Dan Boitano facing 3-4-5
Mike Jorgensen replaces Dave Kingman playing 1B batting 4th
t8 1-5 0 --- PHI G. Matthews D. Boitano -2% 95% Single to RF
t8 1-5 0 1-- O PHI M. Schmidt D. Boitano 1% 97% Groundout: P-1B; Matthews to 2B
t8 1-5 1 -2- R PHI B. McBride D. Boitano -4% 93% Double to CF; Matthews Scores
t8 2-5 1 -2- O PHI G. Maddox D. Boitano 3% 96% Strikeout
t8 2-5 2 -2- O PHI L. Bowa D. Boitano 2% 98% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-2, Phillies' Sparky Lyle facing 6-7-8
b8 5-2 0 --- O NYM L. Mazzilli S. Lyle -0% 98% Flyball: LF
b8 5-2 1 --- O NYM J. Stearns S. Lyle -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 5-2 2 --- O NYM D. Flynn S. Lyle -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 5.
Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-5, Mets' Dan Boitano facing 8-9-1
t9 2-5 0 --- PHI B. Boone D. Boitano -3% 94% Single to 2B
Neil Allen replaces Dan Boitano pitching and batting 9th
Dick Davis pinch hits for Sparky Lyle (P) batting 9th
Luis Aguayo pinch runs for Bob Boone (C) batting 8th
t9 2-5 0 1-- O PHI D. Davis N. Allen 3% 97% Flyball: RF
t9 2-5 1 1-- O PHI P. Rose N. Allen 2% 99% Flyball: CF
Del Unser pinch hits for Manny Trillo (2B) batting 2nd
t9 2-5 2 1-- O PHI D. Unser N. Allen 1% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 5.

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