September 25, 1974 New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
DET 4 CLE 8
MIL 3 CAL 7
@KCR 0 NYY 1
BOS 0
(10) MIN 1
@OAK 0 MON 7
@CHC 1 MON 3
@CHC 2 CIN 4
HOU 1 ATL 5
@LAD 2 PHI 6
NYM 2 PHI 6
NYM 3 SDP 3
SFG 2 STL 13
PIT 12
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 16,221

Wednesday, September 25, 1974
Time of Game: 2:23

Mets

69-86

Lost 3

5th, 13½ GB

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

W: T Underwood (1-0), L: R Sterling (1-1), S: G Garber (5)

Phillies

78-78

Won 3

3rd, 5 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Puig 2B                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .091    0    0   0   
  T Martinez PH-SS            3   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .562    0    0   3   3·GDP
B Pemberton 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .150  .300    0    8   2   
K Boswell 3B-2B               3   0   1   0    1   0  .222  .568    0    2   2   
R Staub RF                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .264  .764    0    2   0   HR
E Kranepool LF                3   1   1   0    0   0  .303  .768    0    3   0   
  B Ayala PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .569    0    0   0   
W Garrett SS-3B               4   1   3   0    0   0  .220  .658    0    1   3   
B Boisclair CF                3   0   2   1    0   0  .500 1.350    0    2   2   2B,GDP
  D Hahn PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .647    0    0   0   
R Hodges C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .223  .657    0    5   0   
  D Dyer PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .220  .550    0    0   0   
R Sterling P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .333    0    0   0   
  J Cram P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         1   0   
  J Milner PH                 0   0   0   1    1   0  .249  .744    0    0   0   
  J Aker P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000         0   1   
  G Theodore PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .162  .446    0    0   0   
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .354         0   0   
  F Millan PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .621    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   3  12   3    3   3                    24  13

BATTING

2B: B Boisclair (1, off W Twitchell).

HR: R Staub (18, off W Twitchell; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: R Staub 4; B Boisclair 3; W Garrett 3; K Boswell; E Kranepool; F Millan; D Dyer; G Theodore; R Hodges.

GIDP: T Martinez 3 (12); B Boisclair (1).

RBI: R Staub (75); J Milner (63); B Boisclair (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Garrett-K Boswell-B Pemberton.

E: R Hodges (11); T Martinez (18); R Puig (1).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .307  .748    0    5   7   
L Bowa SS                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .276  .641    0    2   5   3B
M Schmidt 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .284  .953    0    0   1   
W Montanez 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .763    0   11   0   
G Luzinski LF                 3   2   2   0    1   1  .274  .741    0    4   1   2B
  A Bannister PR-CF           0   0   0   0    0   0  .120  .361         0   0   
J Johnstone RF                3   1   1   0    0   0  .316  .898    0    1   0   
  M Anderson PH-RF            1   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .677    0    0   0   
D Unser CF                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .263  .738    0    1   0   
  J Martin PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .697    0    0   0   GDP
L Cox C                       4   0   2   2    0   0  .176  .466    0    3   0   2B
W Twitchell P                 2   1   0   0    0   1  .171  .371    0    0   0   
  T Underwood P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   6  10   4    1   5                    27  14

BATTING

2B: G Luzinski (14, off J Cram); L Cox (2, off R Sterling).

3B: L Bowa (10, off R Sterling).

TB: L Bowa 3; L Cox 3; G Luzinski 3; D Unser 2; J Johnstone; M Anderson; D Cash.

GIDP: J Martin (2).

RBI: L Cox 2 (4); D Unser (61); L Bowa (35).

2-out RBI: L Bowa.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 4. L Bowa-D Cash-W Montanez 2; M Schmidt-D Cash-W Montanez; D Cash-L Bowa-W Montanez.

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
R Sterling, L (1-1)            1.2   6   5   2    0   0   0   4.91   11     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 6     29    -     1.22  -0.37
J Cram                         1.1   3   1   1    0   1   0   1.77    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          1-1    0.55  -0.09
J Aker                         3     0   0   0    0   3   0   3.70   10     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.35   0.06
T McGraw                       2     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.74    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.19   0.02
Totals                         8    10   6   3    1   5   0          35     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0·10          1-1

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Twitchell                    3.1   7   3   3    2   2   1   5.30   18     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 0· 7     34    -     0.93  -0.25
T Underwood, W (1-0)           5     5   0   0    1   1   0   4.91   18     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 0· 4          3-0    1.04   0.28
G Garber, S (5)                0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.25    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.27   0.08
Totals                         9    12   3   3    3   3   1          37     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0·11          5-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - John McSherry.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 16,221.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Philadelphia Phillies                
1. R Puig               2B    1. D Cash               2B 
2. B Pemberton          1B    2. L Bowa               SS 
3. K Boswell            3B    3. M Schmidt            3B 
4. R Staub              RF    4. W Montanez           1B 
5. E Kranepool          LF    5. G Luzinski           LF 
6. W Garrett            SS    6. J Johnstone          RF 
7. B Boisclair          CF    7. D Unser              CF 
8. R Hodges             C     8. L Cox                C  
9. R Sterling           P     9. W Twitchell          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  2-0  12-      16%  60% D Unser         R Sterling      Single to CF; Luzinski Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/No RBI/unER; Johnstone to 3B; Unser to 2B
   t 4   1  6-3  123      15%  87% T Martinez      T Underwood     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 2   0  2-1  -23      12%  71% L Cox           R Sterling      Double to LF; Johnstone Scores; Unser Scores
   b 2   2  2-3  1--      11%  75% L Bowa          R Sterling      Triple to LF; Twitchell Scores/unER
   t 2   0  0-0  ---     -11%  39% R Staub         W Twitchell     Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Wayne Twitchell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Puig          Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  B Pemberton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  K Boswell       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Sterling facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D Cash          Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  L Bowa          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      53%  M Schmidt       Groundout: 3B-1B; Cash to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  W Montanez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Wayne Twitchell facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      39%  R Staub         Home Run
          ---      36%  E Kranepool     Single to CF
   O      1--      35%  W Garrett       Single to LF; Kranepool to 3B; Garrett out at 2B/LF-SS-2B
   R      --3      28%  B Boisclair     Double to LF; Kranepool Scores
   O      -2-      31%  R Hodges        Popfly: SS
   O      -2-      33%  R Sterling      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Sterling facing 5-6-7
          ---      37%  G Luzinski      Single to LF
          1--      44%  J Johnstone     Single to CF; Luzinski to 2B
   R      12-      60%  D Unser         Single to CF; Luzinski Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/No RBI/unER; Johnstone to 3B; Unser to 2B
   RR     -23      71%  L Cox           Double to LF; Johnstone Scores; Unser Scores
   O      -2-      66%  W Twitchell     Fielder's Choice ; Cox out at 3B/SS-3B
   O      1--      64%  D Cash          Flyball: CF
   R      1--      75%  L Bowa          Triple to LF; Twitchell Scores/unER
                  Jerry Cram replaces Randy Sterling pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3      82%  M Schmidt       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Bowa Scores/No RBI/unER; Schmidt to 2B
   O      -2-      80%  W Montanez      Groundout: 1B-P
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 5.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Wayne Twitchell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  R Puig          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  B Pemberton     Flyball: LF
          ---      83%  K Boswell       Walk
   O      1--      85%  R Staub         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jerry Cram facing 5-6-7
          ---      88%  G Luzinski      Double to CF
   O      -2-      86%  J Johnstone     Flyball: LF
   RO     -2-      89%  D Unser         Single to CF; Luzinski Scores; Unser out at 2B/CF-1B-SS
          ---      89%  L Cox           Single to LF
   O      1--      89%  W Twitchell     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 6.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-6, Wayne Twitchell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      90%  E Kranepool     Flyball: LF
          ---      88%  W Garrett       Single to RF
          1--      85%  B Boisclair     Single to LF; Garrett to 2B
          12-      80%  R Hodges        Single to CF; Garrett to 3B; Boisclair to 2B
                  John Milner pinch hits for Jerry Cram batting 9th
   R      123      71%  J Milner        Walk; Garrett Scores; Boisclair to 3B; Hodges to 2B
                  Tom Underwood replaces Wayne Twitchell pitching and batting 9th; Ted Martinez pinch hits for Rich Puig batting 1st
   OO     123      87%  T Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-3, Jack Aker facing 1-2-3
                  Jack Aker replaces John Milner pitching and batting 9th; Ken Boswell moves to 2B; Wayne Garrett moves to 3B; Ted Martinez moves to SS
   O      ---      86%  D Cash          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  L Bowa          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      85%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 6.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-6, Tom Underwood facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      87%  B Pemberton     Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  K Boswell       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      87%  R Staub         Walk
   O      1--      89%  E Kranepool     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-3, Jack Aker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  W Montanez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  J Johnstone     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 6.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-6, Tom Underwood facing 6-7-8
          ---      83%  W Garrett       Single to CF
   OO     1--      91%  B Boisclair     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  R Hodges        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-3, Jack Aker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      91%  D Unser         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      92%  L Cox           Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cox to 2B
   O      -2-      91%  T Underwood     Strikeout
   O      -2-      90%  D Cash          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 6.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-6, Tom Underwood facing 9-1-2
                  George Theodore pinch hits for Jack Aker batting 9th
          ---      86%  G Theodore      Single to 3B/Bunt
   OO     1--      94%  T Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      95%  B Pemberton     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tug McGraw facing 2-3-4
                  Tug McGraw replaces George Theodore pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  L Bowa          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  W Montanez      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 6.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-6, Tom Underwood facing 3-4-5
          ---      89%  K Boswell       Single to LF
   O      1--      92%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B; Boswell to 2B
                  Benny Ayala pinch hits for Ed Kranepool batting 5th
   O      -2-      95%  B Ayala         Flyball: RF; Boswell to 3B
   O      --3      97%  W Garrett       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tug McGraw facing 5-6-7
                  Benny Ayala moves to LF
          ---      98%  G Luzinski      Walk
                  Mike Anderson pinch hits for Jay Johnstone batting 6th; Alan Bannister pinch runs for Greg Luzinski batting 5th
          1--      98%  M Anderson      Single to LF; Bannister to 2B
                  Jerry Martin pinch hits for Del Unser batting 7th
   OO     12-      97%  J Martin        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Bannister to 3B
   O      --3      97%  L Cox           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 6.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-6, Tom Underwood facing 7-8-9
                  Jerry Martin moves to LF; Alan Bannister moves to CF; Mike Anderson moves to RF; Don Hahn pinch hits for Bruce Boisclair batting 7th
   O      ---      99%  D Hahn          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Duffy Dyer pinch hits for Ron Hodges batting 8th
          ---      97%  D Dyer          Single to RF
                  Felix Millan pinch hits for Tug McGraw batting 9th
          1--      92%  F Millan        Single to RF; Dyer to 2B
                  Gene Garber replaces Tom Underwood pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-     100%  T Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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