August 31, 1980 New York Mets at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
CAL 0 BOS 5
OAK 1 CHW 10
@CLE 8 CHW 8
@CLE 7 MIL 11
@DET 6 KCR 4
TEX 3 SEA 1
@NYY 0 TOR 7
MIN 1 CHC 8
HOU 7 LAD 2
MON 0 LAD 7
MON 2 CIN 5
@PIT 4 SDP 10
PHI 3 SFG 11
NYM 4 SFG 9
NYM 4 ATL 6
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Candlestick Park, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, August 31, 1980, 12:07PM
Time of Game: 2:58

Mets

59-70

Lost 1

4th, 10½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  4  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  7  0
Giants          1  0  0   0  0  5   1  4  X   11 13  0

W: G Lavelle (6-6), L: P Falcone (6-9), S: A Holland (5)

Giants

65-64

Won 1

4th, 8 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Mazzilli CF-1B              4   0   0   0    1   0  .290  .827    0    4   0   
F Taveras SS                  3   0   0   1    1   0  .283  .643    0    0   3   SF
C Washington RF-CF            4   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .823    0    2   0   
  T Hausman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .126         0   0   
J Youngblood 3B               4   1   3   0    0   0  .282  .735    0    1   2   CS
M Jorgensen 1B                3   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .725    0    8   0   
  D Norman PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .151  .403    0    0   0   
S Henderson LF                3   1   0   0    1   0  .300  .785    0    0   0   
A Trevino C                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .254  .565    0    6   1   
B Almon 2B                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .214  .543    0    3   3   
P Falcone P                   1   0   1   1    1   0  .147  .341    0    0   0   
  D Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Maddox PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .677    0    0   0   
  E Lynch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Morales CF                1   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .668    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   4   7   4    5   2                    24   9

BATTING

SF: F Taveras (2, off T Griffin).

TB: J Youngblood 3; A Trevino; P Falcone; J Morales; M Jorgensen.

RBI: A Trevino 2 (26); P Falcone (3); F Taveras (25).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Taveras-B Almon-M Jorgensen.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Youngblood (10, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by T Griffin).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    4   2   2   1    1   0  .249  .663    0    3   0   GDP
D Evans 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .256  .747    0    2   1   SH
J Wohlford LF                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .267  .664    0    4   0   
  A Holland P                 1   1   1   2    0   0  .250 1.250    0    0   0   3B
M Ivie 1B                     4   3   3   2    1   0  .245  .643    0    8   1   2·2B
L Herndon RF                  4   0   2   1    1   1  .249  .664    0    4   0   
R Stennett 2B                 4   1   1   2    1   1  .248  .604    0    4   5   2B
J Pettini SS                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .574    0    0   2   
  M Venable PH                0   1   0   0    1   0  .274  .614    0    0   0   
  J LeMaster SS               2   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .561    0    0   3   
M Sadek C                     2   0   1   0    0   1  .254  .678    0    1   0   
  M May PH-C                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .714    0    1   0   
A Hargesheimer P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .686         0   0   
  T Griffin P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .778    0    0   1   
  C Bourjos PH                0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Whitfield PH-LF           2   2   2   2    0   0  .300  .740    0    0   0   
Totals                       35  11  13  11    7   6                    27  13

BATTING

2B: R Stennett (13, off E Lynch); M Ivie 2 (16, off P Falcone, off E Lynch).

3B: A Holland (1, off E Lynch).

SH: D Evans (4, off P Falcone).

TB: M Ivie 5; A Holland 3; R Stennett 2; B North 2; L Herndon 2; T Whitfield 2; M Sadek; D Evans.

GIDP: B North (3).

RBI: M Ivie 2 (23); T Whitfield 2 (20); A Holland 2 (2); R Stennett 2 (31); B North (18); L Herndon (43); D Evans (60).

2-out RBI: T Whitfield 2; D Evans; L Herndon; B North.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 7 for 20.

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
P Falcone, L (6-9)             5.1   4   5   5    6   4   0   5.01   25     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 0· 4     38    -     1.29  -0.16
D Miller, BS (1)               0.2   3   1   1    0   1   0   2.33    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 3          3-3    2.85  -0.44
E Lynch                        1.1   4   4   4    1   1   0  27.00    9     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.34  -0.06
T Hausman                      0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   3.44    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          1-1    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         8    13  11  11    7   6   0          43     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0·13          4-4

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
A Hargesheimer                 1.1   4   4   4    1   0   0   4.47    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4     29    -     1.33  -0.34
T Griffin                      3.2   2   0   0    2   1   0   3.07   14     -       ·  ·      2· 7· 0· 2          2-1    0.65   0.06
G Lavelle, W (6-6)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.21    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.36   0.02
A Holland, S (5)               3     1   0   0    2   1   0   1.07   12     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.51   0.10
Totals                         9     7   4   4    5   2   0          38     -       ·  ·     10·14· 0· 7          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: T Griffin (1; J Youngblood, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Dave Pallone.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 San Francisco Giants                 
1. L Mazzilli           CF    1. B North              CF 
2. F Taveras            SS    2. D Evans              3B 
3. C Washington         RF    3. J Wohlford           LF 
4. J Youngblood         3B    4. M Ivie               1B 
5. M Jorgensen          1B    5. L Herndon            RF 
6. S Henderson          LF    6. R Stennett           2B 
7. A Trevino            C     7. J Pettini            SS 
8. B Almon              2B    8. M Sadek              C  
9. P Falcone            P     9. A Hargesheimer       P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  4-2  123      30%  57% T Whitfield     D Miller        Single to LF; Ivie Scores; Stennett Scores; Venable to 3B
   b 6   2  4-4  1-3      18%  75% B North         D Miller        Single to LF; Venable Scores; Whitfield to 2B
   b 6   0  4-1  1--      14%  32% M Ivie          P Falcone       Double to LF; Wohlford Scores
   b 5   0  4-1  12-     -13%  15% B North         P Falcone       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Sadek to 3B
   t 2   0  1-0  123     -12%  30% A Trevino       A Hargesheimer  Single to LF; Youngblood Scores; Jorgensen Scores; Henderson to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Hargesheimer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Mazzilli      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  F Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  C Washington    Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  B North         Single to RF
   O      1--      57%  D Evans         Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; North to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  J Wohlford      Flyball: RF; North to 3B
          --3      55%  M Ivie          Walk
   R      1-3      66%  L Herndon       Single to RF; North Scores; Ivie to 3B
   O      1-3      62%  R Stennett      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Alan Hargesheimer facing 4-5-6
          ---      57%  J Youngblood    Single to RF
          1--      51%  M Jorgensen     Single to SS; Youngblood to 2B
          12-      42%  S Henderson     Walk; Youngblood to 3B; Jorgensen to 2B
   RR     123      30%  A Trevino       Single to LF; Youngblood Scores; Jorgensen Scores; Henderson to 2B
   O      12-      32%  B Almon         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Henderson to 3B
   R      1-3      23%  P Falcone       Single to LF; Henderson Scores; Almon to 3B
                  Tom Griffin replaces Alan Hargesheimer pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      21%  L Mazzilli      Walk; Falcone to 2B
   RO     123      20%  F Taveras       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Almon Scores
   O      12-      22%  C Washington    Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Pete Falcone facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      20%  J Pettini       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      19%  M Sadek         Strikeout
   O      ---      18%  T Griffin       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
          ---      16%  J Youngblood    Single to LF
   O      1--      19%  M Jorgensen     Youngblood Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS-P-2B)
   O      ---      20%  " "             Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      21%  S Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      18%  B North         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      17%  D Evans         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      16%  J Wohlford      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tom Griffin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      17%  A Trevino       Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      18%  B Almon         Strikeout
          ---      17%  P Falcone       Walk
   O      1--      19%  L Mazzilli      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Pete Falcone facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      16%  M Ivie          Flyball: 2B
          ---      19%  L Herndon       Walk
   O      1--      16%  R Stennett      Strikeout
   O      1--      14%  J Pettini       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tom Griffin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      15%  F Taveras       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      16%  C Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      15%  J Youngblood    Single to LF
   O      1--      16%  M Jorgensen     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Pete Falcone facing 8-9-1
          ---      21%  M Sadek         Single to RF
                  Chris Bourjos pinch hits for Tom Griffin batting 9th
          1--      28%  C Bourjos       Walk; Sadek to 2B
   OO     12-      15%  B North         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Sadek to 3B
   O      --3      12%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Gary Lavelle facing 6-7-8
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Chris Bourjos pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      12%  S Henderson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      13%  A Trevino       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      14%  B Almon         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Pete Falcone facing 3-4-5
          ---      18%  J Wohlford      Walk
   R      1--      32%  M Ivie          Double to LF; Wohlford Scores
   O      -2-      26%  L Herndon       Strikeout
          -2-      30%  R Stennett      Walk
                  Max Venable pinch hits for Joe Pettini batting 7th
          12-      40%  M Venable       Walk; Ivie to 3B; Stennett to 2B
                  Dyar Miller replaces Pete Falcone pitching and batting 9th; Milt May pinch hits for Mike Sadek batting 8th
   O      123      28%  M May           Strikeout
                  Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Gary Lavelle batting 9th
   RR     123      57%  T Whitfield     Single to LF; Ivie Scores; Stennett Scores; Venable to 3B
   R      1-3      75%  B North         Single to LF; Venable Scores; Whitfield to 2B
   R      12-      87%  D Evans         Single to RF; Whitfield Scores; North to 3B; Evans to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23      84%  J Wohlford      Flyball: 2B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 6.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-6, Al Holland facing 9-1-2
                  Al Holland replaces Jim Wohlford pitching and batting 3rd; Milt May moves to C; Johnnie LeMaster replaces Max Venable playing SS batting 7th; Terry Whitfield moves to LF; Elliott Maddox pinch hits for Dyar Miller batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  E Maddox        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  L Mazzilli      Flyball: RF
          ---      87%  F Taveras       Walk
   O      1--      90%  C Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-4, Ed Lynch facing 4-5-6
                  Ed Lynch replaces Elliott Maddox pitching and batting 9th
          ---      93%  M Ivie          Double to CF
   O      -2-      91%  L Herndon       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      96%  R Stennett      Double to LF; Ivie Scores
   O      -2-      95%  J LeMaster      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      94%  M May           Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 7.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-7, Al Holland facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  J Youngblood    Flyball: RF
                  Dan Norman pinch hits for Mike Jorgensen batting 5th
   O      ---      97%  D Norman        Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  S Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-4, Ed Lynch facing 9-1-2
                  Lee Mazzilli moves to 1B; Claudell Washington moves to CF; Dan Norman moves to RF
          ---      98%  T Whitfield     Single to RF
          1--      99%  B North         Walk; Whitfield to 2B
   O      12-      98%  D Evans         Strikeout
   RR     12-     100%  A Holland       Triple to LF; Whitfield Scores; North Scores
                  Tom Hausman replaces Claudell Washington pitching and batting 3rd; Jerry Morales replaces Ed Lynch playing CF batting 9th
   R      --3     100%  M Ivie          Single to LF; Holland Scores
          1--     100%  L Herndon       Single to 3B; Ivie to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-1B; Ivie Scores; Herndon to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  J LeMaster      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 11.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-11, Al Holland facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  A Trevino       Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  B Almon         Walk
          1--     100%  J Morales       Single to RF; Almon to 2B
   O      12-     100%  L Mazzilli      Flyball: CF; Almon to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 11.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation