September 22, 1986 St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 4
@BAL 2 CAL 4
CLE 3 CLE 7
@CAL 0 DET 2
TOR 1 MIN 2
KCR 1 OAK 5
CHW 3 TEX 2
@SEA 0 ATL 9
SDP 8 MON 5
@CHC 2 SFG 10
@CIN 7 LAD 9
@HOU 2 NYM 5
STL 2 PHI 8
@PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 25,714

Monday, September 22, 1986
Time of Game: 2:26

Cardinals

75-75

Lost 1

3rd, 23 GB

                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

W: D Gooden (16-6), L: B Forsch (14-9)

Mets

98-52

Won 1

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .235  .592    0    1   0   SB
W McGee CF                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .256  .677    0    2   0   
T Herr 2B                     4   0   0   1    0   1  .245  .665    0    2   4   
M Laga 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .216  .752    0   12   1   
A Van Slyke RF                4   0   1   1    0   1  .273  .782    0    1   0   SB
T Pendleton 3B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .582    0    0   0   
  B Earley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
O Smith SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .686    0    0   4   
M LaValliere C                2   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .611    0    4   0   
  J Morris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .562    0    0   0   
  F Manrique 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .953         0   0   
B Forsch P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .164  .491    0    1   3   
  T Lawless 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .649         1   0   
  C Ford PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .682    0    0   0   
  S Lake C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .694         0   0   
Totals                       31   2   2   2    1   8                    24  12

BATTING

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                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Dykstra CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .822    0    2   0   
W Backman 2B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .337  .794    0    1   5   HR,2B
K Hernandez 1B                2   0   0   0    2   1  .311  .859    0    9   3   IW
G Carter C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .242  .751    0    8   0   3B,GDP
D Strawberry RF               4   2   2   1    0   2  .257  .840    0    0   0   HR,2B
M Wilson LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .291  .789    0    3   0   2B
R Knight 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .294  .766    0    0   1   
R Santana SS                  3   0   1   2    0   1  .213  .527    0    0   2   2B,SF
D Gooden P                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .092  .233    0    4   1   
Totals                       31   5   9   5    4   4                    27  12

BATTING

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).

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
B Forsch, L (14-9)             6     9   5   5    3   2   2   3.11   29     -       ·  ·     12· 2· 1· 9     33    -     0.86  -0.24
B Earley                       2     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8     9   5   5    4   4   2          36     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 1· 9           -

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, W (16-6)             9     2   2   1    1   8   0   2.92   32     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 0· 2     84    -     0.89   0.27
Totals                         9     2   2   1    1   8   0          32     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 0· 2           -

B Forsch faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: D Gooden (4).

WP: B Forsch (7).

IBB: B Forsch (11; K Hernandez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 25,714.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  1-1  ---      14%  69% D Strawberry    B Forsch        Home Run (LF-CF)
   t 4   2  1-0  -2-     -12%  53% A Van Slyke     D Gooden        Single to RF; McGee Scores/unER
   b 3   1  0-1  12-      -8%  63% G Carter        B Forsch        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 3   1  1-0  --3       7%  63% B Forsch        D Gooden        Strikeout
   b 4   1  1-2  --3       7%  81% R Santana       B Forsch        Double to RF; Wilson Scores

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      ---      52%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  T Herr          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Dykstra       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  W Backman       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      52%  K Hernandez     Walk
   O      1--      50%  G Carter        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, Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  M Laga          Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  T Pendleton     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
          ---      61%  D Strawberry    Double to LF
   O      -2-      60%  M Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Strawberry to 3B
          --3      62%  R Knight        Walk
   RO     1-3      65%  R Santana       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Strawberry Scores; Knight to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -2-      62%  D Gooden        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Dwight Gooden facing 7-8-9
          ---      58%  O Smith         Single to LF
          1--      55%  M LaValliere    Balk; Smith to 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Smith to 3B
   O      --3      63%  B Forsch        Strikeout
   O      --3      68%  V Coleman       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  L Dykstra       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      70%  W Backman       Double to CF
          -2-      71%  K Hernandez     Intentional Walk
   OO     12-      63%  G Carter        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, Dwight Gooden facing 2-3-4
          ---      59%  W McGee         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); McGee to 1B
   O      1--      61%  T Herr          Groundout: 2B-1B; McGee to 2B
   O      -2-      65%  M Laga          Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      -2-      53%  A Van Slyke     Single to RF; McGee Scores/unER
          1--      52%  T Pendleton     Van Slyke Steals 2B
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      69%  D Strawberry    Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---      75%  M Wilson        Double to RF
   O      -2-      75%  R Knight        Groundout: P-1B; Wilson to 3B
   R      --3      81%  R Santana       Double to RF; Wilson Scores
   O      -2-      79%  D Gooden        Groundout: 2B-1B; Santana to 3B
   O      --3      77%  L Dykstra       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Dwight Gooden facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      80%  O Smith         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      81%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  B Forsch        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Forsch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      81%  W Backman       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      80%  K Hernandez     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      82%  G Carter        Triple to LF
   O      --3      80%  D Strawberry    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  V Coleman       Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  W McGee         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      86%  T Herr          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      85%  M Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      86%  R Knight        Single to LF
          1--      87%  R Santana       Wild Pitch; Knight to 2B
   O      -2-      85%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      91%  D Gooden        Single to LF; Knight Scores
   O      1--      91%  L Dykstra       Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  M Laga          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      94%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      95%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bob Forsch facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      98%  W Backman       Home Run
                  Bill Earley replaces Terry Pendleton pitching and batting 6th; Tom Lawless replaces Bob Forsch playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  K Hernandez     Strikeout
          ---      98%  G Carter        Walk
   O      1--      97%  D Strawberry    Strikeout
   O      1--      97%  M Wilson        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 5.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Dwight Gooden facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-P
                  John Morris pinch hits for Mike LaValliere batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  J Morris        Flyball: CF
                  Curt Ford pinch hits for Tom Lawless batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  C Ford          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bill Earley facing 7-8-9
                  Steve Lake replaces Curt Ford playing C batting 9th; Fred Manrique replaces John Morris playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  R Knight        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Santana       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  D Gooden        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 5.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
          ---      97%  V Coleman       Walk
          1--      97%  W McGee         Coleman Steals 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; Coleman to 3B
   R      --3      96%  T Herr          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Coleman Scores; Herr to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  M Laga          Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout
        1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 5.

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BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation