September 16, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 2
DET 1
(10) BOS 5
DET 4 KCR 3
@CAL 1 MIL 3
NYY 2 CHW 3
@SEA 1 OAK 2
@TEX 1 MIN 5
@TOR 2 LAD 3
ATL 2 STL 7
@MON 1 MON 4
STL 3
(11) PHI 3
@NYM 1 NYM 5
PHI 4 HOU 5
@SDP 2 SFG 12
CIN 7

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 4,353

Wednesday, September 16, 1981
Time of Game: 2:16

Phillies

48-41

Lost 1

2nd, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  1  3   0  0  0   0  0  0    4 10  0
Mets            2  0  0   0  1  0   0  2  X    5  8  0

W: M Marshall (3-2), L: S Carlton (12-4), S: N Allen (17)

Mets

33-53

Won 1

5th, 18 GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 1B                     5   0   0   0    0   2  .329  .788    0    5   0   
B McBride RF                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .281  .691    0    2   1   2B
G Matthews LF                 3   1   2   2    1   0  .280  .787    0    0   0   HR,GDP
M Schmidt 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .311 1.055    0    0   4   
K Moreland C                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .277  .760    0   15   0   2B
G Maddox CF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .268  .649    0    0   0   
L Bowa SS                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .285  .658    0    1   1   
M Trillo 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .281  .733    0    1   1   
  G Gross PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .649    0    0   0   
S Carlton P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .136  .384    0    0   0   
  G Vukovich PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .438 1.096    0    0   0   
  B Dernier PR                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   SB
Totals                       35   4  10   4    3   5                    24   7

BATTING

2B: K Moreland (6, off G Harris); B McBride (15, off G Harris).

HR: G Matthews (6, off G Harris; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out).

TB: G Matthews 5; K Moreland 3; B McBride 3; G Maddox 2; L Bowa; G Vukovich.

GIDP: G Matthews (4).

RBI: G Matthews 2 (48); L Bowa (26); G Maddox (39).

2-out RBI: G Maddox.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B McBride-L Bowa.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Dernier (2, 2nd base off N Allen/J Stearns).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF                   4   1   2   0    0   2  .286  .719    0    4   0   
B Bailor 2B-LF                4   1   2   1    0   0  .271  .656    0    3   3   2B
H Brooks 3B                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .296  .730    0    0   3   2B
D Kingman 1B                  2   1   0   1    2   2  .202  .746    0    7   2   
  M Jorgensen 1B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .664         1   0   
L Mazzilli LF                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .230  .696    0    0   0   
  M Howard RF                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .625    0    0   1   
J Stearns C                   3   1   2   2    1   1  .276  .679    0    5   0   HR,2B
A Trevino RF-LF               4   0   0   0    0   2  .258  .595    0    3   0   
  N Allen P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .800         0   0   
R Gardenhire SS               4   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    2   1   
G Harris P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .118  .294    0    0   0   
  C Puleo P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  B Giles PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Orosco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  F Taveras PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .547    0    0   0   
  M Marshall P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Flynn 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .512         0   1   
Totals                       31   5   8   5    4  15                    27  12

BATTING

2B: J Stearns (10, off S Carlton); B Bailor (3, off S Carlton); H Brooks (18, off S Carlton).

HR: J Stearns (1, off S Carlton; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

TB: J Stearns 6; B Bailor 3; M Wilson 2; H Brooks 2; R Gardenhire.

RBI: J Stearns 2 (21); H Brooks (31); B Bailor (8); D Kingman (47).

2-out RBI: D Kingman.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Brooks-B Bailor-D Kingman.

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Carlton, L (12-4)            8     8   5   5    4  15   1   2.47   35     -       ·  ·      8· 1· 1· 6     57    -     1.52  -0.50
Totals                         8     8   5   5    4  15   1          35     -       ·  ·      8· 1· 1· 6           -

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
G Harris                       2.2   7   4   4    1   1   1   4.82   15     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 6     28    -     1.20  -0.36
C Puleo                        2.1   1   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          1-0    0.80   0.08
J Orosco                       2     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.80   0.09
M Marshall, W (3-2)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.32    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.04
N Allen, S (17)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.88    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    3.42   0.14
Totals                         9    10   4   4    3   5   1          38     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 9          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 4,353.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         New York Mets                        
1. P Rose               1B    1. M Wilson             CF 
2. B McBride            RF    2. B Bailor             2B 
3. G Matthews           LF    3. H Brooks             3B 
4. M Schmidt            3B    4. D Kingman            1B 
5. K Moreland           C     5. L Mazzilli           LF 
6. G Maddox             CF    6. J Stearns            C  
7. L Bowa               SS    7. A Trevino            RF 
8. M Trillo             2B    8. R Gardenhire         SS 
9. S Carlton            P     9. G Harris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  4-3  1--      59%  87% J Stearns       S Carlton       Home Run; Kingman Scores
   t 3   1  2-1  -2-     -21%  39% G Matthews      G Harris        Home Run; McBride Scores
   b 5   2  4-2  123      13%  43% D Kingman       S Carlton       Walk; Gardenhire Scores; Wilson to 3B; Brooks to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      13%  71% B Bailor        S Carlton       Double to CF; Wilson Scores
   b 5   2  4-3  123     -11%  32% M Howard        S Carlton       Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Harris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  B McBride       Single to RF
   OO     1--      54%  G Matthews      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  M Wilson        Single to RF
   R      1--      71%  B Bailor        Double to CF; Wilson Scores
   R      -2-      79%  H Brooks        Double to RF; Bailor Scores
   O      -2-      77%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   O      -2-      74%  L Mazzilli      Strikeout
          -2-      75%  J Stearns       Walk
   O      12-      72%  A Trevino       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Harris facing 4-5-6
          ---      68%  M Schmidt       Walk
          1--      62%  K Moreland      Single to LF; Schmidt to 2B
   O      12-      65%  G Maddox        Flyball: CF; Schmidt to 3B
   R      1-3      54%  L Bowa          Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Schmidt Scores; Moreland to 3B
   O      1-3      61%  M Trillo        Strikeout
   O      1-3      67%  S Carlton       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      65%  R Gardenhire    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      64%  G Harris        Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  M Wilson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 2.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-2, Greg Harris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      65%  P Rose          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      60%  B McBride       Double to LF
   RR     -2-      39%  G Matthews      Home Run; McBride Scores
   O      ---      41%  M Schmidt       Popfly: SS
          ---      38%  K Moreland      Double to LF
   R      -2-      28%  G Maddox        Single to RF; Moreland Scores
                  Charlie Puleo replaces Greg Harris pitching and batting 9th
          1--      27%  L Bowa          Walk; Maddox to 2B
   O      12-      30%  M Trillo        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Steve Carlton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      27%  B Bailor        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      25%  H Brooks        Strikeout
   O      ---      24%  D Kingman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-2, Charlie Puleo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      26%  S Carlton       Strikeout
   O      ---      27%  P Rose          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      28%  B McBride       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      25%  L Mazzilli      Strikeout
          ---      30%  J Stearns       Double to LF
   OO     -2-      22%  A Trevino       Line Drive Double Play: RF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-2, Charlie Puleo facing 3-4-5
                  Alex Trevino moves to LF; Mike Howard replaces Lee Mazzilli playing RF batting 5th
          ---      20%  G Matthews      Walk
   O      1--      22%  M Schmidt       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      24%  K Moreland      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      25%  G Maddox        Single to RF; Matthews to 3B; Maddox out at 2B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
          ---      31%  R Gardenhire    Single to P (Ground Ball)
                  Brian Giles pinch hits for Charlie Puleo batting 9th
   O      1--      26%  B Giles         Strikeout
          1--      31%  M Wilson        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Gardenhire to 2B
   O      12-      28%  B Bailor        Groundout: 3B-1B; Gardenhire to 3B; Wilson to 2B
          -23      30%  H Brooks        Walk
   R      123      43%  D Kingman       Walk; Gardenhire Scores; Wilson to 3B; Brooks to 2B
   O      123      32%  M Howard        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 4, Mets 3.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jesse Orosco facing 7-8-9
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Brian Giles pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      34%  L Bowa          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      35%  M Trillo        Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  S Carlton       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      33%  J Stearns       Strikeout
   O      ---      30%  A Trevino       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      28%  R Gardenhire    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Mets 3.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jesse Orosco facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      30%  P Rose          Strikeout
   O      ---      32%  B McBride       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      31%  G Matthews      Single to LF
   O      1--      33%  M Schmidt       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Steve Carlton facing 9-1-2
                  Frank Taveras pinch hits for Jesse Orosco batting 9th
   O      ---      28%  F Taveras       Strikeout
   O      ---      25%  M Wilson        Strikeout
          ---      28%  B Bailor        Single to LF
   O      1--      23%  H Brooks        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Mets 3.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mike Marshall facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Marshall replaces Frank Taveras pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      25%  K Moreland      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      26%  G Maddox        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      27%  L Bowa          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
          ---      37%  D Kingman       Walk
   O      1--      28%  M Howard        Strikeout
   RR     1--      87%  J Stearns       Home Run; Kingman Scores
   O      ---      86%  A Trevino       Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  R Gardenhire    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Mets 5.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 4-5, Neil Allen facing 8-9-1
                  Neil Allen replaces Alex Trevino pitching and batting 7th; Mike Jorgensen replaces Dave Kingman playing 1B batting 4th; Doug Flynn replaces Mike Marshall playing 2B batting 9th; Bob Bailor moves to LF; Greg Gross pinch hits for Manny Trillo batting 8th
   O      ---      92%  G Gross         Flyball: LF
                  George Vukovich pinch hits for Steve Carlton batting 9th
          ---      84%  G Vukovich      Single to CF
                  Bob Dernier pinch runs for George Vukovich batting 9th
          1--      79%  P Rose          Dernier Steals 2B
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  B McBride       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Mets 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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