April 11, 1970 New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
DET 3 MIL 8
@CHW 4 CAL 6
@KCR 3 MIN 8
OAK 2 CLE 3
@NYY 0 WSA 4
BOS 3 HOU 8
ATL 7 SDP 4
@LAD 0 PIT 4
@PHI 0 SFG 2
CIN 1 NYM 4
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 17,541

Saturday, April 11, 1970, 3:15PM
Time of Game: 2:50

Mets

2-2

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  1  2   1  0  0   0  0  0    4 10  0
Cardinals       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  1

W: G Gentry (1-0), L: N Briles (0-1), S: R Taylor (1)

Cardinals

3-1

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     3   0   1   0    2   0  .211  .497    0    2   0   
B Harrelson SS                4   1   1   0    1   0  .286  .730    0    0   5   SB,GDP
J Foy 3B                      5   0   1   1    0   0  .118  .276    0    3   4   CS
C Jones LF                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .400 1.100    0    1   0   SB
A Shamsky 1B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .357  .938    0    6   0   HBP,GDP
  M Jorgensen 1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    5   0   
R Swoboda RF                  4   0   2   1    1   1  .267  .722    0    5   0   
K Boswell 2B                  3   0   2   0    2   1  .400  .938    0    2   1   
  R Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Grote C                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .154  .466    0    3   0   HBP,SF
G Gentry P                    3   1   0   0    1   3  .000  .250    0    0   2   
  A Weis 2B                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   4  10   4    8   5                    27  12

BATTING

SF: J Grote (2, off N Briles).

HBP: J Grote (1, by S Campisi); A Shamsky (1, by N Briles).

TB: R Swoboda 2; K Boswell 2; C Jones 2; T Agee; B Harrelson; A Shamsky; J Foy.

GIDP: B Harrelson (1); A Shamsky (1).

RBI: J Foy (2); J Grote (2); C Jones (2); R Swoboda (2).

2-out RBI: J Foy.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Harrelson (1, 2nd base off N Briles/J Torre); C Jones (1, 2nd base off N Briles/J Torre).

CS: J Foy (1, 2nd base by S Guzman/J Torre).

PO: K Boswell (2nd base by J Torre).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .235  .728    0    3   0   
J Cardenal CF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .812    0    2   0   3B
D Allen 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .980    0    0   0   
J Torre C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .833    0    5   2   
L Lee RF                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .294  .686    0    2   0   
J Hague 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .838    0    6   1   3B,HBP
J Javier 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .580    0    3   2   
D Maxvill SS                  0   0   0   0    2   0  .222  .762    0    5   5   
  C Rojas PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Hilgendorf P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Taylor PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
N Briles P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Guzman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Campbell PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Campisi P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  V Davalillo PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Ramirez SS                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  P Gagliano PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   1   4   1    4   3                    27  11

BATTING

3B: J Cardenal (1, off G Gentry); J Hague (1, off G Gentry).

HBP: J Hague (1, by G Gentry).

TB: J Cardenal 3; J Hague 3; J Javier; L Lee.

RBI: J Cardenal (4).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Javier-D Maxvill-J Hague; D Maxvill-J Hague.

E: M Ramirez (1).

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
G Gentry, W (1-0)              8.2   4   1   1    4   3   0   1.04   35     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 1· 4     71    -     1.07   0.34
R Taylor, S (1)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.74   0.04
Totals                         9     4   1   1    4   3   0          36     -       ·  ·     13·10· 1· 4          2-0

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Briles, L (0-1)              2.1   5   3   3    2   1   0  11.57   15     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 5     34    -     1.28  -0.21
S Guzman                       1.2   1   1   1    2   1   0   5.40    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          2-0    1.01  -0.00
S Campisi                      3     2   0   0    4   2   0   0.00   14     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.61   0.08
T Hilgendorf                   2     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.23   0.03
Totals                         9    10   4   4    8   5   0          44     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 9          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: S Campisi (1; J Grote); N Briles (1; A Shamsky); G Gentry (1; J Hague).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - John Kibler.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 17,541.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. T Agee               CF    1. L Brock              LF 
2. B Harrelson          SS    2. J Cardenal           CF 
3. J Foy                3B    3. D Allen              3B 
4. C Jones              LF    4. J Torre              C  
5. A Shamsky            1B    5. L Lee                RF 
6. R Swoboda            RF    6. J Hague              1B 
7. K Boswell            2B    7. J Javier             2B 
8. J Grote              C     8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. G Gentry             P     9. N Briles             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  3-0  1--     -15%  57% J Cardenal      G Gentry        Triple to RF; Brock Scores
   b 4   0  4-1  ---      -9%  69% J Hague         G Gentry        Triple to LF
   t 3   1  0-1  -2-       8%  71% C Jones         N Briles        Single to RF; Harrelson Scores
   b 2   2  1-0  123       8%  61% N Briles        G Gentry        Flyball: RF
   b 3   1  3-1  --3       8%  70% J Torre         G Gentry        Fielder's Choice P; Cardenal out at Hm/P-3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  T Agee          Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Harrelson     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      47%  J Foy           Flyball: LF
   O      1--      45%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  L Brock         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      49%  J Cardenal      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  D Allen         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  A Shamsky       Single to RF
          1--      59%  R Swoboda       Single to LF; Shamsky to 2B
          12-      67%  K Boswell       Walk; Shamsky to 3B; Swoboda to 2B
   RO     123      66%  J Grote         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Swoboda to 3B; Shamsky Scores
   O      1-3      60%  G Gentry        Strikeout
   O      1-3      56%  T Agee          Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Gary Gentry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      58%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      60%  L Lee           Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      59%  J Hague         Hit By Pitch
          1--      56%  J Javier        Single to CF; Hague to 2B
          12-      53%  D Maxvill       Walk; Hague to 3B; Javier to 2B
   O      123      61%  N Briles        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
          ---      65%  B Harrelson     Single to CF
          1--      67%  J Foy           Harrelson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      63%  " "             Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      71%  C Jones         Single to RF; Harrelson Scores
          1--      73%  A Shamsky       Jones Steals 2B
          -2-      74%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   R      12-      82%  R Swoboda       Single to LF; Shamsky to 2B; Jones Scores
                  Santiago Guzman replaces Nelson Briles pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      79%  K Boswell       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      76%  J Grote         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
          ---      72%  L Brock         Walk
   R      1--      57%  J Cardenal      Triple to RF; Brock Scores
   O      --3      62%  D Allen         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      --3      70%  J Torre         Fielder's Choice P; Cardenal out at Hm/P-3B
   O      1--      73%  L Lee           Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Santiago Guzman facing 9-1-2
          ---      76%  G Gentry        Walk
          1--      80%  T Agee          Walk; Gentry to 2B
   OO     12-      72%  B Harrelson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Gentry to 3B
   R      --3      80%  J Foy           Single to LF; Gentry Scores
   O      1--      78%  C Jones         Foy Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Gary Gentry facing 6-7-8
          ---      69%  J Hague         Triple to LF
   O      --3      74%  J Javier        Popfly: 3B
          --3      71%  D Maxvill       Walk
                  Jim Campbell pinch hits for Santiago Guzman batting 9th
   O      1-3      78%  J Campbell      Strikeout
   O      1-3      84%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Sal Campisi facing 4-5-6
                  Sal Campisi replaces Jim Campbell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  A Shamsky       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      81%  R Swoboda       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Gary Gentry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      83%  J Cardenal      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      85%  D Allen         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  J Torre         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Sal Campisi facing 7-8-9
          ---      88%  K Boswell       Walk
          1--      90%  J Grote         Hit By Pitch; Boswell to 2B
   O      12-      86%  G Gentry        Boswell Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   O      1--      85%  " "             Strikeout (foul bunt)
          1--      86%  T Agee          Single to RF; Grote to 3B
          1-3      87%  B Harrelson     Walk; Agee to 2B
   O      123      84%  J Foy           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Gary Gentry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  L Lee           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      88%  J Hague         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      89%  J Javier        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Sal Campisi facing 4-5-6
          ---      91%  C Jones         Walk
   OO     1--      88%  A Shamsky       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      88%  R Swoboda       Walk
          1--      89%  K Boswell       Single to CF; Swoboda to 3B
   O      1-3      87%  J Grote         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Gary Gentry facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Jorgensen replaces Art Shamsky playing 1B batting 5th; Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Dal Maxvill batting 8th
   O      ---      90%  C Rojas         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Sal Campisi batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  V Davalillo     Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      93%  L Brock         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tom Hilgendorf facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Hilgendorf replaces Cookie Rojas pitching and batting 8th; Milt Ramirez replaces Vic Davalillo playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  G Gentry        Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  T Agee          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      92%  B Harrelson     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      91%  J Foy           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Gary Gentry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  D Allen         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  J Torre         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tom Hilgendorf facing 4-5-6
          ---      97%  C Jones         Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  M Jorgensen     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      96%  R Swoboda       Flyball: RF
          1--      97%  K Boswell       Single to RF; Jorgensen to 3B
   O      1-3      96%  J Grote         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Gary Gentry facing 5-6-7
          ---      91%  L Lee           Single to RF
   O      1--      95%  J Hague         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      98%  J Javier        Groundout: 3B-1B; Lee to 2B
                  Carl Taylor pinch hits for Tom Hilgendorf batting 8th
          -2-      96%  C Taylor        Walk
                  Ron Taylor replaces Ken Boswell pitching and batting 7th; Al Weis replaces Gary Gentry playing 2B batting 9th; Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Milt Ramirez batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  P Gagliano      Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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