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NYY
@BAL		4
2
CLE
@CAL		3
4
CLE
@CAL		7
0
TOR
@DET		1
2
KCR
@MIN		1
2
CHW
@OAK		3
5
TEX
@SEA		2
0
SDP
@ATL		8
9
MON
@CHC		5
2
SFG
@CIN		10
7
LAD
@HOU		9
2
STL
@NYM		2
5
PHI
@PIT		8
4
Monday, September 22, 1986,
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 25,714, Time of Game: 2:26
Cardinals
2
75-75
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Mets
5
98-52
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Dwight Gooden (16-6)
L: Bob Forsch (14-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    2  2  1
Mets            0  1  0   2  0  1   1  0  X    5  9  2

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vince Coleman LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .235 .591 -0.074 0.93 0.019 -0.093 -0.2 1 0 SB
Willie McGee CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .256 .677 -0.004 0.82 0.048 -0.052 -0.1 2 0
Tom Herr 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 .245 .665 -0.022 0.81 0.022 -0.044 0.4 2 4
Mike Laga 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .216 .752 -0.114 1.09 0.000 -0.114 -1.1 12 1
Andy Van Slyke RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .273 .783 0.095 0.81 0.136 -0.040 0.4 1 0 SB
Terry Pendleton 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .583 -0.058 0.72 0.000 -0.058 -0.5 0 0
   Bill Earley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ozzie Smith SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .268 .686 0.034 1.10 0.073 -0.038 0.2 0 4
Mike LaValliere C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .611 -0.036 1.16 0.000 -0.036 -0.3 4 0
   John Morris PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .561 -0.006 0.24 0.000 -0.006 -0.1
   Fred Manrique 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .952 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bob Forsch P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .164 .491 -0.080 1.06 0.000 -0.080 -0.7 1 3
   Tom Lawless 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 .649 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Curt Ford PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .249 .681 -0.003 0.11 0.000 -0.003 -0.1
   Steve Lake C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .694 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 2 2 2 1 8 .065 .158 -0.268 0.88 0.298 -0.564 -2.1 24 12
TB: O Smith; A Van Slyke.
RBI: A Van Slyke (54); T Herr (57).
2-out RBI: A Van Slyke.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. O Smith-T Herr-M Laga.
E: A Van Slyke (7).
Baserunning
SB: A Van Slyke (20, 2nd base off D Gooden/G Carter); V Coleman (101, 2nd base off D Gooden/G Carter).

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lenny Dykstra CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .822 -0.073 0.72 0.000 -0.073 -1.0 2 0
Wally Backman 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .337 .795 0.037 0.47 0.064 -0.028 1.0 1 5 HR,2B
Keith Hernandez 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .311 .859 0.015 0.51 0.027 -0.012 -0.0 9 3 IW
Gary Carter C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .242 .750 -0.078 0.72 0.020 -0.098 -0.6 8 0 3B,GDP
Darryl Strawberry RF 4 2 2 1 0 2 .257 .840 0.175 0.75 0.202 -0.027 1.0 0 0 HR,2B
Mookie Wilson LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .291 .789 0.032 0.68 0.058 -0.026 0.0 3 0 2B
Ray Knight 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .294 .766 0.033 0.74 0.042 -0.009 0.3 0 1
Rafael Santana SS 3 0 1 2 0 1 .213 .527 0.078 1.04 0.097 -0.019 0.4 0 2 2B,SF
Dwight Gooden P 4 0 1 1 0 0 .092 .234 0.014 0.64 0.063 -0.049 0.2 4 1
Team Totals 31 5 9 5 4 4 .290 1.039 0.233 0.70 0.573 -0.341 1.4 27 12
2B: W Backman (18, off B Forsch); R Santana (11, off B Forsch); D Strawberry (26, off B Forsch); M Wilson (16, off B Forsch).
3B: G Carter (2, off B Forsch).
HR: W Backman (1, off B Forsch; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); D Strawberry (22, off B Forsch; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
SF: R Santana (3, off B Forsch).
IBB: K Hernandez (9, by B Forsch).
TB: D Strawberry 6; W Backman 6; G Carter 3; M Wilson 2; R Santana 2; D Gooden; R Knight.
GIDP: G Carter (20).
RBI: R Santana 2 (26); W Backman (27); D Strawberry (79); D Gooden (4).
2-out RBI: D Gooden.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
E: K Hernandez (5); W Backman (13).

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Forsch, L (14-9) 6 9 5 5 3 2 2 3.11 29 33 -0.242 0.84 -2.3
Bill Earley 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 7 0 0 0.007 0.07 0.9
Team Totals 8 9 5 5 4 4 2 5.62 36 33 0 0 -0.235 0.88 -1.4
B Forsch faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dwight Gooden, W (16-6) 9 2 2 1 1 8 0 2.92 32 84 0.266 0.88 2.1
Team Totals 9 2 2 1 1 8 0 1.00 32 84 0.266 0.70 2.1
Balks: D Gooden (4).
WP: B Forsch (7).
HBP: None.
IBB: B Forsch (11; K Hernandez).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Dutch Rennert.
Time of Game: 2:26.
Attendance: 25,714.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         New York Mets
1 Vince Coleman LF 1 Lenny Dykstra CF
2 Willie McGee CF 2 Wally Backman 2B
3 Tom Herr 2B 3 Keith Hernandez 1B
4 Mike Laga 1B 4 Gary Carter C
5 Andy Van Slyke RF 5 Darryl Strawberry RF
6 Terry Pendleton 3B 6 Mookie Wilson LF
7 Ozzie Smith SS 7 Ray Knight 3B
8 Mike LaValliere C 8 Rafael Santana SS
9 Bob Forsch P 9 Dwight Gooden P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-1 0 --- R NYM D. Strawberry B. Forsch 14% 69% Home Run (LF-CF)
t4 0-1 2 -2- R STL A. Van Slyke D. Gooden -12% 53% Single to RF; McGee Scores/unER
b3 1-0 1 12- OO NYM G. Carter B. Forsch -8% 63% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --3 O STL B. Forsch D. Gooden 7% 63% Strikeout
b4 2-1 1 --3 R NYM R. Santana B. Forsch 7% 81% Double to RF; Wilson Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL V. Coleman D. Gooden 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL W. McGee D. Gooden 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL T. Herr D. Gooden 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYM L. Dykstra B. Forsch -2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O NYM W. Backman B. Forsch -1% 51% Groundout: 1B-P
b1 0-0 2 --- NYM K. Hernandez B. Forsch 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O NYM G. Carter B. Forsch -2% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL M. Laga D. Gooden 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O STL A. Van Slyke D. Gooden 2% 54% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 2 --- O STL T. Pendleton D. Gooden 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- NYM D. Strawberry B. Forsch 7% 61% Double to LF
b2 0-0 0 -2- O NYM M. Wilson B. Forsch -1% 60% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Strawberry to 3B
b2 0-0 1 --3 NYM R. Knight B. Forsch 2% 62% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-3 RO NYM R. Santana B. Forsch 3% 65% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Strawberry Scores; Knight to 2B/Adv on E9
b2 1-0 2 -2- O NYM D. Gooden B. Forsch -3% 62% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- STL O. Smith D. Gooden -4% 58% Single to LF
t3 0-1 0 1-- STL M. LaValliere D. Gooden -3% 55% Balk; Smith to 2B
t3 0-1 0 -2- O STL M. LaValliere D. Gooden 2% 57% Groundout: SS-1B; Smith to 3B
t3 0-1 1 --3 O STL B. Forsch D. Gooden 7% 63% Strikeout
t3 0-1 2 --3 O STL V. Coleman D. Gooden 4% 68% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- O NYM L. Dykstra B. Forsch -2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- NYM W. Backman B. Forsch 4% 70% Double to CF
b3 1-0 1 -2- NYM K. Hernandez B. Forsch 2% 71% Intentional Walk
b3 1-0 1 12- OO NYM G. Carter B. Forsch -8% 63% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- STL W. McGee D. Gooden -5% 59% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); McGee to 1B
t4 0-1 0 1-- O STL T. Herr D. Gooden 2% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B; McGee to 2B
t4 0-1 1 -2- O STL M. Laga D. Gooden 4% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-1 2 -2- R STL A. Van Slyke D. Gooden -12% 53% Single to RF; McGee Scores/unER
t4 1-1 2 1-- STL T. Pendleton D. Gooden -1% 52% Van Slyke Steals 2B
t4 1-1 2 -2- O STL T. Pendleton D. Gooden 4% 56% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
b4 1-1 0 --- R NYM D. Strawberry B. Forsch 14% 69% Home Run (LF-CF)
b4 2-1 0 --- NYM M. Wilson B. Forsch 6% 75% Double to RF
b4 2-1 0 -2- O NYM R. Knight B. Forsch -1% 74% Groundout: P-1B; Wilson to 3B
b4 2-1 1 --3 R NYM R. Santana B. Forsch 7% 81% Double to RF; Wilson Scores
b4 3-1 1 -2- O NYM D. Gooden B. Forsch -2% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B; Santana to 3B
b4 3-1 2 --3 O NYM L. Dykstra B. Forsch -3% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 7-8-9
t5 1-3 0 --- O STL O. Smith D. Gooden 3% 80% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 1-3 1 --- O STL M. LaValliere D. Gooden 2% 81% Flyball: LF
t5 1-3 2 --- O STL B. Forsch D. Gooden 1% 83% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 2-3-4
b5 3-1 0 --- O NYM W. Backman B. Forsch -1% 81% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 3-1 1 --- O NYM K. Hernandez B. Forsch -1% 80% Groundout: P-1B
b5 3-1 2 --- NYM G. Carter B. Forsch 2% 82% Triple to LF
b5 3-1 2 --3 O NYM D. Strawberry B. Forsch -2% 80% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
t6 1-3 0 --- O STL V. Coleman D. Gooden 3% 83% Strikeout
t6 1-3 1 --- O STL W. McGee D. Gooden 2% 85% Flyball: LF
t6 1-3 2 --- O STL T. Herr D. Gooden 1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
b6 3-1 0 --- O NYM M. Wilson B. Forsch -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 3-1 1 --- NYM R. Knight B. Forsch 1% 86% Single to LF
b6 3-1 1 1-- NYM R. Santana B. Forsch 1% 87% Wild Pitch; Knight to 2B
b6 3-1 1 -2- O NYM R. Santana B. Forsch -2% 85% Strikeout
b6 3-1 2 -2- R NYM D. Gooden B. Forsch 6% 91% Single to LF; Knight Scores
b6 4-1 2 1-- O NYM L. Dykstra B. Forsch -1% 91% Lineout: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 4.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
t7 1-4 0 --- O STL M. Laga D. Gooden 2% 93% Flyball: 2B
t7 1-4 1 --- O STL A. Van Slyke D. Gooden 1% 94% Groundout: 1B-P
t7 1-4 2 --- O STL T. Pendleton D. Gooden 1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 2-3-4
b7 4-1 0 --- R NYM W. Backman B. Forsch 3% 98% Home Run
Bill Earley replaces Terry Pendleton (3B) pitching and batting 6th
Tom Lawless replaces Bob Forsch (P) playing 3B batting 9th
b7 5-1 0 --- O NYM K. Hernandez B. Earley -0% 97% Strikeout
b7 5-1 1 --- NYM G. Carter B. Earley 0% 98% Walk
b7 5-1 1 1-- O NYM D. Strawberry B. Earley -0% 97% Strikeout
b7 5-1 2 1-- O NYM M. Wilson B. Earley -0% 97% Foul Flyball: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 5.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 7-8-9
t8 1-5 0 --- O STL O. Smith D. Gooden 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-P
John Morris pinch hits for Mike LaValliere (C) batting 8th
t8 1-5 1 --- O STL J. Morris D. Gooden 1% 99% Flyball: CF
Curt Ford pinch hits for Tom Lawless (3B) batting 9th
t8 1-5 2 --- O STL C. Ford D. Gooden 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Bill Earley facing 7-8-9
Steve Lake replaces Curt Ford (PH) playing C batting 9th
Fred Manrique replaces John Morris (PH) playing 3B batting 8th
b8 5-1 0 --- O NYM R. Knight B. Earley -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 5-1 1 --- O NYM R. Santana B. Earley -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b8 5-1 2 --- O NYM D. Gooden B. Earley -0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 5.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
t9 1-5 0 --- STL V. Coleman D. Gooden -2% 97% Walk
t9 1-5 0 1-- STL W. McGee D. Gooden -0% 97% Coleman Steals 2B
t9 1-5 0 -2- O STL W. McGee D. Gooden 2% 99% Groundout: 1B-P; Coleman to 3B
t9 1-5 1 --3 R STL T. Herr D. Gooden -2% 96% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Coleman Scores; Herr to 2B
t9 2-5 1 -2- O STL M. Laga D. Gooden 2% 99% Strikeout
t9 2-5 2 -2- O STL A. Van Slyke D. Gooden 1% 100% Strikeout
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 5.

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