September 21, 1963 New York Mets at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 13
@BOS 4 BOS 11
MIN 2 LAA 4
@CLE 2 DET 4
CHW 3 KCA 5
@NYY 3 MLN 4
@CHC 0 PHI 4
@HOU 3 LAD 5
PIT 3 NYM 5
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 10,245

Saturday, September 21, 1963
Time of Game: 2:31

Mets

50-105

Won 1

10th, 46 GB

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

W: A Jackson (12-17), L: B O'Dell (13-10), S: L Bearnarth (4)

Giants

84-71

Lost 1

3rd, 12 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Christopher RF              3   2   1   0    1   0  .234  .614    0    1   0   2B
  R Kanehl RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .551    0    2   0   
D Smith CF                    4   0   1   3    0   0  .219  .587    0    2   0   3B
R Hunt 2B                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .272  .730    0    3   1   
F Thomas 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .708    0    8   1   
  T Harkness 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .627         2   0   
J Hickman LF                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .226  .689    0    2   0   CS
C Fernandez SS                4   1   1   0    0   2  .189  .494    0    2   6   
  A Moran SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .496         0   0   
P Green 3B                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .302  .886    0    0   3   
  T Schreiber 3B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .160  .396    0    1   2   
N Sherry C                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .141  .396    0    4   0   
A Jackson P                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .189  .413    0    0   1   2B
  L Bearnarth P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .351         0   0   
Totals                       34   5   8   5    3   6                    27  14

BATTING

2B: A Jackson (2, off B O'Dell); J Christopher (5, off B O'Dell).

3B: D Smith (1, off B O'Dell).

TB: D Smith 3; A Jackson 2; J Christopher 2; R Hunt 2; C Fernandez; P Green; N Sherry.

RBI: D Smith 3 (3); N Sherry (11); R Hunt (41).

2-out RBI: D Smith 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

E: P Green 2 (7); C Fernandez (15).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Hickman (5, 2nd base by G Perry/E Bailey).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Kuenn 3B                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .291  .733    0    0   0   SF
W McCovey LF                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .281  .907    0    4   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .319  .937    0    8   1   2B
W Mays CF                     5   0   3   1    0   0  .311  .951    0    2   0   
F Alou RF                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .284  .794    0    3   0   
J Davenport 2B                4   2   2   1    0   0  .249  .625    0    2   3   
  M Alou PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .149  .344    0    0   0   
E Bailey C                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .264  .851    0    6   1   2B
J Pagan SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .566    0    1   4   
B O'Dell P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .434    0    0   2   
  R Herbel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Alou PH                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .646    0    0   0   HBP
  G Perry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .500         1   0   
  J Cardenal PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  J Duffalo P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .236         0   1   
  C Peterson PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .649    0    0   0   
  D Larsen P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .432         0   0   
Totals                       39   4  11   4    1   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: O Cepeda (32, off A Jackson); E Bailey (8, off A Jackson).

SF: H Kuenn (4, off A Jackson).

HBP: J Alou (1, by A Jackson).

TB: W Mays 3; E Bailey 3; O Cepeda 2; J Davenport 2; W McCovey 2; F Alou.

RBI: W Mays (101); H Kuenn (30); J Davenport (36); E Bailey (65).

2-out RBI: E Bailey; J Davenport; W Mays.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

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
A Jackson, W (12-17)           8.2  11   4   1    1   4   0   4.05   41     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 0·11     55    -     1.26   0.14
L Bearnarth, S (4)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.19    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    7.39   0.18
Totals                         9    11   4   1    1   4   0          42     -       ·  ·     15·10· 0·11          2-0

