April 7, 1974 New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
DET 1 DET 8
@BAL 4
(10) CAL 4
@CHW 4
(10) NYY 7
CLE 1 OAK 8
@TEX 4 ATL 5
@CIN 3 LAD 9
SDP 2 NYM 9
@PHI 2 SFG 8
HOU 4

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 16,441

Sunday, April 7, 1974
Time of Game: 2:40

Mets

1-1

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  4  5    9 16  0
Phillies        0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  1    2 11  4

W: J Matlack (1-0), L: J Lonborg (0-1), S: T McGraw (1)

Phillies

1-1

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Garrett 3B                  6   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .473    0    1   1   
F Millan 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .500 1.167    0    2   1   SB
R Staub RF                    4   1   0   0    1   0  .125  .425    0    3   1   GDP
C Jones LF                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .333  .733    0    2   0   
J Milner 1B                   5   2   3   1    0   0  .300  .700    0    2   1   2B
D Schneck CF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    4   0   
  D Hahn PH-CF                1   1   1   1    0   0  .600 1.400    0    0   0   
J Grote C                     5   2   3   4    0   0  .333 1.000    0    8   1   HR
B Harrelson SS                3   0   1   1    2   0  .571 1.381    0    5   2   SB,IW
J Matlack P                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   1   
  T McGraw P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       42   9  16   8    4   2                    27   8

BATTING

2B: J Milner (1, off J Lonborg).

HR: J Grote (1, off R Diorio; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out).

IBB: B Harrelson (1, by J Lonborg).

TB: J Grote 6; J Milner 4; C Jones 3; D Schneck 2; W Garrett; B Harrelson; F Millan; J Matlack; D Hahn.

GIDP: R Staub (2).

RBI: J Grote 4 (4); J Milner (1); D Hahn (1); B Harrelson (2); D Schneck (1).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 7 for 21.

BASERUNNING

SB: F Millan (1, 2nd base off E Watt/B Boone); B Harrelson (1, 2nd base off J Lonborg/B Boone).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    2   5   SB
L Bowa SS                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .429 1.071    0    4   2   2B,CS
M Anderson RF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .143    0    3   0   
G Luzinski LF                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .125  .375    0    1   0   
B Robinson CF                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .400 1.000    0    3   0   2B
W Montanez 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    7   2   CS
B Boone C                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .429 1.143    0    4   0   2B
M Schmidt 3B                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .375 1.125    0    2   0   
J Lonborg P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  B Grabarkewitz PH           1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  E Watt P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Wallace P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Diorio P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  T Taylor PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   2  11   2    2   8                    27  11

BATTING

2B: B Boone (2, off T McGraw); B Robinson (1, off J Matlack); L Bowa (1, off J Matlack).

TB: B Robinson 3; B Boone 3; D Cash 2; M Schmidt 2; L Bowa 2; W Montanez; T Taylor.

RBI: L Bowa (1); M Schmidt (3).

2-out RBI: L Bowa; M Schmidt.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Cash-L Bowa-W Montanez.

E: B Robinson 2 (2); W Montanez (1); L Bowa (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Cash (1, 2nd base off J Matlack/J Grote).

CS: W Montanez (1, 2nd base by J Matlack/J Grote); L Bowa (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Matlack).

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
J Matlack, W (1-0)             7.2   7   1   1    2   7   0   1.17   30     -       ·  ·      4· 9· 1· 7     66    -     0.84   0.20
T McGraw, S (1)                1.1   4   1   1    0   1   0  10.13    7     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 4          2-0    0.29   0.05
Totals                         9    11   2   2    2   8   0          37     -       ·  ·      4·10· 2·11          2-0

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lonborg, L (0-1)             8    11   4   3    3   2   0   3.38   37     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0·11     45    -     1.63  -0.22
E Watt                         0.1   2   2   2    0   0   0  54.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.20  -0.00
M Wallace                      0     1   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.32  -0.02
R Diorio                       0.2   2   2   2    1   0   1  18.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          2-2    0.04  -0.01
Totals                         9    16   9   8    4   2   1          46     -       ·  ·     13·11· 0·16          4-3

M Wallace faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Lonborg (1; B Harrelson).

PO: J Matlack (1; L Bowa, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 16,441.

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. M Anderson           RF 
4. C Jones              LF    4. G Luzinski           LF 
5. J Milner             1B    5. B Robinson           CF 
6. D Schneck            CF    6. W Montanez           1B 
7. J Grote              C     7. B Boone              C  
8. B Harrelson          SS    8. M Schmidt            3B 
9. J Matlack            P     9. J Lonborg            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  1-1  12-      33%  90% J Grote         J Lonborg       Single to CF; Milner Scores; Schneck Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI; Grote to 3B
   t 8   1  1-0  1-3      16%  57% D Schneck       J Lonborg       Single to RF; Staub Scores; Milner to 2B
   t 8   0  1-0  1--      13%  46% C Jones         J Lonborg       Single to LF; Staub to 2B
   b 3   2  0-0  -2-     -12%  34% L Bowa          J Matlack       Double to LF; Cash Scores
   t 5   0  1-0  ---       9%  44% J Matlack       J Lonborg       Single to SS; Matlack to 2B/Adv on E6

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Lonborg facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Garrett       Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  F Millan        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      45%  R Staub         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Cash          Lineout: SS
          ---      45%  L Bowa          Walk
   O      1--      49%  M Anderson      Bowa Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Lonborg facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  C Jones         Single to CF
          1--      60%  J Milner        Single to LF; Jones to 2B
   O      12-      59%  D Schneck       Flyball: RF; Jones to 3B; Milner to 2B
   O      -23      51%  J Grote         Popfly: SS
          -23      53%  B Harrelson     Intentional Walk
   O      123      45%  J Matlack       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
          ---      43%  B Robinson      Double to LF
   O      -2-      47%  W Montanez      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      50%  B Boone         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Lonborg facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  W Garrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  F Millan        Walk
   O      1--      48%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B; Millan to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  C Jones         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Matlack facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  J Lonborg       Strikeout Looking
          ---      47%  D Cash          Single to RF
          1--      46%  L Bowa          Cash Steals 2B
   R      -2-      34%  " "             Double to LF; Cash Scores
   O      -2-      37%  M Anderson      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Lonborg facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      34%  J Milner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      37%  D Schneck       Single to RF
          1--      42%  J Grote         Single to LF; Schneck to 2B
   O      12-      37%  B Harrelson     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Schneck to 3B
   O      1-3      31%  J Matlack       Baserunner Out Advancing; Schneck out at Hm/C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      33%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
   O      ---      35%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      35%  W Montanez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Lonborg facing 9-1-2
          ---      44%  J Matlack       Single to SS; Matlack to 2B/Adv on E6
   O      -2-      38%  W Garrett       Strikeout
   O      -2-      33%  F Millan        Foul Flyball: C
   O      -2-      29%  R Staub         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jon Matlack facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      31%  B Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      28%  M Schmidt       Single to CF
   O      1--      31%  J Lonborg       Strikeout
   O      1--      33%  D Cash          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Lonborg facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      30%  C Jones         Flyball: CF
          ---      36%  J Milner        Double to CF
   O      -2-      31%  D Schneck       Groundout: 1B-P; Milner to 3B
   O      --3      25%  J Grote         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jon Matlack facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      27%  L Bowa          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      29%  M Anderson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      30%  G Luzinski      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Lonborg facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      26%  B Harrelson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      23%  J Matlack       Strikeout Looking
          ---      25%  W Garrett       Single to RF
   O      1--      20%  F Millan        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jon Matlack facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      22%  B Robinson      Strikeout
          ---      20%  W Montanez      Single to SS
   O      1--      24%  B Boone         Montanez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      23%  " "             Single to CF
   O      1--      25%  M Schmidt       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Lonborg facing 3-4-5
          ---      33%  R Staub         Walk
          1--      46%  C Jones         Single to LF; Staub to 2B
   O      12-      41%  J Milner        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Staub to 3B
   R      1-3      57%  D Schneck       Single to RF; Staub Scores; Milner to 2B
   RR     12-      90%  J Grote         Single to CF; Milner Scores; Schneck Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI; Grote to 3B
   R      --3      93%  B Harrelson     Single to RF; Grote Scores/unER
          1--      94%  J Matlack       Harrelson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Bunt Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-      92%  W Garrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-4, Jon Matlack facing 9-1-2
                  Billy Grabarkewitz pinch hits for Jim Lonborg batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  B Grabarkewitz  Flyball: CF
          ---      92%  D Cash          Single to CF
   O      1--      95%  L Bowa          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      92%  M Anderson      Walk; Bowa to 2B
                  Tug McGraw replaces Jon Matlack pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      97%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 1.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Eddie Watt facing 2-3-4
                  Eddie Watt replaces Billy Grabarkewitz pitching and batting 9th
          ---      97%  F Millan        Single to RF
          1--      98%  R Staub         Millan Steals 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Flyball: LF
          -2-      97%  C Jones         Single to SS; Millan stays at 2B
                  Mike Wallace replaces Eddie Watt pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      99%  J Milner        Single to CF; Millan Scores; Jones to 3B/Adv on E8
                  Ron Diorio replaces Mike Wallace pitching and batting 9th; Don Hahn pinch hits for Dave Schneck batting 6th
   R      1-3     100%  D Hahn          Single; Jones Scores; Milner to 2B
   RRR    12-     100%  J Grote         Home Run; Milner Scores; Hahn Scores
          ---     100%  B Harrelson     Walk
   O      1--     100%  T McGraw        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  W Garrett       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-9, Tug McGraw facing 5-6-7
                  Don Hahn moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  B Robinson      Single; Robinson out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      ---     100%  W Montanez      Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  B Boone         Double to RF
   R      -2-     100%  M Schmidt       Single to LF; Boone Scores
                  Tony Taylor pinch hits for Ron Diorio batting 9th
          1--     100%  T Taylor        Single to RF; Schmidt to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  D Cash          Lineout: 3B
        1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 9, Phillies 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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