April 15, 1987 New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 21,995

Wednesday, April 15, 1987
Time of Game: 3:19

Mets

5-2

Won 2

1st

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

W: S Fernandez (2-0), L: K Gross (0-2), S: D Sisk (2)

Phillies

1-7

Lost 3

6th, 4½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Dykstra CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .300 1.041    0    2   0   SB
W Backman 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .292  .625    0    0   3   
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .379    0   10   0   
G Carter C                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .300  .800    0    7   0   HR
D Strawberry RF               4   2   2   1    0   0  .360 1.389    0    4   0   HR,2B
K McReynolds LF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .942    0    3   0   
H Johnson 3B                  2   0   0   0    2   2  .333  .920    0    0   3   SB
R Santana SS                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .174  .382    0    1   1   
S Fernandez P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
  L Mazzilli PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .400    0    0   0   
  D Cone P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  D Sisk P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   4   6   3    3   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: D Strawberry (3, off D Schatzeder).

HR: G Carter (2, off K Tekulve; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); D Strawberry (4, off K Tekulve; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SH: S Fernandez (1, off K Gross).

TB: D Strawberry 6; G Carter 4; R Santana 2; W Backman.

RBI: W Backman (3); D Strawberry (11); G Carter (4).

2-out RBI: W Backman.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

E: S Fernandez (1); R Santana (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Dykstra (2, 2nd base off K Gross/L Parrish); H Johnson (1, 2nd base off K Tekulve/L Parrish).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Thompson CF                 5   0   2   0    0   1  .333  .764    0    2   0   
J Samuel 2B                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .226  .641    0    2   3   SB
V Hayes 1B                    2   0   0   0    3   1  .308  .885    0    8   1   
M Schmidt 3B                  3   0   1   1    2   0  .345 1.084    0    1   2   
L Parrish C                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .160  .436    0    7   0   
M Easler LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .379  .917    0    2   1   
C James RF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .154  .522    0    1   0   3B
S Jeltz SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .386    0    4   1   
K Gross P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Schu PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Schatzeder P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  G Gross PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .533    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   1   5   1    7   6                    27   8

BATTING

3B: C James (1, off S Fernandez).

TB: C James 3; M Thompson 2; G Gross; M Schmidt.

RBI: M Schmidt (7).

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 0 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Easler-V Hayes.

PB: L Parrish (3).

E: V Hayes (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Samuel (1, 2nd base off S Fernandez/G Carter).

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
S Fernandez, W (2-0)           6     2   0   0    5   5   0   2.08   27     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 0     68    -     1.20   0.39
D Cone, H (1)                  2.1   3   1   1    2   1   0   3.38   12     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 0          0-0    1.38   0.02
D Sisk, S (2)                  0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.79    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          3-1    2.41   0.11
Totals                         9     5   1   1    7   6   0          41     -       ·  ·     14·14· 0· 0          3-1

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Gross, L (0-2)               6     2   1   1    2   2   0   2.92   21     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 1· 0     64    -     0.96   0.20
K Tekulve                      0.1   3   2   2    1   0   2   4.26    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 2          0-0    0.58  -0.23
D Schatzeder                   2.2   1   1   0    0   4   0   1.04   10     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 0          2-0    0.31   0.05
Totals                         9     6   4   3    3   6   2          36     -       ·  ·     11·12· 2· 2          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 3:19.

Attendance: 21,995.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Philadelphia Phillies                
1. L Dykstra            CF    1. M Thompson           CF 
2. W Backman            2B    2. J Samuel             2B 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. V Hayes              1B 
4. G Carter             C     4. M Schmidt            3B 
5. D Strawberry         RF    5. L Parrish            C  
6. K McReynolds         LF    6. M Easler             LF 
7. H Johnson            3B    7. C James              RF 
8. R Santana            SS    8. S Jeltz              SS 
9. S Fernandez          P     9. K Gross              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  0-1  ---      12%  81% G Carter        K Tekulve       Home Run
   b 6   1  1-0  ---     -12%  52% C James         S Fernandez     Triple to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   t 3   2  0-0  -2-      11%  60% W Backman       K Gross         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Santana Scores; Backman to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 6   1  1-0  --3      10%  62% S Jeltz         S Fernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   t 5   0  0-1  1--      -8%  60% R Santana       K Gross         Double Play: Flyball: LF-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Gross facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  L Dykstra       Walk
          1--      56%  W Backman       Dykstra Steals 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Dykstra to 3B
   O      --3      47%  K Hernandez     Fielder's Choice 3B; Dykstra out at Hm/3B-C; Hernandez to 1B
   O      1--      45%  G Carter        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Sid Fernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  M Thompson      Strikeout
          ---      45%  J Samuel        Walk
          1--      43%  V Hayes         Samuel Steals 2B
   O      -2-      47%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
          -2-      46%  M Schmidt       Walk
   O      12-      50%  L Parrish       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Gross facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  D Strawberry    Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      46%  K McReynolds    Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  H Johnson       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Sid Fernandez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  M Easler        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  C James         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      48%  S Jeltz         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Jeltz to 1B
          1--      45%  K Gross         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Jeltz to 2B; Gross to 1B
   O      12-      50%  M Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Gross facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  R Santana       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--      52%  S Fernandez     Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Santana to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  L Dykstra       Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      60%  W Backman       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Santana Scores; Backman to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      56%  K Hernandez     Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Sid Fernandez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      59%  J Samuel        Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  V Hayes         Strikeout Looking
          ---      59%  M Schmidt       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--      62%  L Parrish       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kevin Gross facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  G Carter        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      58%  D Strawberry    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      57%  K McReynolds    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Sid Fernandez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      60%  M Easler        Flyball: CF
          ---      57%  C James         Walk
   O      1--      59%  S Jeltz         Groundout: 2B-1B; James to 2B
   O      -2-      64%  K Gross         Groundout: P-3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kevin Gross facing 7-8-9
          ---      67%  H Johnson       Walk
   OO     1--      60%  R Santana       Double Play: Flyball: LF-1B
   O      ---      58%  S Fernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Sid Fernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      62%  M Thompson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      64%  J Samuel        Popfly: 1B
          ---      62%  V Hayes         Walk
          1--      59%  M Schmidt       Walk; Hayes to 2B
   O      12-      66%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kevin Gross facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      63%  L Dykstra       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      61%  W Backman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  K Hernandez     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Sid Fernandez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      64%  M Easler        Flyball: LF
          ---      52%  C James         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      --3      62%  S Jeltz         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Rick Schu pinch hits for Kevin Gross batting 9th
   O      --3      69%  R Schu          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 0.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kent Tekulve facing 4-5-6
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Rick Schu pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      81%  G Carter        Home Run
   R      ---      89%  D Strawberry    Home Run
   O      ---      88%  K McReynolds    Flyball: SS
          ---      89%  H Johnson       Walk
          1--      90%  R Santana       Johnson Steals 2B
          -2-      92%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Johnson to 3B
                  Dan Schatzeder replaces Kent Tekulve pitching and batting 9th; Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Sid Fernandez batting 9th
   O      1-3      89%  L Mazzilli      Popfly: 1B
   O      1-3      87%  L Dykstra       Flyball: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, David Cone facing 1-2-3
                  David Cone replaces Lee Mazzilli pitching and batting 9th
          ---      82%  M Thompson      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      87%  J Samuel        Flyball: SS
          1--      81%  V Hayes         Walk; Thompson to 2B
   O      12-      88%  M Schmidt       Flyball: RF
   O      12-      93%  L Parrish       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 0.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dan Schatzeder facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      92%  W Backman       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      91%  K Hernandez     Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  G Carter        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, David Cone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      94%  M Easler        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  C James         Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  S Jeltz         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 0.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dan Schatzeder facing 5-6-7
          ---      98%  D Strawberry    Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      -2-      97%  K McReynolds    Flyball: RF; Strawberry to 3B
   O      --3      96%  H Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   R      --3      98%  R Santana       Fielder's Choice SS; Strawberry Scores/Adv on E3/unER; Santana to 1B
          1--      98%  D Cone          Passed Ball; Santana to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, David Cone facing 9-1-2
                  Greg Gross pinch hits for Dan Schatzeder batting 9th
          ---      96%  G Gross         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      91%  M Thompson      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gross to 2B
   O      12-      96%  J Samuel        Flyball: RF
          12-      89%  V Hayes         Walk; Gross to 3B; Thompson to 2B
                  Doug Sisk replaces David Cone pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123      95%  M Schmidt       Groundout: SS-1B; Gross Scores; Thompson to 3B; Hayes to 2B
   O      -23     100%  L Parrish       Groundout: 1B unassisted
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Phillies 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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