July 26, 1973 New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
CLE 4 CLE 6
@BAL 4 DET 6
BOS 5 CHW 7
@KCR 4 KCR 1
CHW 0 MIN 5
OAK 1 MIN 7
OAK 5
(10) NYY 1
MIL 0
(12) TEX 7
CAL 1 TEX 8
CAL 0 PIT 3
@CHC 2 CIN 5
ATL 3 ATL 6
@CIN 4 LAD 3
HOU 1 MON 4
@PHI 0 MON 5
@PHI 1 SFG 10
SDP 2 SFG 6
SDP 5
(10) STL 13
NYM 1 STL 2
NYM 1

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Busch Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Thursday, July 26, 1973, 5:39PM
Time of Game: 2:20

Mets

42-52

Lost 1

6th, 9½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  1
Cardinals       0  5  0   1  4  2   0  1  X   13 19  3

W: B Gibson (11-9), L: J Matlack (7-13)

Cardinals

52-45

Won 3

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Garrett 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .247  .712    0    0   3   
F Millan 2B                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .303  .706    0    1   2   
  K Boswell 2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .583    0    1   1   
R Staub RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .794    0    4   1   GDP
C Jones CF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .260  .711    0    0   0   2B,GDP
J Milner LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .232  .761    0    1   0   2B
E Kranepool 1B                3   0   0   1    0   0  .253  .643    0   10   2   SF
R Hodges C                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .241  .601    0    4   0   
  J McAndrew P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .614         1   0   
  J Beauchamp PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .679    0    0   0   
B Harrelson SS                2   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .629    0    1   1   
  T Martinez SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .521    0    0   1   
J Matlack P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .108  .341    0    0   1   
  D Hahn PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .609    0    0   0   
  J Strohmayer P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533         1   1   
  D Dyer C                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .187  .495    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   1   6   1    1   7                    24  13

BATTING

2B: J Milner (6, off B Gibson); C Jones (6, off B Gibson).

SF: E Kranepool (2, off B Gibson).

TB: C Jones 3; J Milner 2; W Garrett 2; F Millan.

GIDP: R Staub (7); C Jones (6).

RBI: E Kranepool (28).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Millan-B Harrelson-E Kranepool.

E: W Garrett (12).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .282  .721    0    2   0   
  B McBride LF                2   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
T Sizemore 2B                 4   2   2   1    0   0  .288  .704    0    1   2   
  D Campbell 2B               2   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .452    0    0   3   
J Torre 1B                    5   1   3   1    0   1  .302  .830    0   11   1   
T Simmons C                   4   0   3   1    0   0  .289  .771    0    4   0   
  T McCarver C                1   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .675    0    3   0   3B
L Melendez CF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .260  .637    0    3   0   
  J Cruz PH-CF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .707    0    0   0   
K Reitz 3B                    4   4   3   0    0   0  .238  .624    0    2   0   2·2B,HBP
B Carbo RF                    4   3   2   1    1   0  .270  .776    0    0   0   2B
M Tyson SS                    2   1   1   1    2   0  .244  .596    0    1   2   HBP
B Gibson P                    5   1   2   5    0   1  .186  .510    0    0   1   HR,GDP
Totals                       41  13  19  12    4   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Carbo (7, off J Strohmayer); K Reitz 2 (12, off J Matlack, off J Strohmayer).

3B: T McCarver (4, off J McAndrew).

HR: B Gibson (2, off J Strohmayer; 5th inn, 3 on, 0 outs).

HBP: M Tyson (2, by J McAndrew); K Reitz (2, by J McAndrew).

TB: B Gibson 5; K Reitz 5; J Torre 3; T Simmons 3; B Carbo 3; T McCarver 3; T Sizemore 2; L Melendez; B McBride; M Tyson.

GIDP: B Gibson (1).

RBI: B Gibson 5 (8); J Torre (46); B Carbo (21); L Melendez (26); M Tyson (19); T Sizemore (29); B McBride (1); T Simmons (53).

2-out RBI: L Melendez; T Sizemore; B Gibson; J Torre; B McBride; T Simmons.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 9 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Torre-T Sizemore; M Tyson-J Torre.

E: B McBride (1); M Tyson (17); L Brock (10).

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
J Matlack, L (7-13)            4    10   6   5    3   4   0   3.66   23     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 9     21    -     0.87  -0.40
J Strohmayer                   2     7   6   6    1   0   1   6.05   14     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 7          0-0    0.08  -0.03
J McAndrew                     2     2   1   1    0   0   0   5.62   10     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    19  13  12    4   4   1          47     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0·18           -

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
B Gibson, W (11-9)             9     6   1   0    1   7   0   2.82   34     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 6     79    -     0.42   0.07
Totals                         9     6   1   0    1   7   0          34     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Strohmayer (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: J McAndrew 2 (3; K Reitz, M Tyson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. W Garrett            3B    1. L Brock              LF 
2. F Millan             2B    2. T Sizemore           2B 
3. R Staub              RF    3. J Torre              1B 
4. C Jones              CF    4. T Simmons            C  
5. J Milner             LF    5. L Melendez           CF 
6. E Kranepool          1B    6. K Reitz              3B 
7. R Hodges             C     7. B Carbo              RF 
8. B Harrelson          SS    8. M Tyson              SS 
9. J Matlack            P     9. B Gibson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  1-3  1-3      13%  89% T Simmons       J Matlack       Single to CF; Sizemore Scores; Torre Scores/Adv on E5/unER; Simmons to 3B
   b 2   2  1-1  1-3      11%  66% T Sizemore      J Matlack       Single to CF; Brock to 3B; Carbo Scores
   b 2   0  1-1  12-     -11%  54% B Gibson        J Matlack       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Carbo to 3B
   b 2   0  1-0  12-      11%  64% M Tyson         J Matlack       Single to CF; Carbo to 2B; Reitz Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  ---     -10%  40% J Milner        B Gibson        Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Milner to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Garrett       Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  F Millan        Walk
          1--      46%  R Staub         Fielder's Choice SS; Millan to 2B/Adv on E6
   OO     12-      55%  C Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  T Sizemore      Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      52%  J Torre         Single to CF
          1--      54%  T Simmons       Single to CF; Torre to 2B
   O      12-      50%  L Melendez      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
          ---      40%  J Milner        Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Milner to 3B
   RO     --3      41%  E Kranepool     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Milner Scores/unER
   O      ---      42%  R Hodges        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      43%  B Harrelson     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Matlack facing 6-7-8
          ---      50%  K Reitz         Double to RF
          -2-      54%  B Carbo         Walk
   R      12-      64%  M Tyson         Single to CF; Carbo to 2B; Reitz Scores
   OO     12-      54%  B Gibson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Carbo to 3B
          --3      55%  L Brock         Walk
   R      1-3      66%  T Sizemore      Single to CF; Brock to 3B; Carbo Scores
   R      1-3      76%  J Torre         Single to CF; Sizemore to 3B; Brock Scores
   RR     1-3      89%  T Simmons       Single to CF; Sizemore Scores; Torre Scores/Adv on E5/unER; Simmons to 3B
   O      --3      87%  L Melendez      Flyball: RF
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      89%  J Matlack       Strikeout Looking
          ---      87%  W Garrett       Single to LF
   O      1--      89%  F Millan        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      91%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jon Matlack facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      90%  K Reitz         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      89%  B Carbo         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      90%  M Tyson         Walk
   O      1--      89%  B Gibson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      91%  C Jones         Strikeout
          ---      88%  J Milner        Double to RF
   O      -2-      90%  E Kranepool     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      92%  R Hodges        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      92%  L Brock         Strikeout
          ---      92%  T Sizemore      Single/Bunt
   O      1--      92%  J Torre         Strikeout
          1--      92%  T Simmons       Single to CF; Sizemore to 3B
   RO     1-3      95%  L Melendez      Single to RF; Sizemore Scores; Simmons out at 2B/RF-3B-2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Don Hahn pinch hits for Jon Matlack batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  D Hahn          Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  W Garrett       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, John Strohmayer facing 6-7-8
                  John Strohmayer replaces Don Hahn pitching and batting 9th
          ---      97%  K Reitz         Single to RF
          1--      98%  B Carbo         Single to LF; Reitz to 2B
          12-      98%  M Tyson         Wild Pitch; Carbo to 2B; Reitz to 3B
          -23      99%  " "             Walk
   RRRR   123     100%  B Gibson        Home Run; Reitz Scores; Carbo Scores; Tyson Scores
   O      ---     100%  L Brock         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  T Sizemore      Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  J Torre         Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 10.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-10, Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
                  Bake McBride replaces Lou Brock playing LF batting 1st
          ---     100%  F Millan        Single to LF
   OO     1--     100%  R Staub         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-2B
          ---     100%  C Jones         Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  J Milner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 10-1, John Strohmayer facing 5-6-7
                  Ken Boswell replaces Felix Millan playing 2B batting 2nd; Ted Martinez replaces Bud Harrelson playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  L Melendez      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  K Reitz         Double to RF
   R      -2-     100%  B Carbo         Double to LF; Reitz Scores
   O      -2-     100%  M Tyson         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-     100%  B Gibson        Single to RF; Carbo Scores
   O      1--     100%  B McBride       Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 12.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-12, Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
                  Tim McCarver replaces Ted Simmons playing C batting 4th; Dave Campbell replaces Ted Sizemore playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Hodges        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  T Martinez      Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 12.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 12-1, Jim McAndrew facing 2-3-4
                  Jim McAndrew replaces Ron Hodges pitching and batting 7th; Duffy Dyer replaces John Strohmayer playing C batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Campbell      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---     100%  J Torre         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  T McCarver      Triple to RF
                  Jose Cruz pinch hits for Luis Melendez batting 5th
   O      --3     100%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 12.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-12, Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Cruz moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  D Dyer          Strikeout
          ---     100%  W Garrett       Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  K Boswell       Groundout: 2B-1B; Garrett to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  R Staub         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 12-1, Jim McAndrew facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  K Reitz         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--     100%  B Carbo         Flyball: RF
          1--     100%  M Tyson         Hit By Pitch; Reitz to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Gibson        Popfly: 1B
   R      12-     100%  B McBride       Single to RF; Reitz Scores; Tyson to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  D Campbell      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 13.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-13, Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
          ---     100%  C Jones         Single to LF; Jones to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-     100%  J Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B; Jones to 3B
   O      --3     100%  E Kranepool     Groundout: P-1B
                  Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Jim McAndrew batting 7th
   O      --3     100%  J Beauchamp     Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 13.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation