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Standings
CLE
@BAL		1
5
MIL
@BOS		1
4
KCR
@CAL		2
4
TEX
@MIN		2
7
DET
@NYY		5
4
CHW
@OAK		4
5		 
(10)
SFG
@ATL		3
2
SFG
@ATL		6
7		 
(11)
MON
@CHC		7
5
SDP
@CIN		5
2
LAD
@HOU		6
5		 
(11)
PHI
@PIT		5
6
NYM
@STL		3
8
Sunday, May 28, 1972,
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 14,690, Time of Game: 2:18
Mets
3
27-11
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Cardinals
8
15-24
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
L: Gary Gentry (3-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  3    3  8  0
Cardinals       0  2  0   1  1  0   4  0  X    8 16  1

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ted Martinez SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .271 .685 -0.022 0.66 0.013 -0.035 -0.4 3 3
Ken Boswell 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .177 .456 -0.005 0.70 0.041 -0.045 -0.0 1 2
Tommie Agee CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .300 .887 -0.090 0.73 0.000 -0.090 -0.6 3 0 GDP
Rusty Staub RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .306 .832 -0.003 0.52 0.031 -0.034 0.4 1 0
John Milner LF 4 1 1 3 0 0 .255 .721 0.053 0.64 0.081 -0.027 2.4 1 0 HR
Wayne Garrett 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .632 -0.155 0.80 0.000 -0.155 -1.5 0 0
Ed Kranepool 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .239 .688 0.053 0.50 0.074 -0.022 0.4 6 2 2B
Duffy Dyer C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .313 .802 -0.069 0.60 0.000 -0.069 -0.8 7 0
Gary Gentry P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .200 -0.037 1.39 0.000 -0.037 -0.3 0 3
   Chuck Taylor P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.007 0.30 0.000 -0.007 -0.1 1 0
   Jerry Koosman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Marshall PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.2
   Danny Frisella P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 34 3 8 3 1 6 .235 .610 -0.283 0.64 0.240 -0.522 -0.8 24 10
2B: E Kranepool (4, off R Cleveland).
HR: J Milner (2, off R Cleveland; 9th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: J Milner 4; E Kranepool 3; K Boswell 2; R Staub 2; T Agee.
GIDP: T Agee (7).
RBI: J Milner 3 (10).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. E Kranepool-T Martinez-C Taylor; G Gentry-T Martinez-E Kranepool.

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 1 .300 .677 -0.093 0.66 0.000 -0.093 -2.8 3 0 GDP
Ted Sizemore 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .648 -0.021 0.48 0.023 -0.044 -1.0 2 5
Matty Alou 1B 5 2 2 0 0 0 .346 .756 -0.040 0.34 0.015 -0.055 -0.3 8 2 GDP
   Mike Fiore 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .384 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Joe Torre 3B 5 2 3 0 0 0 .371 .956 0.074 0.38 0.080 -0.007 2.1 1 2
Ted Simmons C 5 2 3 2 0 1 .290 .768 0.122 0.54 0.135 -0.013 2.1 7 1
Bernie Carbo RF 3 2 1 1 1 2 .192 .546 -0.048 0.61 0.019 -0.067 0.1 1 0
Luis Melendez CF 4 0 2 2 0 1 .200 .593 0.134 0.72 0.144 -0.009 0.5 2 0
Ed Crosby SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 .257 .554 0.010 0.77 0.036 -0.026 -0.0 0 2
   Dal Maxvill SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 .100 .379 0.003 0.04 0.003 0.000 1.5 1 1 2B
Reggie Cleveland P 3 0 3 2 1 0 .182 .399 0.076 0.57 0.076 0.000 2.4 1 0
Team Totals 38 8 16 8 3 6 .421 .911 0.217 0.54 0.531 -0.314 4.6 27 13
2B: D Maxvill (2, off C Taylor).
TB: J Torre 3; R Cleveland 3; T Simmons 3; L Melendez 2; M Alou 2; D Maxvill 2; T Sizemore; B Carbo.
GIDP: L Brock (4); M Alou (8).
RBI: L Melendez 2 (7); T Simmons 2 (24); R Cleveland 2 (3); B Carbo (2); D Maxvill (3).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 6 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 2. E Crosby-T Sizemore-M Alou; M Alou-T Simmons-J Torre-T Simmons.
E: R Cleveland (1).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gary Gentry, L (3-2) 3.1 6 3 3 3 2 0 2.47 18 35 -0.226 0.91 -2.8
Chuck Taylor 3 10 5 5 0 2 0 4.79 18 3 0 0.008 0.30 -3.4
Jerry Koosman 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.75 2 2 0 0.001 0.01 1.1
Danny Frisella 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.77 3 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.4
Team Totals 8 16 8 8 3 6 0 9.00 41 35 5 0 -0.217 0.64 -4.6

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Reggie Cleveland, W (4-3) 9 8 3 3 1 6 1 4.14 35 64 0.283 0.64 0.8
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 1 6 1 3.00 35 64 0.283 0.54 0.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Shag Crawford.
Time of Game: 2:18.
Attendance: 14,690.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Ted Martinez SS 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Ken Boswell 2B 2 Ted Sizemore 2B
3 Tommie Agee CF 3 Matty Alou 1B
4 Rusty Staub RF 4 Joe Torre 3B
5 John Milner LF 5 Ted Simmons C
6 Wayne Garrett 3B 6 Bernie Carbo RF
7 Ed Kranepool 1B 7 Luis Melendez CF
8 Duffy Dyer C 8 Ed Crosby SS
9 Gary Gentry P 9 Reggie Cleveland P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-2 1 1-3 OO NYM W. Garrett R. Cleveland 13% 81% Double Play: Groundout: 1B-C-3B-C
b2 0-0 1 -23 RR STL L. Melendez G. Gentry 12% 77% Single to CF; Torre Scores; Simmons Scores
b2 0-0 0 1-- STL T. Simmons G. Gentry 12% 70% Single to RF; Torre to 3B; Simmons to 2B/Adv on throw
t4 0-2 1 1-- NYM J. Milner R. Cleveland -8% 67% Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Staub to 3B
t3 0-2 0 --- NYM E. Kranepool R. Cleveland -7% 67% 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' Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYM T. Martinez R. Cleveland 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- NYM K. Boswell R. Cleveland -2% 50% Single to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- OO NYM T. Agee R. Cleveland 5% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock G. Gentry -2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O STL T. Sizemore G. Gentry -1% 51% Foul Flyball: C
b1 0-0 2 --- O STL M. Alou G. Gentry -1% 50% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O NYM R. Staub R. Cleveland 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 1 --- O NYM J. Milner R. Cleveland 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O NYM W. Garrett R. Cleveland 1% 55% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- STL J. Torre G. Gentry 4% 59% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b2 0-0 0 1-- STL T. Simmons G. Gentry 12% 70% Single to RF; Torre to 3B; Simmons to 2B/Adv on throw
b2 0-0 0 -23 O STL B. Carbo G. Gentry -6% 65% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 1 -23 RR STL L. Melendez G. Gentry 12% 77% Single to CF; Torre Scores; Simmons Scores
b2 2-0 1 1-- O STL E. Crosby G. Gentry -2% 75% Strikeout
b2 2-0 2 1-- STL R. Cleveland G. Gentry 2% 77% Single to RF; Melendez to 3B
b2 2-0 2 1-3 O STL L. Brock G. Gentry -3% 74% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- NYM E. Kranepool R. Cleveland -7% 67% Double to LF
t3 0-2 0 -2- O NYM D. Dyer R. Cleveland 5% 71% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-2 1 -2- O NYM G. Gentry R. Cleveland 4% 75% Strikeout
t3 0-2 2 -2- NYM T. Martinez R. Cleveland -1% 74% Walk
t3 0-2 2 12- O NYM K. Boswell R. Cleveland 5% 78% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 2-3-4
b3 2-0 0 --- STL T. Sizemore G. Gentry 2% 81% Single to RF
b3 2-0 0 1-- OO STL M. Alou G. Gentry -5% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b3 2-0 2 --- O STL J. Torre G. Gentry -1% 75% Groundout: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 3-4-5
t4 0-2 0 --- O NYM T. Agee R. Cleveland 2% 78% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-2 1 --- NYM R. Staub R. Cleveland -3% 75% Single to RF
t4 0-2 1 1-- NYM J. Milner R. Cleveland -8% 67% Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Staub to 3B
t4 0-2 1 1-3 OO NYM W. Garrett R. Cleveland 13% 81% Double Play: Groundout: 1B-C-3B-C
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 5-6-7
b4 2-0 0 --- O STL T. Simmons G. Gentry -1% 79% Flyball: RF
b4 2-0 1 --- STL B. Carbo G. Gentry 1% 81% Walk
b4 2-0 1 1-- STL L. Melendez G. Gentry 2% 83% Single to CF; Carbo to 2B
b4 2-0 1 12- STL E. Crosby G. Gentry 4% 87% Walk; Carbo to 3B; Melendez to 2B
b4 2-0 1 123 R STL R. Cleveland G. Gentry 5% 92% Walk; Carbo Scores; Melendez to 3B; Crosby to 2B
Chuck Taylor replaces Gary Gentry pitching and batting 9th
b4 3-0 1 123 O STL L. Brock C. Taylor -3% 89% Flyball: LF
b4 3-0 2 123 O STL T. Sizemore C. Taylor -3% 86% Popfly: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 7-8-9
t5 0-3 0 --- O NYM E. Kranepool R. Cleveland 2% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-3 1 --- O NYM D. Dyer R. Cleveland 1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-3 2 --- O NYM C. Taylor R. Cleveland 1% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mets' Chuck Taylor facing 3-4-5
b5 3-0 0 --- STL M. Alou C. Taylor 1% 91% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b5 3-0 0 1-- STL J. Torre C. Taylor 3% 95% Single to CF; Alou to 3B
b5 3-0 0 1-3 R STL T. Simmons C. Taylor 2% 96% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Alou Scores; Torre to 2B
b5 4-0 0 12- O STL B. Carbo C. Taylor -1% 95% Strikeout
b5 4-0 1 12- O STL L. Melendez C. Taylor -1% 94% Strikeout
b5 4-0 2 12- O STL E. Crosby C. Taylor -1% 94% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
Dal Maxvill replaces Ed Crosby playing SS batting 8th
t6 0-4 0 --- O NYM T. Martinez R. Cleveland 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-4 1 --- NYM K. Boswell R. Cleveland -2% 93% Single to CF
t6 0-4 1 1-- O NYM T. Agee R. Cleveland 2% 95% Strikeout
t6 0-4 2 1-- O NYM R. Staub R. Cleveland 1% 96% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mets' Chuck Taylor facing 9-1-2
b6 4-0 0 --- STL R. Cleveland C. Taylor 1% 97% Single to RF (CF-RF)
b6 4-0 0 1-- OO STL L. Brock C. Taylor -1% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
b6 4-0 2 --- O STL T. Sizemore C. Taylor -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 5-6-7
t7 0-4 0 --- O NYM J. Milner R. Cleveland 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-4 1 --- O NYM W. Garrett R. Cleveland 1% 97% Strikeout
t7 0-4 2 --- NYM E. Kranepool R. Cleveland -1% 97% Single to CF
t7 0-4 2 1-- O NYM D. Dyer R. Cleveland 1% 98% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mets' Chuck Taylor facing 3-4-5
b7 4-0 0 --- STL M. Alou C. Taylor 0% 98% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b7 4-0 0 1-- STL J. Torre C. Taylor 1% 99% Single to RF; Alou to 3B
b7 4-0 0 1-3 R STL T. Simmons C. Taylor 0% 99% Single to RF; Alou Scores; Torre to 2B
b7 5-0 0 12- R STL B. Carbo C. Taylor 0% 100% Single to CF; Torre Scores; Simmons to 2B
b7 6-0 0 12- O STL L. Melendez C. Taylor -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b7 6-0 1 12- R STL D. Maxvill C. Taylor 0% 100% Double to LF; Simmons Scores; Carbo to 3B
b7 7-0 1 -23 R STL R. Cleveland C. Taylor 0% 100% Single to CF; Carbo Scores; Maxvill to 3B
Jerry Koosman replaces Chuck Taylor pitching and batting 9th
b7 8-0 1 1-3 O STL L. Brock J. Koosman -0% 100% Strikeout
b7 8-0 2 1-3 O STL T. Sizemore J. Koosman -0% 100% Popfly: 2B
4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-8, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 9-1-2
Dave Marshall pinch hits for Jerry Koosman (P) batting 9th
t8 0-8 0 --- O NYM D. Marshall R. Cleveland 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t8 0-8 1 --- O NYM T. Martinez R. Cleveland 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t8 0-8 2 --- O NYM K. Boswell R. Cleveland 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-0, Mets' Danny Frisella facing 3-4-5
Danny Frisella replaces Dave Marshall (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 8-0 0 --- O STL M. Alou D. Frisella 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
b8 8-0 1 --- O STL J. Torre D. Frisella 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 8-0 2 --- O STL T. Simmons D. Frisella 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-8, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 3-4-5
Mike Fiore replaces Matty Alou playing 1B batting 3rd
t9 0-8 0 --- NYM T. Agee R. Cleveland -0% 100% Single to CF
t9 0-8 0 1-- NYM R. Staub R. Cleveland -0% 100% Single to LF; Agee to 2B
t9 0-8 0 12- RRR NYM J. Milner R. Cleveland -0% 100% Home Run; Agee Scores; Staub Scores
t9 3-8 0 --- O NYM W. Garrett R. Cleveland 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-8 1 --- O NYM E. Kranepool R. Cleveland 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 3-8 2 --- O NYM D. Dyer R. Cleveland 0% 100% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 8.

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