April 1, 1996 St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 8
DET 6 TOR 9
@OAK 6 TEX 5
BOS 3 ATL 10
SFG 8 CHC 5
SDP 4
(10) PIT 4
@FLA 0 LAD 4
@HOU 3 NYM 7
STL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 42,060

Monday, April 1, 1996, 1:45
Time of Game: 2:52

Cardinals

0-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  1   4  0  0   0  0  0    6 13  0
Mets            0  0  0   2  0  1   4  0  X    7 10  0

W: J Dipoto (1-0), L: T Fossas (0-1), S: J Franco (1)

Mets

1-0

Won 1

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W McGee RF                    5   2   2   3    0   1  .400 1.400   24    3   1   HR
R Clayton SS                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .500 1.250   16    4   1   2B
R Lankford CF                 4   0   3   0    0   0  .750 1.750   15    1   0   2B
R Gant LF                     2   1   0   0    2   0  .000  .500   14    2   0   GDP
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .500   15    2   0   
J Mabry 1B                    3   1   1   2    0   0  .333 1.583   26    5   2   HR,SF
P Borders C                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000   15    6   0   
L Alicea 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    9    1   2   GDP
A Benes P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   1   SH
  T Bradshaw PH               1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    1    0   0   CS
  R Honeycutt P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  C Bailey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Fossas P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Mathews P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Sweeney PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
Totals                       33   6  13   6    2   5              143   24   8

BATTING

2B: R Clayton (1, off B Jones); R Lankford (1, off J Dipoto).

HR: J Mabry (1, off B Jones; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); W McGee (1, off B Jones; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SF: J Mabry (1, off B Jones).

SH: A Benes (1, off B Jones).

TB: W McGee 5; J Mabry 4; R Lankford 4; R Clayton 3; P Borders 2; G Gaetti; T Bradshaw; L Alicea.

GIDP: L Alicea (1); R Gant (1).

RBI: W McGee 3 (3); J Mabry 2 (2); R Clayton (1).

2-out RBI: W McGee 3.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W McGee-J Mabry-R Clayton-J Mabry-R Clayton.

BASERUNNING

CS: T Bradshaw (1, 2nd base by J Dipoto/T Hundley).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    6    1   1   
B Gilkey LF                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .500 1.750   10    1   1   HR
R Brogna 1B                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .333  .583   14    7   0   SF
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Huskey RF-1B                4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .500   16    1   0   
  T Bogar PR-1B               0   0   0   0    0   0                     3   0   
J Kent 3B                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666   15    2   4   SH
T Hundley C                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .250 1.250   19    6   1   HR
J Vizcaino 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   14    4   3   
R Ordonez SS                  2   1   1   0    1   0  .500 1.167    7    1   7   
B Jones P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   1   
  B Minor P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Alfonzo PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  J Dipoto P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Jones PH-RF               1   1   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    4    1   0   
Totals                       31   7  10   7    1   6              114   27  19

BATTING

HR: T Hundley (1, off A Benes; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); B Gilkey (1, off A Benes; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: R Brogna (1, off T Fossas).

SH: J Kent (1, off T Mathews).

TB: B Gilkey 5; T Hundley 4; R Brogna; J Vizcaino; L Johnson; B Huskey; C Jones; R Ordonez; J Kent.

RBI: B Gilkey 2 (2); T Hundley 2 (2); C Jones (1); R Brogna (1); L Johnson (1).

2-out RBI: T Hundley 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Ordonez-J Vizcaino-R Brogna; T Hundley-J Vizcaino; J Vizcaino-R Ordonez-R Brogna.

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
A Benes                        6     4   3   3    1   5   2   4.50   23   76-53   32· 9·12    6· 7· 4· 0     56    -     0.79   0.14
R Honeycutt, H (1)             0.1   2   2   2    0   0   0  54.00    3   11-8     4· 0· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.14  -0.08
C Bailey                       0     1   1   1    0   0   0    inf    1    4-3     3· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    2.55  -0.12
T Fossas, BS (1), L (0-1)      0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0  13.50    3    9-5     4· 1· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          2-2    3.43  -0.42
T Mathews                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   14-10    5· 4· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.77   0.03
Totals                         8    10   7   7    1   6   2          34  114-79   48·14·17   11· 9· 7· 0          4-3

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
B Jones                        3.2   8   6   6    1   3   2  14.73   19   77-49   32· 2·15    7· 4· 4· 0     23    -     0.85  -0.29
B Minor                        1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   15-10    6· 2· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.29   0.02
J Dipoto, W (1-0)              2     4   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7   25-15   11· 1· 3    4· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.36   0.04
D Henry, H (1)                 1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   15-8     5· 0· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.85   0.12
J Franco, S (1)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    8-5     3· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.16
Totals                         9    13   6   6    2   5   2          37  140-87   57· 5·25   17· 5· 8· 0           -

C Bailey faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Henry (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Brian Gorman.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 42,060.

Field Condition: Damp.

Weather: 47° F, Overcast, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           New York Mets                        
1. W McGee              RF    1. L Johnson            CF 
2. R Clayton            SS    2. B Gilkey             LF 
3. R Lankford           CF    3. R Brogna             1B 
4. R Gant               LF    4. B Huskey             RF 
5. G Gaetti             3B    5. J Kent               3B 
6. J Mabry              1B    6. T Hundley            C  
7. P Borders            C     7. J Vizcaino           2B 
8. L Alicea             2B    8. R Ordonez            SS 
9. A Benes              P     9. B Jones              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  6-5  12-  4   27%  71% B Gilkey        T Fossas        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Jones Scores; Johnson to 3B
   b 7   1  6-3  1-3  4   12%  32% C Jones         C Bailey        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Vizcaino Scores; Ordonez to 3B
   t 4   2  0-3  -23  5  -12%   5% W McGee         B Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Borders Scores; Alicea Scores
   b 7   1  6-4  1-3  1   11%  44% L Johnson       T Fossas        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Ordonez Scores; Jones to 2B
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  5   -9%  37% G Gaetti        B Jones         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gant to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Jones facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   54%  R Clayton       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  2   55%  R Lankford      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  L Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   51%  B Gilkey        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   50%  R Brogna        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Jones facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   46%  R Gant          Walk
          1--  5   37%  G Gaetti        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gant to 3B
   RO     1-3  6   39%  J Mabry         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Gant Scores
   O      1--  5   42%  P Borders       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   44%  L Alicea        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Benes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   41%  B Huskey        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   44%  J Kent          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   41%  T Hundley       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   39%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bobby Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   41%  A Benes         Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   38%  W McGee         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RO     1--  5   31%  R Clayton       Double to CF (Line Drive); McGee Scores; Clayton out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
          ---  6   30%  R Lankford      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   32%  R Gant          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Andy Benes facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   37%  R Ordonez       Walk
   O      1--  4   33%  B Jones         Strikeout (missed bunt)
   O      1--  1   29%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   27%  B Gilkey        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bobby Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   28%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  6   19%  J Mabry         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  1   18%  P Borders       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   16%  L Alicea        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Borders to 2B
   O      12-  2   18%  A Benes         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Borders to 3B; Alicea to 2B
   RRR    -23  5    5%  W McGee         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Borders Scores; Alicea Scores
                  Blas Minor replaces Bobby Jones pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5    5%  R Clayton       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Andy Benes facing 3-4-5
          ---  2    7%  R Brogna        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  5    6%  B Huskey        Lineout: RF
   O      1--  3    4%  J Kent          Popfly: 3B
   RR     1--  7   11%  T Hundley       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Brogna Scores
   O      ---  5   10%  J Vizcaino      Lineout: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Blas Minor facing 3-4-5
          ---  4    9%  R Lankford      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--  2   11%  R Gant          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   12%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-6, Andy Benes facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   10%  R Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  Edgardo Alfonzo pinch hits for Blas Minor batting 9th
   O      ---  5    9%  E Alfonzo       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  1    8%  L Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jerry Dipoto facing 6-7-8
                  Jerry Dipoto replaces Edgardo Alfonzo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5    9%  J Mabry         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6    8%  P Borders       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   OO     1--  3    9%  L Alicea        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-6, Andy Benes facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  2   16%  B Gilkey        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   13%  R Brogna        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   11%  B Huskey        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   10%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Jerry Dipoto facing 9-1-2
                  Terry Bradshaw pinch hits for Andy Benes batting 9th
          ---  1    9%  T Bradshaw      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  6   12%  W McGee         Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Bradshaw Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  1   11%  R Clayton       Single to P (Bunt to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   12%  R Lankford      Double to LF (Line Drive); Clayton out at Hm/LF-SS-C
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-6, Rick Honeycutt facing 6-7-8
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Terry Bradshaw pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   10%  T Hundley       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  5   13%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   20%  R Ordonez       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Vizcaino to 3B
                  Cory Bailey replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching and batting 9th; Chris Jones pinch hits for Jerry Dipoto batting 9th
   R      1-3  4   32%  C Jones         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Vizcaino Scores; Ordonez to 3B
                  Tony Fossas replaces Cory Bailey pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3  1   44%  L Johnson       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Ordonez Scores; Jones to 2B
   R      12-  4   71%  B Gilkey        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Jones Scores; Johnson to 3B
   ROO    1-3  4   75%  R Brogna        Double Play: Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Short RF); Johnson Scores; Gilkey out at 2B/RF-1B-SS-1B-SS
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 7.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-7, Doug Henry facing 4-5-6
                  Doug Henry replaces Rico Brogna pitching and batting 3rd; Butch Huskey moves to 1B; Chris Jones moves to RF
          ---  5   66%  R Gant          Walk
   O      1--  1   74%  G Gaetti        Lineout: 3B
          1--      70%  J Mabry         Wild Pitch; Gant to 2B
   O      -2-  6   79%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      -2-  3   87%  P Borders       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-6, T.J. Mathews facing 4-5-6
                  T.J. Mathews replaces Tony Fossas pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   89%  B Huskey        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   88%  J Kent          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Huskey to 2B
                  Tim Bogar pinch runs for Butch Huskey batting 4th
   O      -2-  5   86%  T Hundley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   84%  J Vizcaino      Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-7, John Franco facing 8-9-1
                  John Franco replaces Doug Henry pitching and batting 3rd; Tim Bogar moves to 1B
   O      ---  2   91%  L Alicea        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  Mark Sweeney pinch hits for T.J. Mathews batting 9th
   O      ---  3   96%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3  100%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation