April 6, 1974 New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 3
@BAL 2
(10) CAL 3
@CHW 2 KCR 23
MIN 6 MIL 5
BOS 4 NYY 6
CLE 1 TEX 2
OAK 0 CIN 7
ATL 5 LAD 8
SDP 0 PHI 5
NYM 4 SFG 3
HOU 2 STL 8
PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 40,222

Saturday, April 6, 1974
Time of Game: 2:24

Mets

0-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1½ GB

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

W: M Scarce (1-0), L: T McGraw (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Phillies

1-0

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Garrett 3B                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .650    0    0   1   
F Millan 2B                   2   1   2   1    2   0 1.000 2.000    0    1   1   SH
R Staub RF                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .650    0    1   0   GDP
C Jones LF                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .200    0    4   0   IW
J Milner 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    7   0   
J Grote C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0   10   0   GDP
D Hahn CF                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .500 1.250    0    1   0   2B
B Harrelson SS                4   1   3   1    0   0  .750 1.750    0    1   2   2B
T Seaver P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
  G Theodore PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   4   9   2    5   4                    25   5

BATTING

2B: B Harrelson (1, off S Carlton); D Hahn (1, off S Carlton).

SH: F Millan (1, off S Carlton); T Seaver (1, off S Carlton).

IBB: C Jones (1, by M Scarce).

TB: B Harrelson 4; D Hahn 3; F Millan 2; W Garrett; R Staub.

GIDP: J Grote (1); R Staub (1).

RBI: B Harrelson (1); F Millan (1).

2-out RBI: B Harrelson; F Millan.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

FIELDING

E: W Garrett (1); C Jones 2 (2).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    5   5   
L Bowa SS                     4   2   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    2   3   SB
D Unser CF                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .500 1.000    0    1   0   
G Luzinski LF                 4   0   1   1    0   3  .250  .750    0    2   0   2B
W Montanez 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0   11   0   SH
M Anderson RF                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  R Diorio P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Scarce P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Taylor PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  B Grabarkewitz PR           0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Boone C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.000    0    4   1   2B,SH
M Schmidt 3B                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .250 1.250    0    1   1   HR
S Carlton P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  T Hutton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Wallace P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Robinson RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   5   9   4    0  10                    27  11

BATTING

2B: B Boone (1, off T Seaver); G Luzinski (1, off T Seaver).

HR: M Schmidt (1, off T McGraw; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

SH: B Boone (1, off T McGraw); W Montanez (1, off T Seaver).

TB: M Schmidt 4; G Luzinski 2; D Unser 2; B Boone 2; L Bowa 2; T Taylor; D Cash.

RBI: M Schmidt 2 (2); G Luzinski (1); D Unser (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Cash-W Montanez; L Bowa-D Cash-W Montanez.

E: B Boone (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Bowa (1, 2nd base off T Seaver/J Grote).

PITCHING

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
T Seaver                       7     7   3   3    0   8   0   3.86   29     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0· 7     59    -     1.28   0.03
T McGraw, BS (1), L (0-1)      1.1   2   2   2    0   2   1  13.50    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    3.28  -0.67
Totals                         8.1   9   5   5    0  10   1          35     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 9           -

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Carlton                      5     7   3   3    2   2   0   5.40   23     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 7     41    -     1.03  -0.11
M Wallace                      1     2   1   0    1   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.30  -0.11
R Diorio                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.73   0.03
M Scarce, W (1-0)              2.2   0   0   0    2   2   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 0          2-1    1.21   0.06
Totals                         9     9   4   3    5   4   0          41     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 0· 9          4-1

M Wallace faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Scarce (1; C Jones).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Dutch Rennert.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 40,222.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Philadelphia Phillies                
1. W Garrett            3B    1. D Cash               2B 
2. F Millan             2B    2. L Bowa               SS 
3. R Staub              RF    3. D Unser              CF 
4. C Jones              LF    4. G Luzinski           LF 
5. J Milner             1B    5. W Montanez           1B 
6. J Grote              C     6. M Anderson           RF 
7. D Hahn               CF    7. B Boone              C  
8. B Harrelson          SS    8. M Schmidt            3B 
9. T Seaver             P     9. S Carlton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  4-3  -2-      72% 100% M Schmidt       T McGraw        Home Run; Grabarkewitz Scores
   b 6   0  3-1  1--      19%  50% D Unser         T Seaver        Single to LF; Bowa Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI; Unser to 2B
   b 6   0  3-2  -2-      17%  67% G Luzinski      T Seaver        Double to RF; Unser Scores
   b 9   0  4-3  ---      13%  33% T Taylor        T McGraw        Single to CF
   t 7   1  3-3  1-3     -12%  26% J Milner        M Scarce        Reached on E2 (Ground Ball); Millan Scores/No RBI/unER; Jones to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  W Garrett       Single to SS
          1--      37%  F Millan        Single to RF; Garrett to 3B
   ROO    1-3      43%  R Staub         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Garrett Scores/No RBI
   O      ---      44%  C Jones         Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  D Cash          Flyball: LF
          ---      44%  L Bowa          Single to RF
          1--      46%  D Unser         Bowa Steals 2B
   R      -2-      57%  " "             Single to LF; Bowa Scores; Unser to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-      53%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  W Montanez      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 1.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  J Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Grote         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      55%  D Hahn          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  M Anderson      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      51%  B Boone         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      53%  M Schmidt       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Schmidt to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  S Carlton       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
          ---      46%  B Harrelson     Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  T Seaver        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Harrelson to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  W Garrett       Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      41%  F Millan        Single to LF; Harrelson Scores
          1--      39%  R Staub         Single to CF; Millan to 2B
   O      12-      43%  C Jones         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-2, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      40%  D Cash          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      38%  L Bowa          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      37%  D Unser         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      39%  J Milner        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      41%  J Grote         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      39%  D Hahn          Double to CF
   R      -2-      27%  B Harrelson     Double to LF; Hahn Scores
   O      -2-      30%  T Seaver        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      27%  G Luzinski      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      25%  W Montanez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      24%  M Anderson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
          ---      21%  W Garrett       Walk
   O      1--      22%  F Millan        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Garrett to 2B
          -2-      21%  R Staub         Walk
   O      12-      24%  C Jones         Popfly: 1B
   O      12-      28%  J Milner        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
          ---      36%  B Boone         Double
   O      -2-      30%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
                  Tom Hutton pinch hits for Steve Carlton batting 9th
   O      -2-      25%  T Hutton        Strikeout
   O      -2-      21%  D Cash          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Wallace facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Wallace replaces Tom Hutton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      23%  J Grote         Flyball: LF
          ---      21%  D Hahn          Single to LF
          1--      19%  B Harrelson     Single to LF; Hahn to 2B
   O      12-      20%  T Seaver        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hahn to 3B; Harrelson to 2B
   O      -23      25%  W Garrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
          ---      31%  L Bowa          Single to CF
   R      1--      50%  D Unser         Single to LF; Bowa Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI; Unser to 2B
   R      -2-      67%  G Luzinski      Double to RF; Unser Scores
   O      -2-      66%  W Montanez      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Luzinski to 3B
   O      --3      56%  M Anderson      Strikeout Looking
   O      --3      50%  B Boone         Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 3.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Wallace facing 2-3-4
          ---      44%  F Millan        Walk
          1--      35%  R Staub         Fielder's Choice ; Millan to 2B
                  Ron Diorio replaces Mike Anderson pitching and batting 6th; Bill Robinson replaces Mike Wallace playing RF batting 9th
   O      12-      38%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Millan to 3B
                  Mac Scarce replaces Ron Diorio pitching and batting 6th
   R      1-3      26%  J Milner        Reached on E2 (Ground Ball); Millan Scores/No RBI/unER; Jones to 2B
   OO     12-      35%  J Grote         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-4, Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      30%  M Schmidt       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      27%  B Robinson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      30%  D Cash          Single to RF
   O      1--      25%  L Bowa          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 3.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mac Scarce facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      27%  D Hahn          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      28%  B Harrelson     Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  George Theodore pinch hits for Tom Seaver batting 9th
   O      ---      30%  G Theodore      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-4, Tug McGraw facing 3-4-5
                  Tug McGraw replaces George Theodore pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      23%  D Unser         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      19%  G Luzinski      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      16%  W Montanez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 3.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mac Scarce facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      17%  W Garrett       Flyball: LF
          ---      16%  F Millan        Walk
   O      1--      17%  R Staub         Groundout: SS-1B; Millan to 2B
          -2-      16%  C Jones         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      19%  J Milner        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-4, Tug McGraw facing 6-7-8
                  Tony Taylor pinch hits for Mac Scarce batting 6th
          ---      33%  T Taylor        Single to CF
                  Billy Grabarkewitz pinch runs for Tony Taylor batting 6th
   O      1--      28%  B Boone         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Grabarkewitz to 2B
   RR     -2-     100%  M Schmidt       Home Run; Grabarkewitz Scores
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation