May 26, 1976 New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 1
@CAL 0
(11) BAL 6
@DET 0 DET 6
BAL 2 MIL 6
BOS 2 NYY 4
CLE 3 MIN 6
@OAK 1 KCR 14
@TEX 2 TEX 5
KCR 4
(10) CHC 4
STL 2 ATL 4
@CIN 3 PHI 5
NYM 0 PIT 6
MON 3 LAD 8
@SDP 0 SFG 11
HOU 4

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 28,306

Wednesday, May 26, 1976
Time of Game: 1:55

Mets

22-20

Lost 4

3rd, 7½ GB

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

W: S Carlton (5-1), L: J Matlack (4-1)

Phillies

26-9

Won 4

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brown CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .833    0    2   0   
F Millan 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .683    0    5   3   
J Torre 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .344  .839    0    6   1   GDP
D Kingman RF                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .859    0    3   0   
J Milner LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .356 1.006    0    4   0   GDP
J Grote C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .737    0    3   0   
R Staiger 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .243    0    0   5   
B Harrelson SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .678    0    1   2   
J Matlack P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .422    0    0   0   
  B Ayala PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .468    0    0   0   
Totals                       28   0   3   0    1   1                    24  11

BATTING

TB: L Brown; J Torre; F Millan.

GIDP: J Torre (6); J Milner (4).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Staiger-F Millan-J Torre; R Staiger-B Harrelson-F Millan.

PB: J Grote (1).

E: F Millan (4).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .297  .730    0    3   4   
L Bowa SS                     2   2   1   0    1   0  .308  .730    0    2   5   SH
M Schmidt 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .305 1.141    0    0   1   
G Luzinski LF                 4   1   1   2    0   0  .293  .838    0    2   0   HR,GDP
  J Martin PR-LF              0   1   0   0    0   0  .190  .499         2   0   
O Brown RF                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .365 1.054    0    1   0   HR
G Maddox CF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .316  .871    0    5   0   2B
D Allen 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .743    0   10   0   SB
T McCarver C                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .967    0    2   0   HBP
S Carlton P                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .050  .100    0    0   1   GDP
Totals                       30   5   8   5    2   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: G Maddox (8, off J Matlack).

HR: O Brown (2, off J Matlack; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out); G Luzinski (6, off J Matlack; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

SH: L Bowa (3, off J Matlack).

HBP: T McCarver (1, by J Matlack).

TB: O Brown 4; G Luzinski 4; G Maddox 3; L Bowa; M Schmidt; D Allen; D Cash.

GIDP: G Luzinski (4); S Carlton (1).

RBI: G Luzinski 2 (28); O Brown 2 (11); M Schmidt (35).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Cash-L Bowa-D Allen; L Bowa-D Cash-D Allen.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Allen (4, 2nd base off J Matlack/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
J Matlack, L (4-1)             8     8   5   3    2   3   2   2.93   34     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 8     51    -     0.59  -0.11
Totals                         8     8   5   3    2   3   2          34     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 8           -

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, W (5-1)             9     3   0   0    1   1   0   3.48   29     -       ·  ·      9·14· 1· 3     81    -     0.88   0.39
Totals                         9     3   0   0    1   1   0          29     -       ·  ·      9·14· 1· 3           -

Balks: S Carlton (2).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Matlack (2; T McCarver).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer.

Time of Game: 1:55.

Attendance: 28,306.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Philadelphia Phillies                
1. L Brown              CF    1. D Cash               2B 
2. F Millan             2B    2. L Bowa               SS 
3. J Torre              1B    3. M Schmidt            3B 
4. D Kingman            RF    4. G Luzinski           LF 
5. J Milner             LF    5. O Brown              RF 
6. J Grote              C     6. G Maddox             CF 
7. R Staiger            3B    7. D Allen              1B 
8. B Harrelson          SS    8. T McCarver           C  
9. J Matlack            P     9. S Carlton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  0-1  1--      17%  86% G Luzinski      J Matlack       Home Run; Bowa Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  -2-       9%  65% M Schmidt       J Matlack       Single to LF; Bowa Scores/unER
   b 3   0  0-1  1--      -7%  64% S Carlton       J Matlack       Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 3B-SS-2B
   t 4   2  1-0  12-       6%  69% J Milner        S Carlton       Strikeout
   t 4   0  1-0  -2-       5%  61% F Millan        S Carlton       Flyball: CF

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  F Millan        Single to LF
   OO     1--      55%  J Torre         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  D Cash          Strikeout
          ---      55%  L Bowa          Walk
          1--      57%  M Schmidt       Passed Ball; Bowa to 2B
   R      -2-      65%  " "             Single to LF; Bowa Scores/unER
   OO     1--      61%  G Luzinski      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      63%  D Kingman       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      65%  J Milner        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      66%  J Grote         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jon Matlack facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      64%  O Brown         Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  G Maddox        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  D Allen         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      65%  R Staiger       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      66%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      68%  J Matlack       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jon Matlack facing 8-9-1
          ---      71%  T McCarver      Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--      64%  S Carlton       Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 3B-SS-2B
   O      ---      63%  D Cash          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  L Brown         Single to P
          1--      55%  F Millan        Balk; Brown to 2B
   O      -2-      61%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      65%  J Torre         Popfly: SS
          -2-      64%  D Kingman       Walk
   O      12-      69%  J Milner        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jon Matlack facing 2-3-4
          ---      73%  L Bowa          Single to LF
   O      1--      70%  M Schmidt       Flyball: LF
   RR     1--      86%  G Luzinski      Home Run; Bowa Scores
   O      ---      86%  O Brown         Flyball: CF
          ---      87%  G Maddox        Double to LF
          -2-      87%  D Allen         Single to 2B; Maddox to 3B
          1-3      88%  T McCarver      Allen Steals 2B
          -23      88%  " "             Walk
   O      123      85%  S Carlton       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 3.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      87%  J Grote         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  R Staiger       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  B Harrelson     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
          ---      91%  D Cash          Single to CF
   O      1--      90%  L Bowa          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Cash to 2B
   O      -2-      89%  M Schmidt       Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-      88%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 3.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Carlton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      90%  J Matlack       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      91%  L Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  F Millan        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jon Matlack facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  O Brown         Flyball: LF
          ---      92%  G Maddox        Single to CF
   O      1--      91%  D Allen         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      91%  T McCarver      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 3.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Carlton facing 3-4-5
          ---      87%  J Torre         Single to RF
   O      1--      90%  D Kingman       Foul Flyball: 1B
   OO     1--      95%  J Milner        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jon Matlack facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  S Carlton       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  D Cash          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 3.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  J Grote         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  R Staiger       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  B Harrelson     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jon Matlack facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  M Schmidt       Flyball: LF
          ---      98%  G Luzinski      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
                  Jerry Martin pinch runs for Greg Luzinski batting 4th
   RR     1--     100%  O Brown         Home Run; Martin Scores/unER
   O      ---      99%  G Maddox        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  D Allen         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 5.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Steve Carlton facing 9-1-2
                  Jerry Martin moves to LF; Benny Ayala pinch hits for Jon Matlack batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Ayala         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  L Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  F Millan        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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