September 8, 1987 Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 8
NYY 6 KCR 4
@CAL 2 SEA 7
@CLE 0 MIL 6
TOR 4 CHW 4
@MIN 3 TEX 12
@OAK 1 ATL 4
SDP 2 PIT 4
@CHC 1 LAD 5
@CIN 3 SFG 6
@HOU 4 MON 4
STL 1 NYM 5
PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 17,518

Tuesday, September 8, 1987
Time of Game: 2:38

Phillies

71-67

Lost 1

4th, 10½ GB

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

W: T Leach (11-1), L: B Ruffin (10-12), S: D Sisk (3)

Mets

79-59

Won 1

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Samuel 2B                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .276  .862    0    2   4   HR
V Hayes 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .290  .925    0   12   1   
  W Ritchie P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .299  .947    0    0   4   HR
L Parrish C                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .243  .708    0    3   1   CS
C James LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .887    0    4   0   
G Wilson RF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .270  .710    0    1   0   
R Roenicke CF                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .171  .587    0    0   0   
  M Thompson PH-CF            1   0   0   0    0   1  .312  .807    0    1   0   
S Jeltz SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .603    0    1   3   
  J Stone PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .689    0    0   0   
  L Aguayo SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .691         0   0   
B Ruffin P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .048  .111    0    0   0   
  M Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .301         0   1   
  J Calhoun P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  M Maddux P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Gross PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .760    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   2   5   2    2   8                    24  15

BATTING

HR: M Schmidt (29, off T Leach; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); J Samuel (26, off S Fernandez; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: J Samuel 5; M Schmidt 4; G Wilson; L Parrish.

RBI: J Samuel (92); M Schmidt (94).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Schmidt-J Samuel-V Hayes.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Parrish (1, 2nd base by B Ojeda/G Carter).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .303  .819    0    4   0   
T Teufel 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .321  .973    0    1   1   GDP
K Hernandez 1B                2   1   0   0    2   0  .302  .851    0    8   0   
D Strawberry RF               2   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .945    0    1   0   
  L Mazzilli RF               1   0   1   1    1   0  .298  .829    0    2   0   
K McReynolds LF               4   2   3   2    0   0  .282  .822    0    2   0   HR,2B
G Carter C                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .235  .693    0    8   1   
H Johnson 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .277  .908    0    0   1   IW
R Santana SS                  3   0   1   2    1   1  .266  .675    0    1   3   
S Fernandez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .162  .395         0   0   
  M Carreon PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Ojeda P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   0   
  G Jefferies PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  K Miller PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .366  .907         0   0   
  T Leach P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .181         0   0   
  B Lyons PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .638         0   0   
  D Magadan PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .327  .865    0    0   0   
  D Sisk P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       31   5   8   5    6   2                    27   7

BATTING

2B: K McReynolds (28, off B Ruffin).

HR: K McReynolds (25, off B Ruffin; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

IBB: H Johnson (15, by B Ruffin).

TB: K McReynolds 7; M Wilson 2; G Jefferies; R Santana; L Mazzilli.

GIDP: T Teufel (6).

RBI: R Santana 2 (42); K McReynolds 2 (81); L Mazzilli (21).

2-out RBI: R Santana 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Ruffin, L (10-12)            5.2   6   4   4    4   1   1   4.37   26     -       ·  ·     15· 2· 3· 1     38    -     1.35  -0.29
M Jackson                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.13    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.04   0.02
J Calhoun                      0.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   2.20    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.66  -0.06
M Maddux                       0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.13    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.56   0.02
W Ritchie                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.75    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8     8   5   5    6   2   1          37     -       ·  ·     19· 4· 5· 1          4-0

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
S Fernandez                    3     2   1   1    1   4   1   3.68   12     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 2· 1     54    -     0.78   0.03
B Ojeda                        2     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.05    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.96   0.12
T Leach, BS (2), W (11-1)      1     1   1   1    0   0   1   3.45    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 1          0-0    1.04  -0.09
D Sisk, S (3)                  3     1   0   0    0   3   0   3.39   10     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.77   0.14
Totals                         9     5   2   2    2   8   2          33     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 6· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Ruffin (3; H Johnson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Bob Davidson.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 17,518.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         New York Mets                        
1. J Samuel             2B    1. M Wilson             CF 
2. V Hayes              1B    2. T Teufel             2B 
3. M Schmidt            3B    3. K Hernandez          1B 
4. L Parrish            C     4. D Strawberry         RF 
5. C James              LF    5. K McReynolds         LF 
6. G Wilson             RF    6. G Carter             C  
7. R Roenicke           CF    7. H Johnson            3B 
8. S Jeltz              SS    8. R Santana            SS 
9. B Ruffin             P     9. S Fernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  1-0  1--      25%  67% K McReynolds    B Ruffin        Home Run; Hernandez Scores
   b 6   2  2-2  123      25%  85% R Santana       B Ruffin        Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); McReynolds Scores; Carter Scores; Johnson to 2B
   t 6   1  2-1  ---     -17%  53% M Schmidt       T Leach         Home Run
   t 1   0  0-0  ---     -10%  40% J Samuel        S Fernandez     Home Run
   b 6   1  2-2  1--      10%  68% K McReynolds    B Ruffin        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mazzilli to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Sid Fernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---      40%  J Samuel        Home Run
   O      ---      42%  V Hayes         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      43%  M Schmidt       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      42%  L Parrish       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to P's Right)
   O      1--      44%  C James         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Ruffin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  M Wilson        Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      40%  T Teufel        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      39%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Sid Fernandez facing 6-7-8
          ---      36%  G Wilson        Walk
   O      1--      39%  R Roenicke      Strikeout
   O      1--      42%  S Jeltz         Lineout: RF
   O      1--      44%  B Ruffin        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Ruffin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      41%  D Strawberry    Flyball: LF
          ---      46%  K McReynolds    Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-      42%  G Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      38%  H Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Sid Fernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      40%  J Samuel        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      42%  V Hayes         Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  M Schmidt       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Ruffin facing 8-9-1
          ---      47%  R Santana       Walk
                  Mark Carreon pinch hits for Sid Fernandez batting 9th
   O      1--      43%  M Carreon       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      40%  M Wilson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      37%  T Teufel        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Ojeda facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Ojeda replaces Mark Carreon pitching and batting 9th
          ---      34%  L Parrish       Walk
   O      1--      37%  C James         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      41%  G Wilson        Parrish Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      40%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      42%  R Roenicke      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Ruffin facing 3-4-5
          ---      47%  K Hernandez     Walk
   O      1--      42%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--      67%  K McReynolds    Home Run; Hernandez Scores
   O      ---      66%  G Carter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  H Johnson       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Ojeda facing 8-9-1
                  Lee Mazzilli replaces Darryl Strawberry playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---      68%  S Jeltz         Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      70%  B Ruffin        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      71%  J Samuel        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bruce Ruffin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      69%  R Santana       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Gregg Jefferies pinch hits for Bob Ojeda batting 9th
          ---      72%  G Jefferies     Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Keith Miller pinch runs for Gregg Jefferies batting 9th
          1--      75%  M Wilson        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Miller to 2B
   OO     12-      67%  T Teufel        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-2, Terry Leach facing 2-3-4
                  Terry Leach replaces Keith Miller pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      70%  V Hayes         Flyball: LF
   R      ---      53%  M Schmidt       Home Run
   O      ---      56%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      57%  C James         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Bruce Ruffin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      54%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      58%  L Mazzilli      Walk
          1--      68%  K McReynolds    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mazzilli to 3B
   O      1-3      59%  G Carter        Fielder's Choice ; Mazzilli out at Hm/3B-C; McReynolds to 3B; Carter to 2B
          -23      60%  H Johnson       Intentional Walk
   RR     123      85%  R Santana       Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); McReynolds Scores; Carter Scores; Johnson to 2B
                  Mike Jackson replaces Bruce Ruffin pitching and batting 9th; Barry Lyons pinch hits for Terry Leach batting 9th; Dave Magadan pinch hits for Barry Lyons batting 9th
   O      12-      83%  D Magadan       Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-4, Doug Sisk facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Sisk replaces Dave Magadan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  G Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Milt Thompson pinch hits for Ron Roenicke batting 7th
   O      ---      88%  M Thompson      Strikeout Looking
                  Jeff Stone pinch hits for Steve Jeltz batting 8th
   O      ---      89%  J Stone         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jeff Calhoun facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Calhoun replaces Mike Jackson pitching and batting 9th; Luis Aguayo replaces Jeff Stone playing SS batting 8th; Milt Thompson moves to CF
          ---      91%  M Wilson        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      90%  T Teufel        Groundout: P-1B; Wilson to 2B
          -2-      91%  K Hernandez     Walk
   R      12-      95%  L Mazzilli      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Wilson Scores; Hernandez to 2B
                  Mike Maddux replaces Jeff Calhoun pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      94%  K McReynolds    Lineout: LF
          12-      95%  G Carter        Walk; Hernandez to 3B; Mazzilli to 2B
   O      123      93%  H Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 5.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-5, Doug Sisk facing 9-1-2
                  Greg Gross pinch hits for Mike Maddux batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  G Gross         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      93%  J Samuel        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      96%  V Hayes         Fielder's Choice 2B; Samuel out at 2B/2B; Hayes to 1B
   O      1--      97%  M Schmidt       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-2, Wally Ritchie facing 8-9-1
                  Wally Ritchie replaces Von Hayes pitching and batting 2nd; Greg Gross moves to 1B
   O      ---      97%  R Santana       Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  D Sisk          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  M Wilson        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 5.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-5, Doug Sisk facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  L Parrish       Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  C James         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation