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Scores
Standings
SEP
@CHW		5
1
OAK
@KCR		2
1
CAL
@MIN		5
6
BAL
@WSA		5
7
ATL
@CIN		4
0
HOU
@LAD		4
5
CHC
@MON		6
5		 
(11)
PIT
@PHI		8
6
SDP
@SFG		3
5
NYM
@STL		2
1
Saturday, April 19, 1969
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 20,716, Time of Game: 2:07
Mets
2
4-7
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 6 GB
 at Cardinals
1
4-7
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 6 GB
W: Tom Seaver (1-1)
L: Bob Gibson (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  9  0

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bud Harrelson SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .214 .603 -0.004 0.95 0.065 -0.069 -0.2 0 2 SH
Ken Boswell 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .333 .929 0.044 0.98 0.068 -0.023 0.6 1 2 SB
Amos Otis CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .278 .556 -0.150 1.25 0.000 -0.150 -1.7 1 0
Cleon Jones LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .395 .949 0.080 1.12 0.141 -0.061 0.6 4 0
Ed Kranepool 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .321 .809 0.044 1.04 0.106 -0.062 0.2 10 1
Ron Swoboda RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .300 .683 -0.079 0.76 0.000 -0.079 -1.0 3 0
Jerry Grote C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .434 -0.029 0.53 0.013 -0.042 -0.5 6 0
Kevin Collins 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .286 .714 0.017 0.52 0.048 -0.031 0.3 2 3 2B
Tom Seaver P 3 1 0 0 1 2 .000 .125 -0.016 0.81 0.041 -0.057 -0.5 0 1
Team Totals 33 2 7 2 3 8 .212 .520 -0.093 0.89 0.482 -0.574 -2.1 27 9
2B: K Collins (1, off B Gibson).
SH: B Harrelson (1, off B Gibson).
TB: K Collins 3; C Jones 2; K Boswell; E Kranepool; J Grote.
RBI: E Kranepool (7); C Jones (7).
2-out RBI: E Kranepool; C Jones.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. K Boswell-E Kranepool-B Harrelson-E Kranepool.
E: K Boswell (6).
Baserunning
SB: K Boswell (1, 2nd base off B Gibson/T McCarver).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .089 .242 -0.158 1.25 0.000 -0.158 -0.9 3 0
Curt Flood CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .277 .689 0.023 0.96 0.076 -0.054 -0.1 4 0
Vada Pinson RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 .822 -0.036 1.10 0.041 -0.077 -0.1 1 0 2B
Joe Torre 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .279 .819 0.134 1.43 0.166 -0.032 0.7 5 1
   Jim Hicks PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Bill White 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Tim McCarver C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .171 .400 -0.163 2.41 0.045 -0.208 -1.1 8 1
Mike Shannon 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .676 -0.020 2.26 0.125 -0.145 0.0 0 0
Steve Huntz 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .125 .250 -0.172 1.97 0.013 -0.185 -0.7 3 3
Dal Maxvill SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .265 .787 -0.106 1.50 0.021 -0.127 -0.3 1 1
Bob Gibson P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .700 -0.035 0.95 0.022 -0.057 -0.4 1 0
   Joe Hague PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .286 -0.059 2.47 0.000 -0.059 -0.1
Team Totals 36 1 9 1 1 3 .250 .548 -0.592 1.57 0.509 -1.102 -3.1 27 6
2B: V Pinson (5, off T Seaver).
TB: J Torre 3; V Pinson 2; B Gibson; C Flood; S Huntz; M Shannon; D Maxvill.
RBI: M Shannon (6).
2-out RBI: M Shannon.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
PB: T McCarver (1).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Seaver, W (1-1) 9 9 1 1 1 3 0 2.45 37 67 0.593 1.57 3.1
Team Totals 9 9 1 1 1 3 0 1.00 37 67 0.593 0.89 3.1

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Gibson, L (1-1) 9 7 2 2 3 8 0 1.67 37 70 0.093 0.89 2.1
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 3 8 0 2.00 37 70 0.093 1.57 2.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Frank Secory.
Time of Game: 2:07.
Attendance: 20,716.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Bud Harrelson SS 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Ken Boswell 2B 2 Curt Flood CF
3 Amos Otis CF 3 Vada Pinson RF
4 Cleon Jones LF 4 Joe Torre 1B
5 Ed Kranepool 1B 5 Tim McCarver C
6 Ron Swoboda RF 6 Mike Shannon 3B
7 Jerry Grote C 7 Steve Huntz 2B
8 Kevin Collins 3B 8 Dal Maxvill SS
9 Tom Seaver P 9 Bob Gibson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-0 2 12- R NYM C. Jones B. Gibson 13% 62% Single to LF; Seaver Scores; Boswell to 3B
b8 0-2 2 12- R STL M. Shannon T. Seaver -12% 73% Single to RF; Flood Scores; Hicks to 2B
b8 1-2 2 12- O STL S. Huntz T. Seaver 12% 85% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-2 2 123 O STL M. Shannon T. Seaver 12% 83% Foul Flyball: C
t3 1-0 2 1-3 R NYM E. Kranepool B. Gibson 11% 73% Single to RF; Boswell Scores; Jones to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- NYM B. Harrelson B. Gibson 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- O NYM K. Boswell B. Gibson -2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Harrelson to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- NYM A. Otis B. Gibson 3% 55% Passed Ball; Harrelson to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 O NYM A. Otis B. Gibson -6% 49% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --3 O NYM C. Jones B. Gibson -4% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock T. Seaver 2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O STL C. Flood T. Seaver 1% 49% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 --- STL V. Pinson T. Seaver -2% 47% Double to RF
b1 0-0 2 -2- O STL J. Torre T. Seaver 3% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O NYM E. Kranepool B. Gibson -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 1 --- O NYM R. Swoboda B. Gibson -2% 46% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- NYM J. Grote B. Gibson 1% 47% Single to LF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O NYM K. Collins B. Gibson -2% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O STL T. McCarver T. Seaver 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 --- O STL M. Shannon T. Seaver 2% 49% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- STL S. Huntz T. Seaver -1% 48% Single to CF
b2 0-0 2 1-- STL D. Maxvill T. Seaver -2% 46% Single to RF; Huntz to 2B
b2 0-0 2 12- O STL B. Gibson T. Seaver 4% 50% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- NYM T. Seaver B. Gibson 4% 54% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- O NYM B. Harrelson B. Gibson -2% 52% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Seaver to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- NYM K. Boswell B. Gibson 2% 54% Walk
t3 0-0 1 12- O NYM A. Otis B. Gibson -5% 49% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 12- R NYM C. Jones B. Gibson 13% 62% Single to LF; Seaver Scores; Boswell to 3B
t3 1-0 2 1-3 R NYM E. Kranepool B. Gibson 11% 73% Single to RF; Boswell Scores; Jones to 3B
t3 2-0 2 1-3 O NYM R. Swoboda B. Gibson -4% 69% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
b3 0-2 0 --- O STL L. Brock T. Seaver 3% 72% Lineout: LF
b3 0-2 1 --- O STL C. Flood T. Seaver 2% 74% Foul Flyball: C
b3 0-2 2 --- O STL V. Pinson T. Seaver 1% 75% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
t4 2-0 0 --- O NYM J. Grote B. Gibson -2% 73% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 2-0 1 --- NYM K. Collins B. Gibson 2% 75% Single to CF
t4 2-0 1 1-- O NYM T. Seaver B. Gibson -2% 73% Strikeout (foul bunt)
t4 2-0 2 1-- O NYM B. Harrelson B. Gibson -2% 71% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
b4 0-2 0 --- STL J. Torre T. Seaver -5% 66% Single to LF
b4 0-2 0 1-- OO STL T. McCarver T. Seaver 9% 76% Double Play: Groundout: 2B-1B-SS-1B
b4 0-2 2 --- O STL M. Shannon T. Seaver 1% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
t5 2-0 0 --- NYM K. Boswell B. Gibson 3% 79% Single to LF
t5 2-0 0 1-- NYM A. Otis B. Gibson 2% 82% Boswell Steals 2B
t5 2-0 0 -2- O NYM A. Otis B. Gibson -3% 78% Flyball: LF
t5 2-0 1 -2- O NYM C. Jones B. Gibson -3% 76% Flyball: CF
t5 2-0 2 -2- O NYM E. Kranepool B. Gibson -3% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
b5 0-2 0 --- O STL S. Huntz T. Seaver 3% 76% Lineout: 1B
b5 0-2 1 --- O STL D. Maxvill T. Seaver 2% 78% Flyball: RF
b5 0-2 2 --- O STL B. Gibson T. Seaver 1% 80% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
t6 2-0 0 --- O NYM R. Swoboda B. Gibson -2% 78% Strikeout
t6 2-0 1 --- O NYM J. Grote B. Gibson -1% 77% Popfly: 2B
t6 2-0 2 --- O NYM K. Collins B. Gibson -1% 76% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
b6 0-2 0 --- O STL L. Brock T. Seaver 3% 80% Foul Flyball: C
b6 0-2 1 --- O STL C. Flood T. Seaver 2% 82% Flyball: CF
b6 0-2 2 --- STL V. Pinson T. Seaver -2% 80% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b6 0-2 2 1-- STL J. Torre T. Seaver -4% 76% Single to RF; Pinson to 3B
b6 0-2 2 1-3 STL T. McCarver T. Seaver -4% 72% Walk; Torre to 2B
b6 0-2 2 123 O STL M. Shannon T. Seaver 12% 83% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
t7 2-0 0 --- O NYM T. Seaver B. Gibson -1% 82% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-0 1 --- O NYM B. Harrelson B. Gibson -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2-0 2 --- O NYM K. Boswell B. Gibson -1% 80% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
b7 0-2 0 --- O STL S. Huntz T. Seaver 4% 84% Foul Flyball: 3B
b7 0-2 1 --- O STL D. Maxvill T. Seaver 2% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 0-2 2 --- STL B. Gibson T. Seaver -2% 84% Single to LF
b7 0-2 2 1-- O STL L. Brock T. Seaver 4% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
t8 2-0 0 --- O NYM A. Otis B. Gibson -1% 87% Flyball: CF
t8 2-0 1 --- NYM C. Jones B. Gibson 1% 88% Single to CF
t8 2-0 1 1-- O NYM E. Kranepool B. Gibson -1% 86% Popfly: SS
t8 2-0 2 1-- O NYM R. Swoboda B. Gibson -1% 85% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
b8 0-2 0 --- STL C. Flood T. Seaver -8% 78% Single to LF
b8 0-2 0 1-- O STL V. Pinson T. Seaver 7% 84% Flyball: LF
b8 0-2 1 1-- STL J. Torre T. Seaver -8% 77% Single to LF; Flood to 2B
Jim Hicks pinch runs for Joe Torre (1B) batting 4th
b8 0-2 1 12- O STL T. McCarver T. Seaver 9% 86% Flyball: RF
b8 0-2 2 12- R STL M. Shannon T. Seaver -12% 73% Single to RF; Flood Scores; Hicks to 2B
b8 1-2 2 12- O STL S. Huntz T. Seaver 12% 85% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
Bill White replaces Jim Hicks (PR) playing 1B batting 4th
t9 2-1 0 --- O NYM J. Grote B. Gibson -1% 83% Flyball: LF
t9 2-1 1 --- NYM K. Collins B. Gibson 3% 86% Double to RF
t9 2-1 1 -2- O NYM T. Seaver B. Gibson -2% 84% Flyball: LF
t9 2-1 2 -2- O NYM B. Harrelson B. Gibson -2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
b9 1-2 0 --- O STL D. Maxvill T. Seaver 8% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
Joe Hague pinch hits for Bob Gibson (P) batting 9th
b9 1-2 1 --- O STL J. Hague T. Seaver 6% 96% Foul Flyball: 3B
b9 1-2 2 --- O STL L. Brock T. Seaver 4% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 1.

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