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BAL
@BOS		8
2
OAK
@CAL		7
0
CLE
@DET		3
4
KCR
@MIL		2
3
CHW
@MIN		2
0		 
(11)
WSA
@NYY		2
0
MON
@CHC		2
5
SDP
@CIN		3
1
LAD
@HOU		9
2
PHI
@PIT		7
10
ATL
@SFG		0
4
NYM
@STL		7
1
Wednesday, September 1, 1971 8:05PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 22,204, Time of Game: 2:07
Mets
7
67-66
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 12½ GB
 at Cardinals
1
76-61
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 5½ GB
W: Tom Seaver (16-8)
L: Bob Gibson (13-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  1  2   0  0  0   3  1  0    7 12  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  4  1

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bud Harrelson SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 .261 .647 0.017 0.34 0.046 -0.028 1.0 2 4 SB
Wayne Garrett 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 .266 .631 0.029 0.55 0.046 -0.017 0.4 0 1
Cleon Jones LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .328 .884 -0.036 0.75 0.034 -0.070 -0.8 2 0
Ed Kranepool 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .279 .777 0.087 0.75 0.129 -0.042 0.9 9 0
Ken Boswell 2B 3 2 2 2 1 0 .279 .718 0.123 0.82 0.131 -0.007 2.1 1 4 SF
Tommie Agee CF 2 0 1 0 2 1 .283 .792 -0.037 0.56 0.019 -0.056 -0.1 0 0 CS
   Don Hahn CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .582 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 0 0
Ken Singleton RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 .244 .746 -0.042 0.63 0.022 -0.064 -0.1 4 0
Duffy Dyer C 4 0 1 2 1 2 .242 .655 0.094 0.49 0.112 -0.018 1.2 9 0
Tom Seaver P 4 0 0 0 0 3 .215 .535 -0.037 0.35 0.000 -0.037 -1.2 0 0
Team Totals 37 7 12 6 6 8 .324 .733 0.198 0.57 0.539 -0.339 2.9 27 9
SF: K Boswell (4, off B Gibson).
TB: B Harrelson 3; W Garrett 2; K Boswell 2; K Singleton; E Kranepool; T Agee; D Dyer; C Jones.
RBI: D Dyer 2 (17); K Boswell 2 (39); E Kranepool (48); K Singleton (29).
2-out RBI: D Dyer 2; K Singleton; K Boswell.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
Baserunning
SB: B Harrelson (22, 2nd base off S Williams/T Simmons).
CS: T Agee (6, 2nd base by B Gibson/T Simmons).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .318 .814 -0.045 0.46 0.000 -0.045 -0.5 3 0
Ted Sizemore 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .268 .660 -0.026 0.49 0.014 -0.039 0.4 1 2 2B
Matty Alou 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .314 .755 -0.001 0.47 0.026 -0.027 -0.1 6 1
Joe Torre 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .362 .983 -0.080 0.79 0.001 -0.081 -0.2 0 0
Ted Simmons C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .295 .741 0.017 0.48 0.047 -0.030 -0.3 8 1 2B
Joe Hague RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .232 .736 0.005 0.55 0.023 -0.018 -0.3 4 0
Jose Cruz CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .239 .734 -0.061 0.90 0.000 -0.061 -0.6 2 0
Dal Maxvill SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .217 .538 -0.072 1.44 0.000 -0.072 -0.6 0 3
   Ted Kubiak PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .232 .674 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.2 1 0
Bob Gibson P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .522 -0.037 0.77 0.000 -0.037 -0.4 1 0
   Chuck Taylor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Stan Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .083 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Bob Burda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .768 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.1
   Moe Drabowsky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 1 4 1 2 7 .129 .375 -0.303 0.61 0.111 -0.413 -3.1 27 7
2B: T Simmons (25, off T Seaver); T Sizemore (13, off T Seaver).
TB: T Sizemore 2; T Simmons 2; J Torre; M Alou.
RBI: J Torre (115).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
PB: T Simmons (14).
E: J Hague (4).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Seaver, W (16-8) 9 4 1 1 2 7 0 1.92 33 80 0.301 0.61 3.1
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 2 7 0 1.00 33 80 0.301 0.57 3.1

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Gibson, L (13-12) 6.2 11 6 6 5 6 0 3.29 35 29 -0.200 0.73 -3.6
Chuck Taylor 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.92 1 3 0 0.004 0.13 0.7
Stan Williams 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.11 4 0 0 -0.003 0.02 -0.5
Moe Drabowsky 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.57 4 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 7 7 6 8 0 7.00 44 29 3 0 -0.199 0.61 -2.9
Balks: None.
WP: S Williams (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Tom Gorman.
Time of Game: 2:07.
Attendance: 22,204.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Bud Harrelson SS 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Wayne Garrett 3B 2 Ted Sizemore 2B
3 Cleon Jones LF 3 Matty Alou 1B
4 Ed Kranepool 1B 4 Joe Torre 3B
5 Ken Boswell 2B 5 Ted Simmons C
6 Tommie Agee CF 6 Joe Hague RF
7 Ken Singleton RF 7 Jose Cruz CF
8 Duffy Dyer C 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 1-0 1 12- R NYM E. Kranepool B. Gibson 12% 78% Single to RF; Jones to 3B; Garrett Scores
t2 0-0 2 --3 R NYM D. Dyer B. Gibson 10% 59% Single to CF; Boswell Scores
b2 0-1 1 12- O STL J. Cruz T. Seaver 5% 57% Popfly: 2B
b2 0-1 2 12- O STL D. Maxvill T. Seaver 5% 62% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-1 1 --- STL T. Simmons T. Seaver -5% 55% Double to LF

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% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O NYM W. Garrett B. Gibson -2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B; Harrelson to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O NYM C. Jones B. Gibson -3% 49% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 -2- O NYM E. Kranepool B. Gibson -3% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 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% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- O STL T. Sizemore T. Seaver 1% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O STL M. Alou T. Seaver 1% 50% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 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 --- NYM K. Boswell B. Gibson 4% 54% Single
t2 0-0 0 1-- NYM T. Agee B. Gibson 3% 57% Passed Ball; Boswell to 2B
t2 0-0 0 -2- O NYM T. Agee B. Gibson -4% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 -2- O NYM K. Singleton B. Gibson -3% 49% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Boswell to 3B
t2 0-0 2 --3 R NYM D. Dyer B. Gibson 10% 59% Single to CF; Boswell Scores
t2 1-0 2 1-- O NYM T. Seaver B. Gibson -2% 57% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O STL J. Torre T. Seaver 2% 59% Flyball: RF
b2 0-1 1 --- STL T. Simmons T. Seaver -5% 55% Double to LF
b2 0-1 1 -2- STL J. Hague T. Seaver -2% 52% Walk
b2 0-1 1 12- O STL J. Cruz T. Seaver 5% 57% Popfly: 2B
b2 0-1 2 12- O STL D. Maxvill T. Seaver 5% 62% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- O NYM B. Harrelson B. Gibson -2% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- NYM W. Garrett B. Gibson 2% 62% Single to LF
t3 1-0 1 1-- NYM C. Jones B. Gibson 3% 66% Single to CF; Garrett to 2B
t3 1-0 1 12- R NYM E. Kranepool B. Gibson 12% 78% Single to RF; Jones to 3B; Garrett Scores
t3 2-0 1 1-3 RO NYM K. Boswell B. Gibson 2% 80% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Jones Scores
t3 3-0 2 1-- NYM T. Agee B. Gibson 1% 81% Walk; Kranepool to 2B
t3 3-0 2 12- O NYM K. Singleton B. Gibson -2% 79% Groundout: P unassisted
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
b3 0-3 0 --- O STL B. Gibson T. Seaver 2% 81% Strikeout
b3 0-3 1 --- O STL L. Brock T. Seaver 1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-3 2 --- STL T. Sizemore T. Seaver -1% 81% Walk
b3 0-3 2 1-- STL M. Alou T. Seaver -3% 79% Single to CF; Sizemore to 3B
b3 0-3 2 1-3 O STL J. Torre T. Seaver 5% 83% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
t4 3-0 0 --- O NYM D. Dyer B. Gibson -1% 82% Strikeout
t4 3-0 1 --- O NYM T. Seaver B. Gibson -1% 81% Flyball: CF
t4 3-0 2 --- NYM B. Harrelson B. Gibson 1% 82% Single to 2B
t4 3-0 2 1-- NYM W. Garrett B. Gibson 1% 83% Single to RF; Harrelson to 3B
t4 3-0 2 1-3 O NYM C. Jones B. Gibson -3% 81% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
b4 0-3 0 --- O STL T. Simmons T. Seaver 2% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-3 1 --- O STL J. Hague T. Seaver 1% 85% Flyball: RF
b4 0-3 2 --- O STL J. Cruz T. Seaver 1% 85% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
t5 3-0 0 --- O NYM E. Kranepool B. Gibson -1% 84% Flyball: RF
t5 3-0 1 --- O NYM K. Boswell B. Gibson -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 3-0 2 --- NYM T. Agee B. Gibson 1% 84% Single to CF
t5 3-0 2 1-- O NYM K. Singleton B. Gibson -1% 83% Agee Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
b5 0-3 0 --- O STL D. Maxvill T. Seaver 2% 85% Flyball: LF
b5 0-3 1 --- O STL B. Gibson T. Seaver 2% 87% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-3 2 --- O STL L. Brock T. Seaver 1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
t6 3-0 0 --- O NYM K. Singleton B. Gibson -1% 87% Flyball: LF
t6 3-0 1 --- O NYM D. Dyer B. Gibson -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 3-0 2 --- O NYM T. Seaver B. Gibson -0% 86% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
b6 0-3 0 --- O STL T. Sizemore T. Seaver 2% 88% Flyball: RF
b6 0-3 1 --- O STL M. Alou T. Seaver 2% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-3 2 --- O STL J. Torre T. Seaver 1% 91% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
t7 3-0 0 --- O NYM B. Harrelson B. Gibson -1% 90% Flyball: CF
t7 3-0 1 --- NYM W. Garrett B. Gibson 1% 91% Walk
t7 3-0 1 1-- O NYM C. Jones B. Gibson -1% 90% Flyball: RF
t7 3-0 2 1-- NYM E. Kranepool B. Gibson 1% 91% Walk; Garrett to 2B
t7 3-0 2 12- R NYM K. Boswell B. Gibson 5% 95% Single to RF; Kranepool to 3B; Garrett Scores; Boswell to 2B/Adv on E9
t7 4-0 2 -23 NYM T. Agee B. Gibson 0% 95% Walk
t7 4-0 2 123 R NYM K. Singleton B. Gibson 2% 98% Single to SS; Agee to 2B; Boswell to 3B; Kranepool Scores
t7 5-0 2 123 R NYM D. Dyer B. Gibson 1% 99% Walk; Boswell Scores; Agee to 3B; Singleton to 2B
Chuck Taylor replaces Bob Gibson pitching and batting 9th
t7 6-0 2 123 O NYM T. Seaver C. Taylor -0% 98% Strikeout
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
Don Hahn replaces Tommie Agee playing CF batting 6th
b7 0-6 0 --- O STL T. Simmons T. Seaver 0% 99% Strikeout
b7 0-6 1 --- O STL J. Hague T. Seaver 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-6 2 --- O STL J. Cruz T. Seaver 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-0, Cardinals' Stan Williams facing 1-2-3
Stan Williams replaces Chuck Taylor pitching and batting 9th
t8 6-0 0 --- NYM B. Harrelson S. Williams 0% 99% Single
t8 6-0 0 1-- NYM W. Garrett S. Williams 0% 100% Harrelson Steals 2B
t8 6-0 0 -2- O NYM W. Garrett S. Williams 0% 100% Flyball: LF; Harrelson to 3B
t8 6-0 1 --3 R NYM C. Jones S. Williams 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Harrelson Scores
t8 7-0 1 --- O NYM C. Jones S. Williams -0% 100% Flyball: RF
t8 7-0 2 --- O NYM E. Kranepool S. Williams -0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
Ted Kubiak pinch hits for Dal Maxvill (SS) batting 8th
b8 0-7 0 --- O STL T. Kubiak T. Seaver 0% 100% Strikeout
Bob Burda pinch hits for Stan Williams (P) batting 9th
b8 0-7 1 --- O STL B. Burda T. Seaver 0% 100% Popfly: SS
b8 0-7 2 --- O STL L. Brock T. Seaver 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-0, Cardinals' Moe Drabowsky facing 5-6-7
Moe Drabowsky replaces Bob Burda (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Ted Kubiak moves from PH to SS
t9 7-0 0 --- NYM K. Boswell M. Drabowsky 0% 100% Walk
t9 7-0 0 1-- O NYM D. Hahn M. Drabowsky -0% 100% Popfly: SS
t9 7-0 1 1-- O NYM K. Singleton M. Drabowsky 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Boswell to 2B
t9 7-0 2 -2- O NYM D. Dyer M. Drabowsky -0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
b9 0-7 0 --- STL T. Sizemore T. Seaver -0% 100% Double to LF
b9 0-7 0 -2- O STL M. Alou T. Seaver 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B; Sizemore to 3B
b9 0-7 1 --3 R STL J. Torre T. Seaver -0% 100% Single to RF; Sizemore Scores
b9 1-7 1 1-- O STL T. Simmons T. Seaver 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B/Forceout at 2B
b9 1-7 2 1-- O STL J. Hague T. Seaver 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 1.

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