April 4, 1996 St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
KCR 3 DET 10
@OAK 9
(15) TEX 13
BOS 2 SFG 7
@ATL 1 CHC 9
LAD 4 MON 10
@CIN 2 FLA 6
PIT 2 NYM 10
STL 9 PHI 7
COL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 15,507

Thursday, April 4, 1996, 1:40
Time of Game: 3:28

Cardinals

1-2

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  0   0  2  0   0  5  1    9 12  4
Mets            0  1  2   4  0  1   0  0  2   10 11  4

W: J Franco (1-0), L: D Eckersley (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Mets

2-1

Won 1

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W McGee RF                    6   2   3   2    0   1  .375 1.000   20    3   0   
R Clayton SS                  6   0   1   0    0   2  .267  .667   27    0   4   2B,SB
R Lankford CF                 4   1   0   1    1   1  .385 1.044   21    2   0   SB
R Gant LF                     4   1   2   3    0   2  .444 1.316   18    2   0   HBP
G Gaetti 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .462   17    1   3   
J Mabry 1B                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .273  .853   21    7   0   
  T Mathews P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Eckersley P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
P Borders C                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .444 1.000   16    6   1   2B
  M Mejia PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Sheaffer C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   0   
L Alicea 2B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .250  .500   11    1   4   SH
A Benes P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  J Parrett P                 0   1   0   0    1   0                5    0   0   
  T Bradshaw PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    1    0   0   
  C Bailey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Sweeney PH-1B             1   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .333    9    4   0   
Totals                       41   9  12   8    4  10              170   26  12

BATTING

2B: P Borders (1, off J Franco); R Clayton (2, off D Henry).

SH: L Alicea (1, off J Franco).

HBP: R Gant (1, by P Wilson).

TB: W McGee 3; P Borders 3; R Gant 2; J Mabry 2; R Clayton 2; G Gaetti; L Alicea.

RBI: R Gant 3 (6); W McGee 2 (5); L Alicea (1); J Mabry (3); R Lankford (1).

2-out RBI: R Gant 3; W McGee.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 6 for 20.

FIELDING

E: L Alicea (1); P Borders (1); G Gaetti (1); R Clayton (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Clayton (1, 3rd base off D Henry/T Hundley); R Lankford (1, 2nd base off D Henry/T Hundley).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  6   2   1   0    0   0  .286  .786   24    1   0   3B
B Gilkey LF                   4   2   2   1    1   1  .455 1.538   19    1   0   
  C Jones LF                  1   1   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    3    0   0   
R Brogna 1B                   2   0   2   2    1   0  .500 1.170   10    3   0   2B
  C Everett RF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    1   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Mayne PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    3    0   0   
B Huskey RF-1B                5   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .154   20    6   0   
J Kent 3B                     4   0   1   1    1   1  .182  .523   17    1   3   2B
T Hundley C                   1   1   0   0    4   1  .222 1.129   24   10   0   
J Vizcaino 2B                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .364  .781   11    1   1   CS
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Minor P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B MacDonald P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Roberson RF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.000    5    0   0   
R Ordonez SS                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .473    9    1   4   
P Wilson P                    3   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   11    0   0   
  E Alfonzo 2B                2   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    7    2   0   
Totals                       40  10  11   6    8   6              171   27  10

BATTING

2B: R Brogna (1, off A Benes); J Kent (1, off C Bailey).

3B: L Johnson (1, off A Benes).

TB: R Brogna 3; L Johnson 3; B Gilkey 2; J Kent 2; J Vizcaino 2; B Mayne; E Alfonzo; R Ordonez.

RBI: R Brogna 2 (3); B Mayne (1); B Gilkey (6); R Ordonez (1); J Kent (1).

2-out RBI: B Mayne; J Kent.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 4 for 17.

FIELDING

E: J Kent (2); E Alfonzo 2 (2); C Everett (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Vizcaino (1, 3rd base by A Benes/P Borders).

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                        3.1   7   7   3    2   5   0   8.10   21   72-44   24· 8·12    5· 3· 6· 0     29    -     1.03  -0.38
J Parrett                      1.2   0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    7   26-15    7· 2· 6    4· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.21   0.02
C Bailey                       2     2   1   1    3   0   0   9.00   11   40-22   12· 2· 8    4· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.18  -0.01
T Mathews                      1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   15-7     4· 1· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.54   0.11
D Eckersley, BS (1), L (0-1)   0.2   2   2   0    0   0   0   0.00    5   16-9     7· 0· 2    4· 0· 1· 0          0-0    4.05  -0.80
Totals                         8.2  11  10   4    8   6   0          48  169-97   54·13·30   19· 5·10· 0          1-0

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
P Wilson                       6     6   3   3    2   6   0   4.50   27  100-67   36·13·18    9· 5· 4· 0     52    -     1.04   0.10
D Henry                        1.1   3   4   1    2   2   0   3.86   10   35-18    8· 5· 5    5· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.68  -0.09
B Minor                        0     0   1   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    7-4     4· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.37  -0.08
B MacDonald, H (1)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    4-4     2· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          3-1    3.92   0.06
J Franco, BS (1), W (1-0)      1.1   3   1   1    0   2   0   3.86    8   23-17    9· 2· 6    4· 1· 1· 0          2-2    3.17  -0.56
Totals                         9    12   9   5    4  10   0          47  169-110  59·21·30   19· 7· 6· 0          7-3

B Minor faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: A Benes (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: P Wilson (1; R Gant).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:28.

Attendance: 15,507.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 50° F, Wind 0mph, Sunny, No Precipitation.

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. P Wilson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  9-8  -2-  3   47%  61% C Jones         D Eckersley     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Alfonzo Scores/No RBI/unER; Jones to 2B
   b 9   2  9-9  -2-  3   39% 100% B Mayne         D Eckersley     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Jones Scores/unER
   t 9   2  8-8  --3  3  -34%  18% W McGee         J Franco        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mejia Scores
   t 8   2  8-7  1-3  1  -25%  50% G Gaetti        J Franco        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Lankford Scores/unER/No RBI; Gant to 3B
   t 9   1  8-8  --3  4   19%  52% M Sweeney       J Franco        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Wilson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  W McGee         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   54%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  R Lankford      Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Benes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  L Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   51%  B Gilkey        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   52%  R Brogna        Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  B Huskey        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Wilson facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   46%  R Gant          Hit By Pitch
          1--  4   40%  G Gaetti        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gant to 2B
   R      12-  8   31%  J Mabry         Single to CF (Line Drive); Gant Scores; Gaetti to 2B
   O      12-  5   36%  P Borders       Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B; Mabry to 2B
          12-  3   31%  L Alicea        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Mabry to 3B; Borders to 2B
   O      123  4   37%  A Benes         Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      123  6   44%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Alan Benes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   41%  J Kent          Lineout: LF
          ---  4   44%  T Hundley       Walk
          1--  2   51%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hundley to 3B
   R      1-3  2   59%  R Ordonez       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hundley Scores; Vizcaino to 2B
   O      12-      53%  P Wilson        Vizcaino Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Ordonez to 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Paul Wilson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   52%  R Clayton       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   54%  R Lankford      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   55%  R Gant          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Alan Benes facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   66%  L Johnson       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   R      --3  3   70%  B Gilkey        Single to CF (Line Drive); Johnson Scores
          1--  3   75%  R Brogna        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Gilkey to 2B
   O      12-  3   73%  B Huskey        Lineout: CF; Gilkey to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   76%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Gilkey Scores/No RBI; Brogna to 2B
   O      -2-  5   73%  T Hundley       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Paul Wilson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   76%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   73%  J Mabry         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   76%  P Borders       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   79%  L Alicea        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Alan Benes facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   81%  J Vizcaino      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
          1--  2   85%  R Ordonez       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Vizcaino to 2B
   R      12-  1   92%  P Wilson        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Vizcaino Scores/unER/No RBI; Ordonez to 3B
   R      1-3  6   94%  L Johnson       Reached on E2 (catch) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B to 3B); Ordonez Scores/No RBI/unER; Wilson to 2B
   O      12-  4   93%  B Gilkey        Flyball: CF
   RR     12-  2   97%  R Brogna        Double to RF (Line Drive); Wilson Scores/unER; Johnson Scores/unER
                  Jeff Parrett replaces Alan Benes pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   97%  B Huskey        Lineout: RF
          -2-  4   97%  J Kent          Walk
          12-  6   97%  T Hundley       Walk; Brogna to 3B; Kent to 2B
   O      123  2   96%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 7.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-7, Paul Wilson facing 9-1-2
                  Butch Huskey moves to 1B; Carl Everett replaces Rico Brogna playing RF batting 3rd
          ---  5   95%  J Parrett       Walk
          1--  1   92%  W McGee         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Parrett to 3B
   O      1-3  2   94%  R Clayton       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); McGee to 2B
   O      -23  3   96%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -23  3   92%  R Gant          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Parrett Scores; McGee Scores
   O      1--  5   93%  G Gaetti        Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-3, Jeff Parrett facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   93%  R Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   92%  P Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   92%  L Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 7.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Paul Wilson facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   89%  J Mabry         Walk
   O      1--  3   92%  P Borders       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   94%  L Alicea        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Mabry to 2B
                  Terry Bradshaw pinch hits for Jeff Parrett batting 9th
   O      -2-  1   95%  T Bradshaw      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-3, Cory Bailey facing 2-3-4
                  Cory Bailey replaces Terry Bradshaw pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   96%  B Gilkey        Walk
   O      1--  6   96%  C Everett       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Gilkey to 2B
   O      -2-  3   95%  B Huskey        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Gilkey to 3B
   R      --3  4   97%  J Kent          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Gilkey Scores
          -2-  5   97%  T Hundley       Walk
          12-  4   98%  J Vizcaino      Walk; Kent to 3B; Hundley to 2B
   O      123  1   97%  R Ordonez       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 8.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-8, Doug Henry facing 1-2-3
                  Doug Henry replaces Jose Vizcaino pitching and batting 7th; Edgardo Alfonzo replaces Paul Wilson playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  3   98%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   97%  R Clayton       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  5   95%  R Lankford      Walk
   O      12-  3   97%  R Gant          Strikeout Looking
          12-      97%  G Gaetti        Clayton Steals 3B; Lankford Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-3, Cory Bailey facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   99%  E Alfonzo       Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  5   98%  L Johnson       Lineout: RF
          ---  1   99%  B Gilkey        Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left)
   O      1--  2   98%  C Everett       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 8.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-8, Doug Henry facing 6-7-8
                  Chris Jones replaces Bernard Gilkey playing LF batting 2nd
          ---  3   97%  J Mabry         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   94%  P Borders       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Mabry to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   RO     1-3  1   96%  L Alicea        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left); Mabry Scores/unER
                  Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Cory Bailey batting 9th
          1--  5   94%  M Sweeney       Walk; Alicea to 2B
   R      12-  6   88%  W McGee         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Alicea Scores; Sweeney to 2B
                  Blas Minor replaces Doug Henry pitching and batting 7th
          12-  7   80%  R Clayton       Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Sweeney to 3B; McGee to 2B
                  Bob MacDonald replaces Blas Minor pitching and batting 7th
   RO     123  4   86%  R Lankford      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sweeney Scores/unER; McGee to 3B
                  John Franco replaces Carl Everett pitching and batting 3rd; Kevin Roberson replaces Bob MacDonald playing RF batting 7th
   R      1-3  4   75%  R Gant          Single to CF (Fly Ball); McGee Scores/unER; Lankford to 3B
   R      1-3  1   50%  G Gaetti        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Lankford Scores/unER/No RBI; Gant to 3B
   O      1-3  1   61%  J Mabry         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 4 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 8-8, T.J. Mathews facing 4-5-6
                  T.J. Mathews replaces John Mabry pitching and batting 6th; Mark Sweeney moves to 1B
   O      ---  4   56%  B Huskey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   53%  J Kent          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   55%  T Hundley       Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  K Roberson      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 8.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 8-8, John Franco facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   33%  P Borders       Double to RF (Line Drive)
                  Miguel Mejia pinch runs for Pat Borders batting 7th
   O      -2-  1   33%  L Alicea        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Mejia to 3B
   O      --3  4   52%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  3   18%  W McGee         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mejia Scores
   O      1--  4   20%  R Clayton       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Mets 8.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 8-9, Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces T.J. Mathews pitching and batting 6th; Danny Sheaffer replaces Miguel Mejia playing C batting 7th
   O      ---  2   11%  R Ordonez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   21%  E Alfonzo       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   14%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Alfonzo to 2B
   R      -2-  3   61%  C Jones         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Alfonzo Scores/No RBI/unER; Jones to 2B
                  Brent Mayne pinch hits for John Franco batting 3rd
   R      -2-  3  100%  B Mayne         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Jones Scores/unER
        2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Mets 10.

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