August 29, 1981 Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
CAL 3 BOS 7
OAK 6 NYY 12
@CHW 2 CLE 7
SEA 3 TEX 8
@MIL 5 MIN 7
DET 1 KCR 2
@TOR 0 HOU 6
PHI 1 HOU 2
PHI 1 CHC 3
@LAD 1 MON 4
ATL 3 NYM 3
CIN 2 STL 6
@SDP 1 STL 6
@SDP 5 SFG 8
PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 44,598

Saturday, August 29, 1981
Time of Game: 2:20

Reds

43-31

Lost 1

2nd, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  1    2  4  1
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  1   1  1  X    3  6  1

W: M Scott (4-7), L: B Berenyi (6-4), S: N Allen (13)

Mets

28-42

Won 1

5th, 15½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins RF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .278  .734    0    1   0   CS
K Griffey CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .304  .750    0    0   0   
D Concepcion SS               4   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .762    0    0   4   GDP
G Foster LF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .302  .922    0    3   0   2B
D Driessen 1B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .199  .688    0    7   0   
R Knight 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .709    0    1   0   GDP
  J Kennedy 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .120  .235         0   0   
J Nolan C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .782    0   10   0   
R Oester 2B                   3   1   0   0    0   1  .260  .702    0    2   3   
B Berenyi P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .455    0    0   0   
  L Biittner PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .636    0    0   0   
Totals                       29   2   4   0    1   4                    24   7

BATTING

2B: G Foster (18, off M Scott).

TB: G Foster 2; D Collins; D Driessen; K Griffey.

GIDP: D Concepcion (11); R Knight (12).

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Concepcion-R Oester-D Driessen.

E: D Concepcion (19).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Collins (8, 2nd base by M Scott/A Trevino).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Mazzilli CF                 2   1   0   0    2   0  .214  .644    0    2   0   SB
F Taveras SS                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .239  .574    0    2   4   SB
H Brooks 3B                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .303  .743    0    0   2   
D Kingman LF-1B               4   0   1   0    0   3  .221  .831    0    3   0   
E Valentine RF                4   0   0   0    0   3  .200  .579    0    4   0   
R Staub 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .308  .791    0   10   0   
  B Bailor PR-LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .635         0   0   
A Trevino C                   4   1   0   0    0   1  .270  .609    0    4   1   SB,GDP
D Flynn 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .525    0    2   6   
M Scott P                     2   0   1   0    0   1  .067  .214    0    0   0   
  M Jorgensen PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .733    0    0   0   
  M Marshall P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Searage P                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  N Allen P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .800         0   0   
Totals                       31   3   6   2    3  11                    27  13

BATTING

TB: H Brooks 2; D Kingman; R Staub; M Scott; F Taveras.

GIDP: A Trevino (4).

RBI: R Staub (11); H Brooks (24).

2-out RBI: R Staub.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Taveras-D Flynn-R Staub; D Flynn-F Taveras-R Staub.

E: D Kingman (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Trevino (3, 2nd base off B Berenyi/J Nolan); L Mazzilli (13, 2nd base off B Berenyi/J Nolan); F Taveras (16, 2nd base off B Berenyi/J Nolan).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Berenyi, L (6-4)             8     6   3   2    3  11   0   3.48   34     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 1· 4     68    -     1.30  -0.11
Totals                         8     6   3   2    3  11   0          34     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 1· 4           -

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, W (4-7)               7     3   1   1    1   3   0   4.21   22     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 1· 3     69    -     0.94   0.22
M Marshall, H (1)              1.1   1   1   0    0   0   0   3.38    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 1          0-0    1.92   0.01
R Searage, H (1)               0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.97    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-1    4.01   0.06
N Allen, S (13)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.12    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.96   0.10
Totals                         9     4   2   1    1   4   0          30     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 2· 4          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: B Berenyi 2 (2); R Searage (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Ed Vargo.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 44,598.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               New York Mets                        
1. D Collins            RF    1. L Mazzilli           CF 
2. K Griffey            CF    2. F Taveras            SS 
3. D Concepcion         SS    3. H Brooks             3B 
4. G Foster             LF    4. D Kingman            LF 
5. D Driessen           1B    5. E Valentine          RF 
6. R Knight             3B    6. R Staub              1B 
7. J Nolan              C     7. A Trevino            C  
8. R Oester             2B    8. D Flynn              2B 
9. B Berenyi            P     9. M Scott              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  1-1  --3      21%  78% L Mazzilli      B Berenyi       Wild Pitch; Trevino Scores/unER
   b 6   1  1-0  -2-      17%  57% H Brooks        B Berenyi       Single to RF; Mazzilli Scores
   t 7   0  1-1  1--      12%  56% D Concepcion    M Scott         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 9   1  3-2  -2-      11%  89% K Griffey       R Searage       Strikeout
   t 9   2  3-2  -2-      11% 100% D Concepcion    N Allen         Groundout: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Collins       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Berenyi facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  H Brooks        Single to SS
   O      1--      50%  D Kingman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  G Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Driessen      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Knight        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Berenyi facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  E Valentine     Strikeout
          ---      55%  R Staub         Walk
   OO     1--      50%  A Trevino       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  J Nolan         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  R Oester        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Berenyi       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Berenyi facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  D Flynn         Flyball: RF
          ---      56%  M Scott         Single to 3B
          1--      60%  L Mazzilli      Walk; Scott to 2B
   O      12-      57%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B; Scott to 3B; Mazzilli to 2B
   O      -23      50%  H Brooks        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Collins       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      56%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Berenyi facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  E Valentine     Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  R Staub         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  G Foster        Double to LF
          -2-      32%  D Driessen      Single to RF; Foster to 3B
   ROO    1-3      38%  R Knight        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Foster Scores/No RBI
   O      ---      39%  J Nolan         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Berenyi facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      36%  A Trevino       Strikeout
   O      ---      33%  D Flynn         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      32%  M Scott         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Scott facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      34%  R Oester        Strikeout
   O      ---      35%  B Berenyi       Lineout: 2B
          ---      34%  D Collins       Walk
   O      1--      37%  K Griffey       Collins Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Berenyi facing 1-2-3
          ---      43%  L Mazzilli      Walk
          1--      48%  F Taveras       Mazzilli Steals 2B
   O      -2-      40%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      57%  H Brooks        Single to RF; Mazzilli Scores
          1--      63%  D Kingman       Single to C/Bunt; Brooks to 2B
   O      12-      56%  E Valentine     Flyball: LF
   O      12-      50%  R Staub         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Scott facing 2-3-4
          ---      44%  K Griffey       Single to CF
   OO     1--      56%  D Concepcion    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      58%  G Foster        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Bruce Berenyi facing 7-8-9
          ---      64%  A Trevino       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Trevino to 1B
          1--      70%  D Flynn         Trevino Steals 2B
   O      -2-      62%  " "             Popfly: 3B
                  Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Mike Scott batting 9th
   O      -2-      57%  M Jorgensen     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Trevino to 3B
   R      --3      78%  L Mazzilli      Wild Pitch; Trevino Scores/unER
   O      ---      77%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 2.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Marshall facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Marshall replaces Mike Jorgensen pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  D Driessen      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  R Knight        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      88%  J Nolan         Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bruce Berenyi facing 2-3-4
                  Junior Kennedy replaces Ray Knight playing 3B batting 6th
          ---      90%  F Taveras       Single to C/Bunt
          1--      92%  H Brooks        Taveras Steals 2B
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      88%  D Kingman       Strikeout
          -2-      88%  E Valentine     Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Taveras to 3B; Valentine to 1B
   R      1-3      95%  R Staub         Single to LF; Taveras Scores; Valentine to 3B
                  Bob Bailor pinch runs for Rusty Staub batting 6th
   O      1-3      94%  A Trevino       Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 3.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Marshall facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Kingman moves to 1B; Bob Bailor moves to LF
          ---      87%  R Oester        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Oester to 1B
                  Larry Biittner pinch hits for Bruce Berenyi batting 9th
   O      1--      92%  L Biittner      Groundout: 2B-1B; Oester to 2B
          -2-      84%  D Collins       Single to RF; Oester to 3B
                  Ray Searage replaces Mike Marshall pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      79%  K Griffey       Wild Pitch; Oester Scores/unER; Collins to 2B
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Strikeout
                  Neil Allen replaces Ray Searage pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-     100%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation