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Standings
MIL
@BOS		6
8
CHW
@CAL		1
0
BAL
@CLE		4
7
MIN
@KCR		8
4
DET
@NYY		11
3
TEX
@OAK		5
1
SFG
@ATL		3
5
PHI
@CHC		11
10
LAD
@CIN		7
4
SDP
@HOU		2
3
MON
@PIT		2
8
NYM
@STL		5
3
Sunday, September 8, 1974 1:19PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 34,304, Time of Game: 2:14
Mets
5
64-73
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 11 GB
 at Cardinals
3
74-66
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 2½ GB
W: Tom Seaver (10-8)
L: Lynn McGlothen (16-9)
 
                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

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bud Harrelson SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .230 .642 -0.033 1.41 0.036 -0.069 -0.2 2 4 SH
Felix Millan 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .261 .616 -0.071 1.35 0.049 -0.119 -0.4 3 3 2B
Ed Kranepool LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 .310 .799 0.323 1.69 0.374 -0.050 1.4 1 0
   Jim Gosger PR-RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .097 .222 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
John Milner 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .253 .752 -0.080 1.18 0.006 -0.086 -0.6 10 0 IW
Wayne Garrett 3B 3 1 1 3 1 1 .223 .671 0.211 1.04 0.252 -0.041 2.7 2 3 HR
Ken Boswell RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .229 .591 -0.002 1.08 0.064 -0.066 0.1 2 0
   Cleon Jones LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .756 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Don Hahn CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .270 .724 -0.125 1.09 0.030 -0.155 -1.2 3 0 GDP
Duffy Dyer C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .176 .479 -0.073 0.91 0.012 -0.085 -0.6 4 0 GDP
Tom Seaver P 4 1 1 0 0 2 .083 .275 -0.010 1.25 0.069 -0.079 -0.4 0 1
Team Totals 32 5 8 5 3 5 .250 .689 0.140 1.22 0.892 -0.750 0.9 27 11
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
DP: 2. W Garrett; W Garrett-F Millan-J Milner.

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 3 2 0 0 0 1 .314 .766 -0.008 1.02 0.066 -0.074 0.1 0 0 2·SB,HBP
Ron Hunt 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .677 -0.023 0.85 0.024 -0.047 -0.2 1 2
   Larry Herndon PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Jack Heidemann SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .551 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Reggie Smith RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .319 .933 -0.100 1.16 0.018 -0.118 -1.1 2 0
Ted Simmons C 4 0 3 3 0 0 .264 .755 0.208 1.06 0.227 -0.019 3.0 5 0 2·2B
Joe Torre 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 .786 -0.139 1.49 0.015 -0.154 -1.0 13 2
Bake McBride CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .755 -0.127 1.25 0.000 -0.127 -0.9 0 0
Ken Reitz 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .280 .675 0.058 0.98 0.111 -0.054 0.7 2 2 3B
Mike Tyson SS-2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .538 -0.150 1.34 0.000 -0.150 -1.4 2 4
   Keith Hernandez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .364 1.136 0.031 0.52 0.031 0.000 0.2 3B
Lynn McGlothen P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .419 -0.092 1.28 0.000 -0.092 -0.7 2 1 GDP
   Jim Dwyer PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 .755 0.026 0.54 0.026 0.000 0.4
   Mike Garman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .222 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Richie Scheinblum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .171 .423 -0.044 1.62 0.000 -0.044 -0.3
Team Totals 33 3 8 3 2 3 .242 .730 -0.360 1.12 0.518 -0.879 -1.1 27 12
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
DP: 2. M Tyson-J Torre; K Reitz-J Torre.
Baserunning
SB: L Brock 2 (103, 2nd base off T Seaver/D Dyer 2).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Seaver, W (10-8) 9 8 3 3 2 3 0 3.27 36 60 0.360 1.12 1.1
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 2 3 0 3.00 36 60 0.360 1.22 1.1

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Lynn McGlothen, L (16-9) 8 8 5 5 3 4 1 2.69 33 47 -0.155 1.31 -1.3
Mike Garman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.67 3 0 0 0.015 0.20 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 5 5 3 5 1 5.00 36 47 0 0 -0.140 1.12 -0.9
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.

Starting 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

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

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' Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- NYM B. Harrelson L. McGlothen 4% 54% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O NYM F. Millan L. McGlothen -3% 50% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 1 1-- O NYM E. Kranepool L. McGlothen -2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B; Harrelson to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- O NYM J. Milner L. McGlothen -3% 45% 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 0-0 0 --- STL L. Brock T. Seaver -4% 42% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-0 0 1-- STL R. Hunt T. Seaver -3% 39% Brock Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O STL R. Hunt T. Seaver 1% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B; Brock to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 O STL R. Smith T. Seaver 6% 46% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --3 R STL T. Simmons T. Seaver -9% 37% Single to RF; Brock Scores
b1 1-0 2 1-- O STL J. Torre T. Seaver 2% 39% 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 0-1 0 --- NYM W. Garrett L. McGlothen 4% 43% Walk
t2 0-1 0 1-- NYM K. Boswell L. McGlothen 6% 49% Single to RF; Garrett to 2B
t2 0-1 0 12- OO NYM D. Hahn L. McGlothen -12% 37% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Boswell to 2B
t2 0-1 2 -2- NYM D. Dyer L. McGlothen 1% 38% Walk
t2 0-1 2 12- O NYM T. Seaver L. McGlothen -5% 34% 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 1-0 0 --- O STL B. McBride T. Seaver 2% 36% Flyball: CF
b2 1-0 1 --- STL K. Reitz T. Seaver -6% 29% Triple to LF
b2 1-0 1 --3 OO STL M. Tyson T. Seaver 9% 38% 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 0-1 0 --- O NYM B. Harrelson L. McGlothen -3% 35% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- NYM F. Millan L. McGlothen 5% 40% Double to RF
t3 0-1 1 -2- R NYM E. Kranepool L. McGlothen 10% 50% Single to LF; Millan Scores
t3 1-1 1 1-- O NYM J. Milner L. McGlothen -3% 47% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-1 2 1-- O NYM W. Garrett L. McGlothen -3% 45% 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 1-1 0 --- O STL L. McGlothen T. Seaver 2% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-1 1 --- O STL L. Brock T. Seaver 2% 49% Strikeout
b3 1-1 2 --- O STL R. Hunt T. Seaver 1% 50% 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 1-1 0 --- O NYM K. Boswell L. McGlothen -3% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 1-1 1 --- NYM D. Hahn L. McGlothen 3% 50% Single to LF
t4 1-1 1 1-- OO NYM D. Dyer L. McGlothen -6% 44% 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 1-1 0 --- O STL R. Smith T. Seaver 3% 47% Lineout: 2B
b4 1-1 1 --- O STL T. Simmons T. Seaver 2% 49% Flyball: LF
b4 1-1 2 --- STL J. Torre T. Seaver -1% 47% Single to LF
b4 1-1 2 1-- O STL B. McBride T. Seaver 3% 50% 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 1-1 0 --- O NYM T. Seaver L. McGlothen -3% 47% Strikeout
t5 1-1 1 --- O NYM B. Harrelson L. McGlothen -2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-1 2 --- O NYM F. Millan L. McGlothen -1% 44% 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 1-1 0 --- STL K. Reitz T. Seaver -5% 39% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b5 1-1 0 1-- O STL M. Tyson T. Seaver 4% 43% Flyball: RF
b5 1-1 1 1-- OO STL L. McGlothen T. Seaver 7% 50% 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 1-1 0 --- O NYM E. Kranepool L. McGlothen -3% 47% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 1-1 1 --- O NYM J. Milner L. McGlothen -2% 44% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 1-1 2 --- O NYM W. Garrett L. McGlothen -2% 43% 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 1-1 0 --- O STL L. Brock T. Seaver 3% 46% Groundout: P-1B
b6 1-1 1 --- O STL R. Hunt T. Seaver 2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 1-1 2 --- STL R. Smith T. Seaver -2% 47% Walk
b6 1-1 2 1-- STL T. Simmons T. Seaver -5% 41% Double to LF; Smith to 3B
b6 1-1 2 -23 O STL J. Torre T. Seaver 9% 50% 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 1-1 0 --- O NYM K. Boswell L. McGlothen -4% 46% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 1-1 1 --- O NYM D. Hahn L. McGlothen -3% 43% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1-1 2 --- O NYM D. Dyer L. McGlothen -2% 42% 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 1-1 0 --- O STL B. McBride T. Seaver 4% 45% Flyball: RF
b7 1-1 1 --- O STL K. Reitz T. Seaver 3% 48% Flyball: CF
b7 1-1 2 --- O STL M. Tyson T. Seaver 2% 50% 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 1-1 0 --- NYM T. Seaver L. McGlothen 7% 57% Single to CF
t8 1-1 0 1-- O NYM B. Harrelson L. McGlothen -2% 55% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Seaver to 2B
t8 1-1 1 -2- O NYM F. Millan L. McGlothen -7% 47% Flyball: RF
t8 1-1 2 -2- R NYM E. Kranepool L. McGlothen 27% 75% Single to CF; Seaver Scores; Kranepool to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
Jim Gosger pinch runs for Ed Kranepool (LF) batting 3rd
t8 2-1 2 -2- NYM J. Milner L. McGlothen 1% 75% Intentional Walk
t8 2-1 2 12- RRR NYM W. Garrett L. McGlothen 21% 96% Home Run (CF-RF); Gosger Scores; Milner Scores
t8 5-1 2 --- O NYM K. Boswell L. McGlothen -0% 96% 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 1-5 0 --- STL J. Dwyer T. Seaver -3% 94% Walk
b8 1-5 0 1-- O STL L. Brock T. Seaver 2% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b8 1-5 1 1-- STL R. Hunt T. Seaver -0% 96% Brock Steals 2B
b8 1-5 1 -2- STL R. Hunt T. Seaver -2% 93% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Brock stays at 2B
Larry Herndon pinch runs for Ron Hunt (2B) batting 2nd
b8 1-5 1 12- O STL R. Smith T. Seaver 3% 97% Strikeout
b8 1-5 2 12- RR STL T. Simmons T. Seaver -8% 88% Double to LF; Brock Scores; Herndon Scores
b8 3-5 2 -2- O STL J. Torre T. Seaver 5% 93% 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 5-3 0 --- O NYM D. Hahn M. Garman -1% 93% Strikeout
t9 5-3 1 --- O NYM D. Dyer M. Garman -0% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 5-3 2 --- O NYM T. Seaver M. Garman -0% 92% 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 3-5 0 --- O STL B. McBride T. Seaver 4% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 3-5 1 --- O STL K. Reitz T. Seaver 3% 99% Flyball: CF
Keith Hernandez pinch hits for Mike Tyson (2B) batting 8th
b9 3-5 2 --- STL K. Hernandez T. Seaver -3% 96% Triple to RF
Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Mike Garman (P) batting 9th
b9 3-5 2 --3 O STL R. Scheinblum T. Seaver 4% 100% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 3.

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