September 12, 1985 St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
@BOS 1 CAL 5
TEX 3 CHW 4
MIN 2 NYY 7
TOR 5 ATL 11
LAD 6 CIN 2
SDP 1 HOU 5
SFG 2 NYM 7
STL 6 MON 6
@PHI 3 PIT 10
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 46,295

Thursday, September 12, 1985
Time of Game: 3:16

Cardinals

83-55

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  3   2  0  0   0  0  1    6 13  0
Mets            4  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    7 11  0

W: J Orosco (6-5), L: K Dayley (3-2)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Mets

84-54

Won 1

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman CF                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .668    0    3   0   
W McGee LF                    5   2   3   2    0   0  .362  .914    0    0   0   HR
T Herr 2B                     4   0   1   2    1   0  .313  .802    0    2   2   2B
A Van Slyke RF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .779    0    1   0   
  K Dayley P                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .800    0    1   0   
T Pendleton 3B                5   0   0   0    0   1  .224  .549    0    0   7   
C Cedeno 1B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .709         2   0   
  M Jorgensen PH-1B           3   1   1   0    1   1  .230  .689    0    8   0   2B
  T Lawless PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .436         0   0   
  R Hunt C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .376         1   0   
O Smith SS                    4   1   3   0    0   1  .269  .685    0    2   3   SB
T Nieto C                     3   1   2   2    0   0  .226  .577    0    3   0   2B,GDP
  D Porter PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .198  .712         0   0   
  T Landrum PH-RF             0   0   0   0    1   0  .298  .833    0    0   0   
J Andujar P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .308         0   0   
  R Horton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .154         0   1   
  C Ford PH                   1   1   1   0    0   0  .429  .929    0    0   0   
  P Perry P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Braun PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .679    0    0   0   
  B Harper PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .697    0    2   0   GDP
Totals                       38   6  13   6    3   4                    25  13

BATTING

2B: M Jorgensen (5, off R McDowell); T Nieto (8, off E Lynch); T Herr (33, off E Lynch).

HR: W McGee (9, off J Orosco; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: W McGee 6; O Smith 3; T Nieto 3; T Herr 2; M Jorgensen 2; C Ford; A Van Slyke; K Dayley.

GIDP: B Harper (2); T Nieto (8).

RBI: T Herr 2 (94); T Nieto 2 (33); W McGee 2 (70).

2-out RBI: T Herr 2; W McGee.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Pendleton-T Herr-M Jorgensen; O Smith-T Herr-C Cedeno.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Smith (22, 2nd base off J Orosco/G Carter).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF-LF                4   3   3   0    1   0  .265  .702    0    3   0   
W Backman 2B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .285  .693    0    1   3   2B,SH
K Hernandez 1B                5   0   1   1    0   0  .291  .783    0    9   1   GDP
G Carter C                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .281  .848    0    4   0   IW
D Strawberry RF               2   1   1   1    2   0  .282  .946    0    2   0   2B
D Heep LF                     2   1   1   2    0   0  .282  .761    0    1   0   2B,HBP
  D Sisk P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   1   
  R Knight PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .565    0    0   0   GDP
  R McDowell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .553         0   0   
  J Orosco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .800         0   0   
H Johnson 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   2  .234  .684    0    1   3   2B
R Santana SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .579    0    4   3   
E Lynch P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .080  .212    0    0   0   
  T Paciorek LF               2   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .625    0    0   0   
  L Dykstra CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .671         1   0   
Totals                       33   7  11   6    4   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: W Backman (19, off J Andujar); D Strawberry (11, off J Andujar); D Heep (17, off J Andujar); H Johnson (14, off J Andujar).

SH: W Backman (10, off K Dayley).

IBB: G Carter (14, by R Horton).

HBP: D Heep (1, by R Horton).

TB: W Backman 3; M Wilson 3; H Johnson 2; D Heep 2; D Strawberry 2; G Carter; K Hernandez; T Paciorek.

GIDP: R Knight (13); K Hernandez (14).

RBI: D Heep 2 (36); W Backman (34); K Hernandez (79); H Johnson (39); D Strawberry (66).

2-out RBI: D Heep 2; H Johnson; D Strawberry.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Santana-K Hernandez; D Sisk-R Santana-K Hernandez.

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 Andujar                      1.1   7   6   6    1   0   0   3.21   11     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 6     15    -     0.72  -0.36
R Horton                       0.2   0   0   0    2   0   0   2.93    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.49  -0.01
P Perry                        4     2   0   0    0   3   0   0.00   14     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 1          0-0    0.79   0.15
K Dayley, L (3-2)              2.1   2   1   1    1   1   0   2.58    9     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.38  -0.31
Totals                         8.1  11   7   7    4   4   0          39     -       ·  ·     16· 6· 0· 8          1-1

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
E Lynch                        5     7   5   5    1   3   0   3.25   23     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 1· 6     35    -     0.85  -0.09
D Sisk, H (2)                  2     2   0   0    1   0   0   5.23    8     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.62   0.17
R McDowell, H (5)              0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   3.05    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    2.24  -0.17
J Orosco, BS (8), W (6-5)      1.2   2   1   1    1   1   1   2.99    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          2-0    3.00   0.06
Totals                         9    13   6   6    3   4   1          41     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 1·12          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Horton (12; G Carter).

HBP: R Horton (3; D Heep).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:16.

Attendance: 46,295.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           New York Mets                        
1. V Coleman            CF    1. M Wilson             CF 
2. W McGee              LF    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. C Cedeno             1B    6. D Heep               LF 
7. O Smith              SS    7. H Johnson            3B 
8. T Nieto              C     8. R Santana            SS 
9. J Andujar            P     9. E Lynch              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  6-5  ---     -36%  56% W McGee         J Orosco        Home Run
   t 8   1  6-5  123      35%  88% B Harper        J Orosco        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   b 9   1  6-6  -2-      31% 100% K Hernandez     K Dayley        Single to LF; Wilson Scores
   t 4   1  6-3  12-     -18%  61% T Nieto         E Lynch         Double to LF; Jorgensen Scores; Smith Scores
   t 8   1  6-5  -2-     -12%  59% O Smith         R McDowell      Single to RF; Lawless to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Lynch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  V Coleman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  W McGee         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  T Herr          Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Joaquin Andujar facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  M Wilson        Walk
          1--      68%  W Backman       Single to CF; Wilson to 3B
   ROO    1-3      62%  K Hernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Wilson Scores
          ---      63%  G Carter        Single to CF
   R      1--      74%  D Strawberry    Double to RF; Carter Scores
   R      -2-      81%  D Heep          Double to RF; Strawberry Scores
   R      -2-      87%  H Johnson       Double to RF; Heep Scores
   O      -2-      86%  R Santana       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Ed Lynch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: SS
   O      ---      89%  T Pendleton     Flyball: RF
                  Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Cesar Cedeno batting 6th
   O      ---      89%  M Jorgensen     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Joaquin Andujar facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Jorgensen moves to 1B
   O      ---      89%  E Lynch         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      89%  M Wilson        Single/Bunt
   R      1--      94%  W Backman       Double to RF; Wilson Scores
                  Ricky Horton replaces Joaquin Andujar pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      93%  K Hernandez     Groundout: P-1B
          -2-      93%  G Carter        Intentional Walk
          12-      94%  D Strawberry    Walk; Backman to 3B; Carter to 2B
   R      123      96%  D Heep          Hit By Pitch; Backman Scores; Carter to 3B; Strawberry to 2B
   O      123      95%  H Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 6.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Ed Lynch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  O Smith         Strikeout
          ---      95%  T Nieto         Single to LF
                  Curt Ford pinch hits for Ricky Horton batting 9th
          1--      93%  C Ford          Single to RF; Nieto to 2B
   O      12-      95%  V Coleman       Strikeout
   R      12-      92%  W McGee         Single to CF; Nieto Scores; Ford to 2B
   RR     12-      83%  T Herr          Double to LF; Ford Scores; McGee Scores
   O      -2-      86%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: SS
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-3, Pat Perry facing 8-9-1
                  Pat Perry replaces Curt Ford pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  R Santana       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      84%  E Lynch         Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  M Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 6.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Ed Lynch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      85%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      83%  M Jorgensen     Walk
          1--      79%  O Smith         Single/Bunt; Jorgensen to 2B
   RR     12-      61%  T Nieto         Double to LF; Jorgensen Scores; Smith Scores
   O      -2-      65%  P Perry         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      70%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-5, Pat Perry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      68%  W Backman       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      66%  K Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  G Carter        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 6.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Ed Lynch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      68%  W McGee         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      70%  T Herr          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      69%  A Van Slyke     Single to LF
   O      1--      72%  T Pendleton     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-5, Pat Perry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      70%  D Strawberry    Flyball: SS
   O      ---      69%  D Heep          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      68%  H Johnson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 6.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Doug Sisk facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Sisk replaces Danny Heep pitching and batting 6th; Tom Paciorek replaces Ed Lynch playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---      71%  M Jorgensen     Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      67%  O Smith         Single to LF
   OO     1--      75%  T Nieto         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-5, Pat Perry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      73%  R Santana       Strikeout
          ---      75%  T Paciorek      Single to CF
          1--      78%  M Wilson        Single (Ground Ball); Paciorek to 2B
   O      12-      75%  W Backman       Flyball: CF
   O      12-      71%  K Hernandez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 6.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Doug Sisk facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Braun pinch hits for Pat Perry batting 9th
   O      ---      75%  S Braun         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      78%  V Coleman       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      76%  W McGee         Single to CF
          1--      72%  T Herr          Walk; McGee to 2B
   O      12-      80%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-5, Ken Dayley facing 4-5-6
                  Ken Dayley replaces Andy Van Slyke pitching and batting 4th; Steve Braun moves to RF
   O      ---      78%  G Carter        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      80%  D Strawberry    Walk
                  Ray Knight pinch hits for Doug Sisk batting 6th
   OO     1--      76%  R Knight        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 6.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Roger McDowell facing 5-6-7
                  Roger McDowell replaces Ray Knight pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---      82%  T Pendleton     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      71%  M Jorgensen     Double to RF
                  Tom Lawless pinch runs for Mike Jorgensen batting 6th
          -2-      59%  O Smith         Single to RF; Lawless to 3B
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Roger McDowell pitching and batting 6th; Tito Landrum pinch hits for Darrell Porter batting 8th; Darrell Porter pinch hits for Tom Nieto batting 8th
          1-3      54%  T Landrum       Smith Steals 2B
          -23      53%  " "             Walk
                  Brian Harper pinch hits for Steve Braun batting 9th
   OO     123      88%  B Harper        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-5, Ken Dayley facing 7-8-9
                  Randy Hunt replaces Tom Lawless playing C batting 6th; Brian Harper moves to 1B; Tito Landrum moves to RF
   O      ---      86%  H Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  R Santana       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  T Paciorek      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 6.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Jesse Orosco facing 1-2-3
                  Mookie Wilson moves to LF; Lenny Dykstra replaces Tom Paciorek playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  V Coleman       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      56%  W McGee         Home Run
   O      ---      60%  T Herr          Flyball: CF
          ---      57%  K Dayley        Single to LF
   O      1--      63%  T Pendleton     Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 6-6, Ken Dayley facing 1-2-3
          ---      70%  M Wilson        Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      69%  W Backman       Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Wilson to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  K Hernandez     Single to LF; Wilson Scores
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation