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BOS  8
MIL  6
 CHW  1
@CAL  0
 CLE  7
BAL  4
 MIN  8
@KCR  4
 DET 11
@NYY  3
 TEX  5
@OAK  1
 ATL  5
SFG  3
 PHI 11
@CHC 10
 LAD  7
@CIN  4
 HOU  3
SDP  2
 PIT  8
MON  2
 NYM  5
@STL  3
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 34,304

 Sunday, September 8, 1974, 1:19PM
Time of Game: 2:14
Mets
5
64-73
Won 1
4th, 11 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  1   0  0  0   0  4  0    5  8  0
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    3  8  0
W: Tom Seaver (10-8), L: Lynn McGlothen (16-9)
 Cardinals
3
74-66
Lost 1
2nd, 2½ GB

Batting Stats

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Harrelson SS                3   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .642              2   4   SH
F Millan 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .261  .616              3   3   2B
E Kranepool LF                4   0   2   2    0   0  .310  .799              1   0   
  J Gosger PR-RF              0   1   0   0    0   0  .097  .222              0   0   
J Milner 1B                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .253  .752             10   0   IW
W Garrett 3B                  3   1   1   3    1   1  .223  .671              2   3   HR
K Boswell RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .229  .591              2   0   
  C Jones LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .756              0   0   
D Hahn CF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .724              3   0   GDP
D Dyer C                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .176  .479              4   0   GDP
T Seaver P                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .083  .275              0   1   
Totals                       32   5   8   0    3   5                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: F Millan (12, off L McGlothen).
HR: W Garrett (11, off L McGlothen; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).
SH: B Harrelson (7, off L McGlothen).
IBB: J Milner (8, by L McGlothen).
TB: W Garrett 4; F Millan 2; E Kranepool 2; K Boswell; T Seaver; B Harrelson; D Hahn.
GIDP: D Dyer (4); D Hahn (8).
RBI: W Garrett 3 (41); E Kranepool 2 (24).
2-out RBI: W Garrett 3; E Kranepool.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. W Garrett; W Garrett-F Millan-J Milner.
St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    3   2   0   0    0   1  .314  .766              0   0   2·SB,HBP
R Hunt 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .677              1   2   
  L Herndon PR                0   1   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  J Heidemann SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .551              0   1   
R Smith RF                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .319  .933              2   0   
T Simmons C                   4   0   3   3    0   0  .264  .755              5   0   2·2B
J Torre 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .786             13   2   
B McBride CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .755              0   0   
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .280  .675              2   2   3B
M Tyson SS-2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .538              2   4   
  K Hernandez PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .364 1.136              0   0   3B
L McGlothen P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .419              2   1   GDP
  J Dwyer PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .295  .755              0   0   
  M Garman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222              0   0   
  R Scheinblum PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .423              0   0   
Totals                       33   3   8   0    2   3                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: T Simmons 2 (29, 2 off T Seaver).
3B: K Hernandez (1, off T Seaver); K Reitz (2, off T Seaver).
HBP: L Brock (1, by T Seaver).
TB: T Simmons 5; K Reitz 4; K Hernandez 3; J Torre; R Hunt.
GIDP: L McGlothen (1).
RBI: T Simmons 3 (83).
2-out RBI: T Simmons 3.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. M Tyson-J Torre; K Reitz-J Torre.
Baserunning Events
SB: L Brock 2 (103, 2nd base off T Seaver/D Dyer).

Pitching Stats

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
T Seaver, W (10-8)             9     8   3   3    2   3   0   3.27   36     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 1· 6     60    -     1.16   0.36
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2   3   0          36     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 1· 6           -  
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
L McGlothen, L (16-9)          8     8   5   5    3   4   1   2.69   33     -       ·  ·     14· 4· 0· 8     47    -     1.30  -0.15
M Garman                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.67    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         9     8   5   5    3   5   1          36     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 0· 8           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: T Seaver (3; L Brock).
IBB: L McGlothen (9; J Milner).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Dick Stello.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 34,304.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   New York Mets                             St.Louis Cardinals                           
1. Bud Harrelson                SS       1. Lou Brock                    LF
2. Felix Millan                 2B       2. Ron Hunt                     2B
3. Ed Kranepool                 LF       3. Reggie Smith                 RF
4. John Milner                  1B       4. Ted Simmons                   C
5. Wayne Garrett                3B       5. Joe Torre                    1B
6. Ken Boswell                  RF       6. Bake McBride                 CF
7. Don Hahn                     CF       7. Ken Reitz                    3B
8. Duffy Dyer                    C       8. Mike Tyson                   SS
9. Tom Seaver                    P       9. Lynn McGlothen                P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t8 2 -2- R 27% 75% 1-1 NYM E. Kranepool L. McGlothen Single to CF; Seaver Scores; Kranepool to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t8 2 12- RRR 21% 96% 2-1 NYM W. Garrett L. McGlothen Home Run (CF-RF); Gosger Scores; Milner Scores
t2 0 12- OO -12% 37% 0-1 NYM D. Hahn L. McGlothen Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Boswell to 2B
t3 1 -2- R 10% 50% 0-1 NYM E. Kranepool L. McGlothen Single to LF; Millan Scores
b1 2 --3 R -9% 37% 0-0 STL T. Simmons T. Seaver Single to RF; Brock Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 NYM B. Harrelson L. McGlothen Single to CF
t1 0 1-- O -3% 50% 0-0 NYM F. Millan L. McGlothen Popfly: SS
t1 1 1-- O -2% 49% 0-0 NYM E. Kranepool L. McGlothen Groundout: SS-1B; Harrelson to 2B
t1 2 -2- O -3% 45% 0-0 NYM J. Milner L. McGlothen Groundout: 1B unassisted
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 --- -4% 42% 0-0 STL L. Brock T. Seaver Hit By Pitch
b1 0 1-- -3% 39% 0-0 STL R. Hunt T. Seaver Brock Steals 2B
b1 0 -2- O 1% 40% 0-0 STL R. Hunt T. Seaver Groundout: 2B-1B; Brock to 3B
b1 1 --3 O 6% 46% 0-0 STL R. Smith T. Seaver Strikeout
b1 2 --3 R -9% 37% 0-0 STL T. Simmons T. Seaver Single to RF; Brock Scores
b1 2 1-- O 2% 39% 1-0 STL J. Torre T. Seaver Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- 4% 43% 0-1 NYM W. Garrett L. McGlothen Walk
t2 0 1-- 6% 49% 0-1 NYM K. Boswell L. McGlothen Single to RF; Garrett to 2B
t2 0 12- OO -12% 37% 0-1 NYM D. Hahn L. McGlothen Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Boswell to 2B
t2 2 -2- 1% 38% 0-1 NYM D. Dyer L. McGlothen Walk
t2 2 12- O -5% 34% 0-1 NYM T. Seaver L. McGlothen Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O 2% 36% 1-0 STL B. McBride T. Seaver Flyball: CF
b2 1 --- -6% 29% 1-0 STL K. Reitz T. Seaver Triple to LF
b2 1 --3 OO 9% 38% 1-0 STL M. Tyson T. Seaver Double Play: Bunt Popfly: 3B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O -3% 35% 0-1 NYM B. Harrelson L. McGlothen Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- 5% 40% 0-1 NYM F. Millan L. McGlothen Double to RF
t3 1 -2- R 10% 50% 0-1 NYM E. Kranepool L. McGlothen Single to LF; Millan Scores
t3 1 1-- O -3% 47% 1-1 NYM J. Milner L. McGlothen Strikeout Looking
t3 2 1-- O -2% 45% 1-1 NYM W. Garrett L. McGlothen Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O 2% 47% 1-1 STL L. McGlothen T. Seaver Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 --- O 2% 49% 1-1 STL L. Brock T. Seaver Strikeout
b3 2 --- O 1% 50% 1-1 STL R. Hunt T. Seaver Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- O -3% 47% 1-1 NYM K. Boswell L. McGlothen Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 1 --- 3% 50% 1-1 NYM D. Hahn L. McGlothen Single to LF
t4 1 1-- OO -6% 44% 1-1 NYM D. Dyer L. McGlothen Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O 3% 47% 1-1 STL R. Smith T. Seaver Lineout: 2B
b4 1 --- O 2% 49% 1-1 STL T. Simmons T. Seaver Flyball: LF
b4 2 --- -1% 47% 1-1 STL J. Torre T. Seaver Single to LF
b4 2 1-- O 3% 50% 1-1 STL B. McBride T. Seaver Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O -3% 47% 1-1 NYM T. Seaver L. McGlothen Strikeout
t5 1 --- O -2% 45% 1-1 NYM B. Harrelson L. McGlothen Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2 --- O -1% 44% 1-1 NYM F. Millan L. McGlothen Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- -5% 39% 1-1 STL K. Reitz T. Seaver Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b5 0 1-- O 4% 43% 1-1 STL M. Tyson T. Seaver Flyball: RF
b5 1 1-- OO 7% 50% 1-1 STL L. McGlothen T. Seaver Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- O -3% 47% 1-1 NYM E. Kranepool L. McGlothen Groundout: 1B-P
t6 1 --- O -2% 44% 1-1 NYM J. Milner L. McGlothen Groundout: 1B-P
t6 2 --- O -2% 43% 1-1 NYM W. Garrett L. McGlothen Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O 3% 46% 1-1 STL L. Brock T. Seaver Groundout: P-1B
b6 1 --- O 2% 48% 1-1 STL R. Hunt T. Seaver Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 2 --- -2% 46% 1-1 STL R. Smith T. Seaver Walk
b6 2 1-- -5% 41% 1-1 STL T. Simmons T. Seaver Double to LF; Smith to 3B
b6 2 -23 O 9% 50% 1-1 STL J. Torre T. Seaver Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- O -4% 46% 1-1 NYM K. Boswell L. McGlothen Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 1 --- O -3% 44% 1-1 NYM D. Hahn L. McGlothen Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2 --- O -2% 42% 1-1 NYM D. Dyer L. McGlothen Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- O 4% 45% 1-1 STL B. McBride T. Seaver Flyball: RF
b7 1 --- O 3% 48% 1-1 STL K. Reitz T. Seaver Flyball: CF
b7 2 --- O 2% 50% 1-1 STL M. Tyson T. Seaver Foul Popfly: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 9-1-2
t8 0 --- 7% 57% 1-1 NYM T. Seaver L. McGlothen Single to CF
t8 0 1-- O -2% 55% 1-1 NYM B. Harrelson L. McGlothen Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Seaver to 2B
t8 1 -2- O -7% 48% 1-1 NYM F. Millan L. McGlothen Flyball: RF
t8 2 -2- R 27% 75% 1-1 NYM E. Kranepool L. McGlothen Single to CF; Seaver Scores; Kranepool to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
Jim Gosger pinch runs for Ed Kranepool (LF) batting 3rd
t8 2 -2- 1% 75% 2-1 NYM J. Milner L. McGlothen Intentional Walk
t8 2 12- RRR 21% 96% 2-1 NYM W. Garrett L. McGlothen Home Run (CF-RF); Gosger Scores; Milner Scores
t8 2 --- O -0% 96% 5-1 NYM K. Boswell L. McGlothen Groundout: 2B-1B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
Cleon Jones replaces Ken Boswell (RF) playing LF batting 6th; Jim Gosger moves from PR to RF; Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Lynn McGlothen (P) batting 9th
b8 0 --- -3% 94% 1-5 STL J. Dwyer T. Seaver Walk
b8 0 1-- O 2% 96% 1-5 STL L. Brock T. Seaver Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b8 1 1-- -0% 96% 1-5 STL R. Hunt T. Seaver Brock Steals 2B
b8 1 -2- -2% 93% 1-5 STL R. Hunt T. Seaver Single to SS (Ground Ball); Brock stays at 2B
Larry Herndon pinch runs for Ron Hunt (2B) batting 2nd
b8 1 12- O 3% 96% 1-5 STL R. Smith T. Seaver Strikeout
b8 2 12- RR -8% 88% 1-5 STL T. Simmons T. Seaver Double to LF; Brock Scores; Herndon Scores
b8 2 -2- O 5% 93% 3-5 STL J. Torre T. Seaver Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cardinals' Mike Garman facing 7-8-9
Mike Garman replaces Jim Dwyer (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Mike Tyson moves from SS to 2B; Jack Heidemann replaces Larry Herndon (PR) playing SS batting 2nd
t9 0 --- O -1% 93% 5-3 NYM D. Hahn M. Garman Strikeout
t9 1 --- O -1% 92% 5-3 NYM D. Dyer M. Garman Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2 --- O -0% 92% 5-3 NYM T. Seaver M. Garman Foul Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
b9 0 --- O 4% 96% 3-5 STL B. McBride T. Seaver Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 1 --- O 3% 99% 3-5 STL K. Reitz T. Seaver Flyball: CF
Keith Hernandez pinch hits for Mike Tyson (2B) batting 8th
b9 2 --- -3% 96% 3-5 STL K. Hernandez T. Seaver Triple to RF
Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Mike Garman (P) batting 9th
b9 2 --3 O 4% 100% 3-5 STL R. Scheinblum T. Seaver Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 3.

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