September 11, 1985 St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 4
BAL 1 KCR 2
@CAL 1 CHW 5
MIN 0 MIL 4
NYY 3 TEX 6
@OAK 3 SEA 9
CLE 5 TOR 3
DET 2 LAD 12
@ATL 3 CIN 2
SDP 0 SFG 11
@HOU 4 HOU 10
SFG 9 STL 1
@NYM 0
(10) PHI 4
MON 1 CHC 3
@PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 52,616

Wednesday, September 11, 1985
Time of Game: 3:03

Cardinals

83-54

Won 1

1st

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

W: J Tudor (18-8), L: J Orosco (5-5)

Mets

83-54

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .673    0    1   0   2B
W McGee CF                    3   0   2   0    1   1  .360  .906    0    5   0   SB,IW
T Herr 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .313  .801    0    3   5   
A Van Slyke RF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .255  .781    0    2   0   
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .226  .554    0    0   3   
D Porter C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .198  .712    0    8   0   
M Jorgensen 1B                2   0   0   0    1   2  .226  .672    0    5   0   
  C Cedeno PR-1B              1   1   1   1    0   0  .259  .709    0    4   0   HR
O Smith SS                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .265  .678    0    2   1   CS
J Tudor P                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .146  .418    0    0   2   
Totals                       33   1   6   1    4   9                    30  11

BATTING

2B: V Coleman (18, off D Gooden).

HR: C Cedeno (6, off J Orosco; 10th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

IBB: W McGee (1, by D Gooden).

TB: C Cedeno 4; W McGee 2; V Coleman 2; T Pendleton; T Herr.

RBI: C Cedeno (37).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Herr-C Cedeno; T Pendleton-T Herr-C Cedeno.

BASERUNNING

SB: W McGee (43, 2nd base off D Gooden/G Carter).

CS: O Smith (8, 3rd base by D Gooden/G Carter).

PO: O Smith (1st base by G Carter).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .687    0    0   0   
W Backman 2B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .283  .688    0    0   3   
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .787    0    9   2   
G Carter C                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .281  .848    0    9   2   
  L Dykstra PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .671         0   0   
D Strawberry RF               4   0   1   0    0   2  .280  .939    0    3   0   
G Foster LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .765    0    2   0   GDP
R Knight 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .568    0    5   1   
R Santana SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .584    0    1   2   
D Gooden P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .190  .441    0    1   1   
  T Paciorek PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .622    0    0   0   
  J Orosco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .800         0   0   
Totals                       30   0   3   0    2   7                    30  11

BATTING

TB: R Santana; W Backman; D Strawberry.

GIDP: G Foster (8).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Santana-K Hernandez; G Carter-K Hernandez.

BASERUNNING

PO: R Santana (1st base by J Tudor).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Tudor, W (18-8)             10     3   0   0    2   7   0   1.87   32     -       ·  ·      8·12· 1· 2     91    -     1.46   0.83
Totals                        10     3   0   0    2   7   0          32     -       ·  ·      8·12· 1· 2           -

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
D Gooden                       9     5   0   0    3   7   0   1.68   33     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 3     81    -     1.60   0.65
J Orosco, L (5-5)              1     1   1   1    1   2   1   2.93    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.28  -0.32
Totals                        10     6   1   1    4   9   1          37     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Gooden (3; W McGee).

PO: J Tudor (1; R Santana, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 52,616.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           New York Mets                        
1. V Coleman            LF    1. M Wilson             CF 
2. W McGee              CF    2. W Backman            2B 
3. T Herr               2B    3. K Hernandez          1B 
4. A Van Slyke          RF    4. G Carter             C  
5. T Pendleton          3B    5. D Strawberry         RF 
6. D Porter             C     6. G Foster             LF 
7. M Jorgensen          1B    7. R Knight             3B 
8. O Smith              SS    8. R Santana            SS 
9. J Tudor              P     9. D Gooden             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   0  0-0  ---      35%  85% C Cedeno        J Orosco        Home Run
   b10   0  1-0  1--      27%  96% K Hernandez     J Tudor         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
   b 8   0  0-0  1--      14%  48% G Foster        J Tudor         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 8   2  0-0  123     -14%  40% T Herr          D Gooden        Foul Flyball: 3B
   b10   0  1-0  ---     -13%  69% W Backman       J Tudor         Single (Ground Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  V Coleman       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  W McGee         Single
   OO     1--      45%  T Herr          Double Play: Popfly: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  M Wilson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  W Backman       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  T Pendleton     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  D Porter        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  G Carter        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  D Strawberry    Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  G Foster        Foul Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  M Jorgensen     Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  O Smith         Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  J Tudor         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  R Knight        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  R Santana       Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Gooden        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  V Coleman       Flyball: 3B
          ---      50%  W McGee         Single
   O      1--      47%  T Herr          Strikeout
          1--      48%  A Van Slyke     McGee Steals 2B
   O      -2-      44%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  M Wilson        Flyball: SS
          ---      44%  W Backman       Walk
   O      1--      47%  K Hernandez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  G Carter        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  T Pendleton     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      45%  D Porter        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      44%  M Jorgensen     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  D Strawberry    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  G Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Knight        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  O Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      44%  J Tudor         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      43%  V Coleman       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 8-9-1
          ---      38%  R Santana       Single
   O      1--      42%  D Gooden        Strikeout
   O      1--      48%  M Wilson        Santana Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      46%  W McGee         Strikeout
          ---      50%  T Herr          Single/Bunt
   O      1--      46%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: RF
          1--      49%  T Pendleton     Single (Ground Ball); Herr to 2B
   O      12-      42%  D Porter        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      45%  W Backman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      48%  K Hernandez     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  G Carter        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 7-8-9
          ---      57%  M Jorgensen     Walk
                  Cesar Cedeno pinch runs for Mike Jorgensen batting 7th
          1--      67%  O Smith         Walk; Cedeno to 2B
   O      12-      57%  J Tudor         Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Smith to 2B
   O      12-      45%  V Coleman       Smith Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
          1--      52%  " "             Double; Tudor to 3B
          -23      54%  W McGee         Intentional Walk
   O      123      40%  T Herr          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 5-6-7
                  Cesar Cedeno moves to 1B
          ---      33%  D Strawberry    Single
   OO     1--      48%  G Foster        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Knight        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      44%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      40%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      37%  D Porter        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      43%  R Santana       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Dwight Gooden batting 9th
   O      ---      47%  T Paciorek      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  M Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Orosco facing 7-8-9
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Tom Paciorek pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      85%  C Cedeno        Home Run
          ---      87%  O Smith         Walk
   O      1--      85%  J Tudor         Strikeout
   OO     1--      82%  V Coleman       Double Play: Strikeout, Smith Picked off 1B (C-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 10th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, John Tudor facing 2-3-4
          ---      69%  W Backman       Single (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      96%  K Hernandez     Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
          ---      91%  G Carter        Walk
                  Lenny Dykstra pinch runs for Gary Carter batting 4th
   O      1--     100%  D Strawberry    Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation