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Standings
CLE
@BAL		1
7
MIL
@BOS		4
0
CHW
@CAL		7
4
KCR
@MIN		5
2
DET
@NYY		2
4
TEX
@OAK		6
1
LAD
@ATL		2
4
MON
@CHC		3
4
SFG
@CIN		4
2
SDP
@HOU		2
6
PHI
@PIT		5
1
NYM
@STL		3
5
NYM
@STL		11
6
Tuesday, July 29, 1975 5:38PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:25
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Mets
3
52-47
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 8 GB
 at Cardinals
5
51-50
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 11 GB
W: Lynn McGlothen (11-8)
L: Tom Seaver (14-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   1  0  1   0  1  0    3 15  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  3  0   0  1  X    5 10  0

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wayne Garrett 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .700 -0.147 1.50 0.000 -0.147 -1.2 1 3
   Gene Clines PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .204 .479 0.074 1.46 0.074 0.000 0.4
Felix Millan 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 .310 .747 0.152 1.39 0.205 -0.052 0.8 4 0
Ed Kranepool 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .350 .800 -0.042 1.25 0.039 -0.080 -0.3 5 2
   Joe Torre PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .706 -0.107 4.48 0.000 -0.107 -0.6
Rusty Staub RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .278 .822 -0.017 1.89 0.135 -0.153 -0.3 3 0 GDP
Dave Kingman LF 5 2 2 0 0 2 .254 .828 -0.063 2.28 0.133 -0.196 -0.4 2 0 2B
Del Unser CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .290 .705 -0.025 2.26 0.186 -0.211 0.8 5 0 HR
Jerry Grote C 4 0 2 1 0 0 .302 .729 0.036 1.35 0.116 -0.080 -0.0 1 0 GDP
Mike Phillips SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 .249 .606 0.056 0.82 0.067 -0.011 0.4 1 1
   Jack Heidemann PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .615 -0.068 2.90 0.000 -0.068 -0.3 0 1
Tom Seaver P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .194 .452 -0.047 1.57 0.041 -0.088 -0.3 2 1
   Jesus Alou PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .614 -0.057 2.04 0.000 -0.057 -0.2
   Ken Sanders P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 40 3 15 2 2 3 .375 .880 -0.255 1.75 0.996 -1.250 -1.3 24 8
2B: D Kingman (10, off L McGlothen).
HR: D Unser (5, off L McGlothen; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: D Unser 5; D Kingman 3; M Phillips 2; R Staub 2; J Grote 2; E Kranepool 2; G Clines; T Seaver; F Millan.
GIDP: J Grote (6); R Staub (14).
RBI: D Unser (29); J Grote (25).
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
PB: J Grote (5).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bake McBride CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .256 .654 -0.032 0.81 0.038 -0.070 -0.5 5 0 3B
Willie Davis LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .274 .735 0.119 0.95 0.172 -0.052 0.9 2 0 2·SB
Reggie Smith RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .287 .888 -0.046 0.88 0.009 -0.055 -0.5 2 0
Ted Simmons C 4 1 3 1 0 0 .342 .953 0.245 1.01 0.261 -0.016 2.0 3 0 3B,2B
Ron Fairly 1B 4 1 3 3 0 0 .319 .917 0.208 1.12 0.256 -0.047 2.3 7 2 HR
Ted Sizemore 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .634 -0.119 0.95 0.000 -0.119 -1.5 1 2
Ken Reitz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .655 -0.083 0.77 0.000 -0.083 -1.0 0 1
Mike Tyson SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .248 .673 0.005 0.65 0.043 -0.038 0.1 6 2
Lynn McGlothen P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .039 .078 -0.045 0.91 0.000 -0.045 -0.4 1 0 SH
   Al Hrabosky P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .393 -0.006 0.22 0.000 -0.006 -0.2 0 0
   Mike Garman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 33 5 10 5 2 1 .303 .888 0.246 0.88 0.779 -0.531 1.2 27 8
2B: T Simmons (24, off T Seaver).
3B: B McBride (5, off T Seaver); T Simmons (3, off T Seaver).
HR: R Fairly (5, off K Sanders; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: L McGlothen (6, off T Seaver).
TB: R Fairly 6; T Simmons 6; B McBride 3; M Tyson 2; W Davis.
RBI: R Fairly 3 (26); T Simmons (69); W Davis (35).
2-out RBI: R Fairly; T Simmons; W Davis.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Sizemore-M Tyson-R Fairly; M Tyson-R Fairly.
Baserunning
SB: W Davis 2 (19, 2nd base off T Seaver/J Grote 2).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Seaver, L (14-7) 7 8 4 4 2 1 0 2.19 31 44 -0.188 0.97 -0.7
Ken Sanders 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2.08 5 0 0 -0.058 0.24 -0.5
Team Totals 8 10 5 5 2 1 1 5.62 36 44 0 0 -0.246 1.75 -1.2

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Lynn McGlothen, W (11-8) 7.1 13 3 3 1 2 1 3.87 34 41 0.059 1.29 0.3
Al Hrabosky, H (3) 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1.42 6 1 0 -0.079 2.93 -0.6
Mike Garman, S (9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.92 2 3 0 0.274 6.01 1.5
Team Totals 9 15 3 3 2 3 1 3.00 42 41 4 0 0.254 0.88 1.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Nick Colosi.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Wayne Garrett 3B 1 Bake McBride CF
2 Felix Millan 2B 2 Willie Davis LF
3 Ed Kranepool 1B 3 Reggie Smith RF
4 Rusty Staub RF 4 Ted Simmons C
5 Dave Kingman LF 5 Ron Fairly 1B
6 Del Unser CF 6 Ted Sizemore 2B
7 Jerry Grote C 7 Ken Reitz 3B
8 Mike Phillips SS 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
t9 3-5 2 123 O NYM D. Unser M. Garman 14% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b5 1-1 2 --3 R STL W. Davis T. Seaver 14% 69% Single to 1B; McBride Scores
t9 3-5 1 123 O NYM D. Kingman M. Garman 13% 86% Strikeout
t9 3-5 0 1-- NYM F. Millan A. Hrabosky -12% 73% Walk; Clines to 2B
b4 0-1 1 -2- R STL R. Fairly T. Seaver 12% 56% Single to CF; Simmons 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 --- O NYM W. Garrett L. McGlothen 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- NYM F. Millan L. McGlothen -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- O NYM E. Kranepool L. McGlothen 3% 52% Flyball: SS
t1 0-0 2 1-- NYM R. Staub L. McGlothen -2% 51% Single to CF; Millan to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- O NYM D. Kingman L. McGlothen 4% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 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 B. McBride T. Seaver -2% 53% Foul Flyball: 3B
b1 0-0 1 --- O STL W. Davis T. Seaver -1% 51% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- O STL R. Smith T. Seaver -1% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O NYM D. Unser L. McGlothen 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 --- O NYM J. Grote L. McGlothen 2% 54% Flyball: SS
t2 0-0 2 --- O NYM M. Phillips L. McGlothen 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- STL T. Simmons T. Seaver 10% 65% Triple to RF
b2 0-0 0 --3 O STL R. Fairly T. Seaver -5% 60% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 --3 O STL T. Sizemore T. Seaver -6% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --3 O STL K. Reitz T. Seaver -4% 50% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- NYM T. Seaver L. McGlothen -4% 46% Single to CF
t3 0-0 0 1-- O NYM W. Garrett L. McGlothen 4% 50% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 1 1-- O NYM F. Millan L. McGlothen 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 2 1-- NYM E. Kranepool L. McGlothen -2% 51% Single to 2B; Seaver to 2B
t3 0-0 2 12- O NYM R. Staub L. McGlothen 5% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- STL M. Tyson T. Seaver 4% 59% Single to LF
b3 0-0 0 1-- O STL L. McGlothen T. Seaver -2% 58% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Tyson to 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- O STL B. McBride T. Seaver -4% 54% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 2 -2- O STL W. Davis T. Seaver -4% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 5-6-7
t4 0-0 0 --- NYM D. Kingman L. McGlothen -4% 46% Single to CF
t4 0-0 0 1-- NYM D. Unser L. McGlothen -11% 34% Single to CF; Kingman to 3B
t4 0-0 0 1-3 ROO NYM J. Grote L. McGlothen 6% 41% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Kingman Scores/No RBI
t4 1-0 2 --- NYM M. Phillips L. McGlothen -1% 40% Single to P
t4 1-0 2 1-- O NYM T. Seaver L. McGlothen 2% 42% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- O STL R. Smith T. Seaver -3% 39% Flyball: CF
b4 0-1 1 --- STL T. Simmons T. Seaver 6% 45% Double to RF
b4 0-1 1 -2- R STL R. Fairly T. Seaver 12% 56% Single to CF; Simmons Scores
b4 1-1 1 1-- O STL T. Sizemore T. Seaver -3% 53% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 1-1 2 1-- O STL K. Reitz T. Seaver -3% 50% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
t5 1-1 0 --- O NYM W. Garrett L. McGlothen 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-1 1 --- O NYM F. Millan L. McGlothen 2% 55% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 1-1 2 --- NYM E. Kranepool L. McGlothen -2% 53% Single to CF
t5 1-1 2 1-- O NYM R. Staub L. McGlothen 3% 57% Foul Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
b5 1-1 0 --- O STL M. Tyson T. Seaver -3% 54% Flyball: CF
b5 1-1 1 --- O STL L. McGlothen T. Seaver -2% 51% Strikeout
b5 1-1 2 --- STL B. McBride T. Seaver 4% 55% Triple to RF
b5 1-1 2 --3 R STL W. Davis T. Seaver 14% 69% Single to 1B; McBride Scores
b5 2-1 2 1-- STL R. Smith T. Seaver 1% 70% Davis Steals 2B
b5 2-1 2 -2- STL R. Smith T. Seaver 0% 71% Passed Ball; Davis to 3B
b5 2-1 2 --3 STL R. Smith T. Seaver 1% 71% Walk
b5 2-1 2 1-3 R STL T. Simmons T. Seaver 11% 82% Single to LF; Davis Scores; Smith to 3B
b5 3-1 2 1-3 R STL R. Fairly T. Seaver 7% 89% Single to RF; Smith Scores; Simmons to 2B
b5 4-1 2 12- O STL T. Sizemore T. Seaver -2% 87% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 5-6-7
t6 1-4 0 --- O NYM D. Kingman L. McGlothen 2% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1-4 1 --- R NYM D. Unser L. McGlothen -7% 82% Home Run
t6 2-4 1 --- NYM J. Grote L. McGlothen -4% 78% Single to CF
t6 2-4 1 1-- NYM M. Phillips L. McGlothen -5% 73% Single to RF; Grote to 2B
t6 2-4 1 12- O NYM T. Seaver L. McGlothen 6% 80% Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B
t6 2-4 2 12- O NYM W. Garrett L. McGlothen 6% 85% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
b6 4-2 0 --- O STL K. Reitz T. Seaver -1% 84% Foul Flyball: 1B
b6 4-2 1 --- O STL M. Tyson T. Seaver -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 4-2 2 --- O STL L. McGlothen T. Seaver -1% 83% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 2-3-4
t7 2-4 0 --- NYM F. Millan L. McGlothen -6% 77% Single to RF
t7 2-4 0 1-- O NYM E. Kranepool L. McGlothen 5% 82% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t7 2-4 1 1-- OO NYM R. Staub L. McGlothen 7% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
b7 4-2 0 --- O STL B. McBride T. Seaver -1% 88% Flyball: RF
b7 4-2 1 --- STL W. Davis T. Seaver 1% 89% Walk
b7 4-2 1 1-- STL R. Smith T. Seaver 1% 90% Davis Steals 2B
b7 4-2 1 -2- O STL R. Smith T. Seaver -2% 89% Flyball: RF
b7 4-2 2 -2- O STL T. Simmons T. Seaver -2% 87% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 5-6-7
t8 2-4 0 --- NYM D. Kingman L. McGlothen -9% 78% Double to LF
t8 2-4 0 -2- O NYM D. Unser L. McGlothen 5% 83% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Kingman to 3B
t8 2-4 1 --3 R NYM J. Grote L. McGlothen -8% 75% Single to RF; Kingman Scores
Al Hrabosky replaces Lynn McGlothen pitching and batting 9th
Jack Heidemann pinch hits for Mike Phillips (SS) batting 8th
t8 3-4 1 1-- O NYM J. Heidemann A. Hrabosky 7% 82% Flyball: LF
Jesus Alou pinch hits for Tom Seaver (P) batting 9th
t8 3-4 2 1-- O NYM J. Alou A. Hrabosky 6% 87% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mets' Ken Sanders facing 5-6-7
Ken Sanders replaces Jesus Alou (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Jack Heidemann moves from PH to SS
b8 4-3 0 --- R STL R. Fairly K. Sanders 7% 94% Home Run
b8 5-3 0 --- O STL T. Sizemore K. Sanders -1% 94% Flyball: LF
b8 5-3 1 --- O STL K. Reitz K. Sanders -0% 93% Flyball: RF
b8 5-3 2 --- STL M. Tyson K. Sanders 0% 94% Single to RF
b8 5-3 2 1-- O STL A. Hrabosky K. Sanders -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Al Hrabosky facing 1-2-3
Gene Clines pinch hits for Wayne Garrett (3B) batting 1st
t9 3-5 0 --- NYM G. Clines A. Hrabosky -7% 86% Single to RF
t9 3-5 0 1-- NYM F. Millan A. Hrabosky -12% 73% Walk; Clines to 2B
Joe Torre pinch hits for Ed Kranepool (1B) batting 3rd
t9 3-5 0 12- O NYM J. Torre A. Hrabosky 11% 84% Flyball: CF
t9 3-5 1 12- NYM R. Staub A. Hrabosky -12% 73% Single to RF; Clines to 3B; Millan to 2B
Mike Garman replaces Al Hrabosky pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-5 1 123 O NYM D. Kingman M. Garman 13% 86% Strikeout
t9 3-5 2 123 O NYM D. Unser M. Garman 14% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 5.

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