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B O'Dell, L (13-10)            3.2   7   5   5    2   2   0   3.31   20     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 7     27    -     1.08  -0.28
R Herbel                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.43   0.01
G Perry                        2     0   0   0    1   2   0   4.14    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.41   0.04
J Duffalo                      2     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.99    7     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.49   0.05
D Larsen                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.70    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         9     8   5   5    3   6   0          37     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 8          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: A Jackson (12; J Alou).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Tony Venzon.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 10,245.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 San Francisco Giants                 
1. J Christopher        RF    1. H Kuenn              3B 
2. D Smith              CF    2. W McCovey            LF 
3. R Hunt               2B    3. O Cepeda             1B 
4. F Thomas             1B    4. W Mays               CF 
5. J Hickman            LF    5. F Alou               RF 
6. C Fernandez          SS    6. J Davenport          2B 
7. P Green              3B    7. E Bailey             C  
8. N Sherry             C     8. J Pagan              SS 
9. A Jackson            P     9. B O'Dell             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  5-4  1-3      18% 100% M Alou          L Bearnarth     Flyball: 1B
   t 4   2  0-2  123      17%  94% D Smith         B O'Dell        Triple to CF; Christopher Scores; Sherry Scores; Green Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-      11%  63% R Hunt          B O'Dell        Single to RF; Christopher Scores; Hunt to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 4   1  0-1  12-      10%  78% N Sherry        B O'Dell        Single to LF; Green to 2B; Fernandez Scores
   b 5   2  5-2  1--     -10%  77% E Bailey        A Jackson       Double (CF-RF); Davenport Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy O'Dell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  J Christopher   Double to LF
   O      -2-      52%  D Smith         Groundout: P-1B
   R      -2-      63%  R Hunt          Single to RF; Christopher Scores; Hunt to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      60%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF
          -2-      61%  J Hickman       Walk
   O      12-      57%  C Fernandez     Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Al Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  H Kuenn         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      57%  W McCovey       Single to RF
          1--      53%  O Cepeda        Walk; McCovey to 2B
   O      12-      57%  W Mays          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; McCovey to 3B
   O      1-3      62%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Billy O'Dell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      60%  P Green         Strikeout
   O      ---      59%  N Sherry        Flyball: 2B
          ---      61%  A Jackson       Double to RF
   O      -2-      58%  J Christopher   Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Al Jackson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      60%  J Davenport     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      57%  E Bailey        Single to CF
   O      1--      60%  J Pagan         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      63%  B O'Dell        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Billy O'Dell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      61%  D Smith         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      59%  R Hunt          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      59%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Al Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      61%  H Kuenn         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      58%  W McCovey       Single to CF
   O      1--      61%  O Cepeda        Flyball: SS
          1--      57%  W Mays          Single to CF; McCovey to 3B; Mays to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -23      64%  F Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Billy O'Dell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      62%  J Hickman       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      64%  C Fernandez     Single to CF
          1--      68%  P Green         Single to RF; Fernandez to 2B
   R      12-      78%  N Sherry        Single to LF; Green to 2B; Fernandez Scores
   O      12-      75%  A Jackson       Flyball: RF
          12-      77%  J Christopher   Walk; Green to 3B; Sherry to 2B
   RRR    123      94%  D Smith         Triple to CF; Christopher Scores; Sherry Scores; Green Scores
                  Ron Herbel replaces Billy O'Dell pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      93%  R Hunt          Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Al Jackson facing 6-7-8
          ---      91%  J Davenport     Single to LF
   O      1--      93%  E Bailey        Strikeout
          1--      91%  J Pagan         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Davenport to 2B
                  Jesus Alou pinch hits for Ron Herbel batting 9th
          12-      86%  J Alou          Hit By Pitch; Davenport to 3B; Pagan to 2B
   RO     123      89%  H Kuenn         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Davenport Scores/unER
   O      12-      92%  W McCovey       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-1, Gaylord Perry facing 4-5-6
                  Gaylord Perry replaces Jesus Alou pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF
          ---      92%  J Hickman       Walk
   O      1--      91%  C Fernandez     Hickman Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B-2B-P)
   O      ---      91%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-5, Al Jackson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  O Cepeda        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      93%  W Mays          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      92%  F Alou          Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Alou to 2B
   R      -2-      87%  J Davenport     Single to CF; Alou Scores/unER
   R      1--      77%  E Bailey        Double (CF-RF); Davenport Scores/unER
   O      -2-      81%  J Pagan         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 3.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Gaylord Perry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      79%  P Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  N Sherry        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      78%  A Jackson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Al Jackson facing 9-1-2
                  Ted Schreiber replaces Pumpsie Green playing 3B batting 7th; Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Gaylord Perry batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  J Cardenal      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  H Kuenn         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  W McCovey       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 3.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jim Duffalo facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Duffalo replaces Jose Cardenal pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      83%  J Christopher   Flyball: RF
   O      ---      82%  D Smith         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      83%  R Hunt          Single to LF
   O      1--      82%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Al Jackson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      81%  W Mays          Single
   O      1--      85%  F Alou          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      89%  J Davenport     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Mays out at 3B/SS-1B-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 3.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jim Duffalo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      88%  J Hickman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  C Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  T Schreiber     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Al Jackson facing 7-8-9
                  Tim Harkness replaces Frank Thomas playing 1B batting 4th; Al Moran replaces Chico Fernandez playing SS batting 6th; Rod Kanehl replaces Joe Christopher playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---      90%  E Bailey        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      93%  J Pagan         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Cap Peterson pinch hits for Jim Duffalo batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  C Peterson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 3.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Don Larsen facing 8-9-1
                  Don Larsen replaces Cap Peterson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  N Sherry        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      93%  A Jackson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      93%  R Kanehl        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Al Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  H Kuenn         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  W McCovey       Flyball: RF
          ---      96%  O Cepeda        Double to LF
   R      -2-      91%  W Mays          Single to LF; Cepeda Scores
          1--      82%  F Alou          Single to RF; Mays to 3B
                  Larry Bearnarth replaces Al Jackson pitching and batting 9th; Matty Alou pinch hits for Jim Davenport batting 6th
   O      1-3     100%  M Alou          Flyball: 1B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Giants 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation