October 4, 1981 Montreal Expos at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
NYY 2 CHW 13
MIN 12 BOS 6
@CLE 2 OAK 4
@KCR 3 DET 3
@MIL 2 SEA 2
TOR 0 CAL 9
@TEX 2 CIN 3
ATL 0 HOU 5
@LAD 3 NYM 2
MON 1 PHI 2
CHC 1 STL 4
@PIT 0 SFG 4
SDP 3

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 7,618

Sunday, October 4, 1981
Time of Game: 1:54

Expos

60-48

Lost 1

2nd, 2 GB

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

W: P Falcone (5-3), L: B Gullickson (7-9)

Mets

41-62

Won 1

5th, 18½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J White RF                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .218  .646    0    2   0   
  R Burris P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .451         0   2   
  W Johnson 2B                2   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .744    0    1   2   
T Francona LF                 2   0   2   0    0   0  .274  .643    0    0   0   
  D Briggs LF-CF              2   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .182    0    1   0   
G Carter C                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .757    0    1   0   
  B Ramos C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .543    0    5   1   
  E Sosa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  T Johnson LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Milner 1B                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .713    0    2   0   
  D Hostetler 1B              3   1   3   1    0   0  .500 1.500    0    4   0   HR
T Wallach 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .236  .643    0    1   1   
R Office CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .175  .425    0    0   0   GDP
  T Gorman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Manuel 2B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .725    0    0   0   
  S Bahnsen P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         0   0   
  T Wieghaus C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    5   0   
M Phillips SS                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .214  .518    0    1   5   
B Gullickson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .152  .378         0   0   
  P Rooney PH-RF              3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   0   
Totals                       32   1   7   1    0   8                    24  11

BATTING

HR: D Hostetler (1, off P Falcone; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

TB: D Hostetler 6; T Francona 2; J White; T Wallach.

GIDP: R Office (2).

RBI: D Hostetler (1).

2-out RBI: D Hostetler.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Phillips-W Johnson-D Hostetler.

E: T Wallach (1).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Howard CF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .167  .484    0    0   1   2·SB
D Flynn 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .539    0    1   2   
  R Gardenhire 2B             2   0   1   1    0   1  .271  .632    0    1   3   SB
H Brooks 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .307  .756    0    1   0   
E Valentine RF                2   1   2   0    1   0  .208  .597    0    0   0   CS
R Staub 1B                    2   0   1   1    1   0  .317  .864    0    8   0   2B
  M Jorgensen 1B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .622         2   0   
A Trevino C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .598    0    7   1   
B Bailor LF                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .284  .698    0    4   0   
B Giles SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   6   
P Falcone P                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .500    0    0   0   GDP
Totals                       27   2   7   2    3   8                    27  13

BATTING

2B: R Staub (9, off B Gullickson).

TB: E Valentine 2; R Staub 2; R Gardenhire; B Bailor; P Falcone; M Howard.

GIDP: P Falcone (1).

RBI: R Gardenhire (3); R Staub (21).

2-out RBI: R Gardenhire.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Flynn-B Giles-R Staub.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Gardenhire (2, 2nd base off T Gorman/T Wieghaus); M Howard 2 (2, 2nd base off E Sosa/T Wieghaus, 2nd base off T Gorman/T Wieghaus).

CS: E Valentine (4, 3rd base by R Burris/B Ramos).

PO: P Falcone (1st base by R Burris).

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
B Gullickson, L (7-9)          2     2   1   0    0   2   0   2.80    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2     52    -     0.90  -0.04
R Burris                       2     1   0   0    2   1   0   3.05    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.96   0.08
S Bahnsen                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.96    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.12   0.04
E Sosa                         2     2   0   0    0   4   0   3.66    7     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.93   0.08
T Gorman                       1     1   1   1    1   0   0   4.20    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.49  -0.06
Totals                         8     7   2   1    3   8   0          30     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 7           -

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
P Falcone, W (5-3)             9     7   1   1    0   8   1   2.55   32     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0· 7     77    -     1.23   0.61
Totals                         9     7   1   1    0   8   1          32     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: R Burris (4; P Falcone, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert.

Time of Game: 1:54.

Attendance: 7,618.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                New York Mets                        
1. J White              RF    1. M Howard             CF 
2. T Francona           LF    2. D Flynn              2B 
3. G Carter             C     3. H Brooks             3B 
4. J Milner             1B    4. E Valentine          RF 
5. T Wallach            3B    5. R Staub              1B 
6. R Office             CF    6. A Trevino            C  
7. J Manuel             2B    7. B Bailor             LF 
8. M Phillips           SS    8. B Giles              SS 
9. B Gullickson         P     9. P Falcone            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  -2-      11%  72% R Staub         B Gullickson    Double to RF; Valentine Scores/unER
   b 8   2  0-1  -2-       7%  94% R Gardenhire    T Gorman        Single to CF; Howard Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  ---       7%  62% E Valentine     B Gullickson    Single to 3B; Valentine to 2B/Adv on E5
   t 4   1  1-0  1--       6%  70% R Office        P Falcone       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      -6%  41% T Francona      P Falcone       Single to LF; White to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  J White         Single to LF
          1--      41%  T Francona      Single to LF; White to 2B
   O      12-      46%  G Carter        Flyball: LF
   O      12-      50%  J Milner        Strikeout
   O      12-      54%  T Wallach       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Gullickson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  M Howard        Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  D Flynn         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  H Brooks        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Falcone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  R Office        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      54%  J Manuel        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  M Phillips      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Gullickson facing 4-5-6
                  Bobby Ramos replaces Gary Carter playing C batting 3rd
          ---      62%  E Valentine     Single to 3B; Valentine to 2B/Adv on E5
   R      -2-      72%  R Staub         Double to RF; Valentine Scores/unER
   O      -2-      69%  A Trevino       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      66%  B Bailor        Strikeout
   O      -2-      63%  B Giles         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Falcone facing 9-1-2
                  Pat Rooney pinch hits for Bill Gullickson batting 9th
   O      ---      65%  P Rooney        Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  J White         Strikeout
          ---      66%  T Francona      Single to 1B
   O      1--      68%  B Ramos         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ray Burris facing 9-1-2
                  Ray Burris replaces Jerry White pitching and batting 1st; Dave Hostetler replaces John Milner playing 1B batting 4th; Dan Briggs replaces Terry Francona playing LF batting 2nd; Pat Rooney moves to RF
          ---      71%  P Falcone       Single to LF
   O      1--      66%  M Howard        Falcone Picked off 1B (P-SS)
   O      ---      65%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      64%  D Flynn         Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Falcone facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  D Hostetler     Single to CF
   O      1--      64%  T Wallach       Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      70%  R Office        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ray Burris facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      68%  H Brooks        Strikeout
          ---      70%  E Valentine     Walk
          1--      73%  R Staub         Walk; Valentine to 2B
   O      12-      69%  A Trevino       Valentine Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Staub to 2B
   O      -2-      66%  " "             Groundout: C unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Falcone facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      69%  J Manuel        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      71%  M Phillips      Strikeout
   O      ---      72%  P Rooney        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Stan Bahnsen facing 7-8-9
                  Stan Bahnsen replaces Jerry Manuel pitching and batting 7th; Wallace Johnson replaces Ray Burris playing 2B batting 1st
          ---      76%  B Bailor        Single to RF
   O      1--      73%  B Giles         Strikeout
   OO     1--      68%  P Falcone       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Gardenhire replaces Doug Flynn playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---      72%  W Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      74%  D Briggs        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      76%  B Ramos         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Elias Sosa facing 1-2-3
                  Elias Sosa replaces Bobby Ramos pitching and batting 3rd; Tom Wieghaus replaces Stan Bahnsen playing C batting 7th
          ---      79%  M Howard        Single to RF
          1--      81%  R Gardenhire    Howard Steals 2B
   O      -2-      78%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      75%  H Brooks        Strikeout
   O      -2-      72%  E Valentine     Single to SS; Howard out at Hm/SS-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Falcone facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      76%  D Hostetler     Single to CF; Hostetler out at 2B/CF-SS
          ---      71%  T Wallach       Single to LF
   O      1--      76%  R Office        Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      81%  T Wieghaus      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Elias Sosa facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      79%  R Staub         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      78%  A Trevino       Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  B Bailor        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Falcone facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      82%  M Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  P Rooney        Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  W Johnson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Gorman facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Gorman replaces Rowland Office pitching and batting 6th; Tony Johnson replaces Elias Sosa playing LF batting 3rd; Dan Briggs moves to CF
   O      ---      87%  B Giles         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  P Falcone       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      87%  M Howard        Walk
          1--      88%  R Gardenhire    Howard Steals 2B
   R      -2-      94%  " "             Single to CF; Howard Scores
          1--      95%  H Brooks        Gardenhire Steals 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Falcone facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Jorgensen replaces Rusty Staub playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---      97%  D Briggs        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  T Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      97%  D Hostetler     Home Run
   O      ---     100%  T Wallach       Groundout: SS-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 2.

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