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Scores
Standings
BAL
@DET		6
4		 
(11)
CAL
@KCR		2
10
CAL
@KCR		2
7
OAK
@MIN		11
4
OAK
@MIN		6
7
CHW
@TEX		5
2
ATL
@LAD		2
1
MON
@PIT		3
6
HOU
@SDP		0
1
CIN
@SFG		6
3
NYM
@STL		1
5
Friday, September 12, 1975, 7:40PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 14,731, Time of Game: 2:06
Mets
1
74-73
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Cardinals
5
76-70
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Lynn McGlothen (15-11)
L: Jon Matlack (16-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  7  2
Cardinals       0  0  1   0  1  2   0  1  X    5 10  1

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Del Unser CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 .713 -0.025 0.83 0.041 -0.066 -0.2 3 0
Felix Millan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 .691 -0.004 1.15 0.079 -0.083 -0.1 1 3 2B
Mike Vail LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .348 .914 0.057 0.99 0.088 -0.030 0.5 1 1
Dave Kingman 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .242 .823 -0.126 1.56 0.017 -0.143 -1.1 9 1
Rusty Staub RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .275 .806 0.105 1.45 0.180 -0.075 0.8 2 0 3B,2B
Jerry Grote C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .732 -0.176 1.61 0.000 -0.176 -1.5 4 0
Roy Staiger 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.097 0.93 0.000 -0.097 -1.0 0 4
Mike Phillips SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .611 -0.062 0.63 0.000 -0.062 -0.6 3 3
Jon Matlack P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .364 0.000 0.64 0.018 -0.017 -0.0 0 0
   John Milner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .652 -0.008 0.30 0.000 -0.008 -0.1
   Bob Apodaca P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .855 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Team Totals 34 1 7 1 1 0 .206 .552 -0.336 1.13 0.423 -0.757 -3.3 24 13
2B: R Staub (28, off L McGlothen); F Millan (33, off L McGlothen).
3B: R Staub (4, off L McGlothen).
TB: R Staub 5; F Millan 2; D Kingman; M Vail; J Matlack; D Unser.
RBI: R Staub (96).
2-out RBI: R Staub.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
E: F Millan (20); J Grote (4).
Outfield Assists: M Vail (T Sizemore at 3rd base).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Melendez CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .263 .647 0.103 0.79 0.130 -0.027 0.6 2 0
Ted Sizemore 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .240 .598 0.029 0.61 0.048 -0.019 0.2 0 7
Reggie Smith RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .292 .853 0.077 0.80 0.089 -0.013 0.5 3 0
   Buddy Bradford RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 .713 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ted Simmons C 4 1 2 0 0 1 .339 .912 -0.027 0.83 0.035 -0.062 0.1 2 0
Hector Cruz LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .148 .395 -0.068 0.60 0.002 -0.070 -0.9 5 0
Ken Reitz 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .659 -0.029 0.54 0.013 -0.042 -0.5 0 1
Keith Hernandez 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .230 .670 -0.009 0.54 0.025 -0.034 0.1 14 0 IW
Mike Tyson SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 .261 .659 0.136 0.93 0.181 -0.045 2.3 1 2 2B
Lynn McGlothen P 4 0 0 0 0 2 .091 .182 -0.048 0.48 0.000 -0.048 -1.1 0 2
Team Totals 34 5 10 3 2 4 .294 .657 0.164 0.68 0.523 -0.360 1.2 27 12
2B: M Tyson (16, off J Matlack).
IBB: K Hernandez (2, by B Apodaca).
TB: T Sizemore 2; L Melendez 2; T Simmons 2; M Tyson 2; K Reitz; K Hernandez; R Smith.
RBI: M Tyson 2 (33); R Smith (68).
2-out RBI: M Tyson 2; R Smith.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
E: K Reitz (23).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jon Matlack, L (16-11) 6 9 4 4 1 4 0 3.36 27 41 -0.164 0.88 -1.1
Bob Apodaca 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.48 9 0 0 0.000 0.13 -0.0
Team Totals 8 10 5 4 2 4 0 4.50 36 41 0 0 -0.164 1.13 -1.2

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Lynn McGlothen, W (15-11) 9 7 1 1 1 0 0 3.69 35 68 0.335 1.13 3.3
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 1 0 0 1.00 35 68 0.335 0.68 3.3
Balks: None.
WP: J Matlack (7); B Apodaca (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: B Apodaca (4; K Hernandez).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dutch Rennert.
Time of Game: 2:06.
Attendance: 14,731.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Del Unser CF 1 Luis Melendez CF
2 Felix Millan 2B 2 Ted Sizemore 2B
3 Mike Vail LF 3 Reggie Smith RF
4 Dave Kingman 1B 4 Ted Simmons C
5 Rusty Staub RF 5 Hector Cruz LF
6 Jerry Grote C 6 Ken Reitz 3B
7 Roy Staiger 3B 7 Keith Hernandez 1B
8 Mike Phillips SS 8 Mike Tyson SS
9 Jon Matlack P 9 Lynn McGlothen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 2-1 2 1-3 RR STL M. Tyson J. Matlack 17% 92% Double to LF; Simmons Scores; Hernandez Scores; Tyson to 3B/Adv on E2
t6 0-2 2 1-- R NYM R. Staub L. McGlothen -14% 69% Triple to RF; Kingman Scores
b3 0-0 2 1-3 R STL R. Smith J. Matlack 11% 66% Wild Pitch; Melendez Scores; Sizemore to 2B
b5 1-0 2 12- RO STL R. Smith J. Matlack 8% 79% Single to LF; Melendez Scores; Sizemore out at 3B/LF-3B-SS
t4 0-1 0 --- NYM F. Millan L. McGlothen -8% 55% 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' Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYM D. Unser L. McGlothen 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYM F. Millan L. McGlothen 2% 54% Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O NYM M. Vail L. McGlothen 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Melendez J. Matlack -2% 53% Foul Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- O STL T. Sizemore J. Matlack -1% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O STL R. Smith J. Matlack -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
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 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O NYM D. Kingman L. McGlothen 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- NYM R. Staub L. McGlothen -4% 48% Double to RF
t2 0-0 1 -2- O NYM J. Grote L. McGlothen 3% 51% Flyball: CF; Staub to 3B
t2 0-0 2 --3 O NYM R. Staiger L. McGlothen 4% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O STL T. Simmons J. Matlack -2% 53% Foul Flyball: 1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O STL H. Cruz J. Matlack -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- STL K. Reitz J. Matlack 1% 52% Single to RF
b2 0-0 2 1-- O STL K. Hernandez J. Matlack -2% 50% Flyball: SS
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 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O NYM M. Phillips L. McGlothen 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 1 --- O NYM J. Matlack L. McGlothen 2% 54% Flyball: SS
t3 0-0 2 --- O NYM D. Unser L. McGlothen 1% 55% Groundout: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O STL M. Tyson J. Matlack -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O STL L. McGlothen J. Matlack -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- STL L. Melendez J. Matlack 1% 53% Single to 3B
b3 0-0 2 1-- STL T. Sizemore J. Matlack 3% 56% Single to RF; Melendez to 3B
b3 0-0 2 1-3 R STL R. Smith J. Matlack 11% 66% Wild Pitch; Melendez Scores; Sizemore to 2B
b3 1-0 2 -2- STL R. Smith J. Matlack 1% 67% Walk
b3 1-0 2 12- O STL T. Simmons J. Matlack -4% 63% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- NYM F. Millan L. McGlothen -8% 55% Double to LF
t4 0-1 0 -2- NYM M. Vail L. McGlothen -4% 51% Walk
t4 0-1 0 12- O NYM D. Kingman L. McGlothen 7% 58% Flyball: LF
t4 0-1 1 12- NYM R. Staub L. McGlothen 0% 58% E5 on Foul Ball
t4 0-1 1 12- O NYM R. Staub L. McGlothen 4% 61% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Millan to 3B; Vail to 2B
t4 0-1 2 -23 O NYM J. Grote L. McGlothen 8% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- O STL H. Cruz J. Matlack -2% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1-0 1 --- O STL K. Reitz J. Matlack -1% 66% Flyball: CF
b4 1-0 2 --- O STL K. Hernandez J. Matlack -1% 65% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 7-8-9
t5 0-1 0 --- O NYM R. Staiger L. McGlothen 3% 68% Foul Flyball: C
t5 0-1 1 --- O NYM M. Phillips L. McGlothen 2% 70% Flyball: RF
t5 0-1 2 --- NYM J. Matlack L. McGlothen -2% 68% Single to LF
t5 0-1 2 1-- O NYM D. Unser L. McGlothen 3% 71% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 8-9-1
b5 1-0 0 --- O STL M. Tyson J. Matlack -2% 69% Flyball: LF
b5 1-0 1 --- O STL L. McGlothen J. Matlack -1% 68% Strikeout
b5 1-0 2 --- STL L. Melendez J. Matlack 1% 69% Single to RF
b5 1-0 2 1-- STL T. Sizemore J. Matlack 2% 71% Single to SS; Melendez to 2B
b5 1-0 2 12- RO STL R. Smith J. Matlack 8% 79% Single to LF; Melendez Scores; Sizemore out at 3B/LF-3B-SS
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 2-3-4
t6 0-2 0 --- O NYM F. Millan L. McGlothen 3% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-2 1 --- O NYM M. Vail L. McGlothen 2% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-2 2 --- NYM D. Kingman L. McGlothen -2% 82% Single to LF
t6 0-2 2 1-- R NYM R. Staub L. McGlothen -14% 69% Triple to RF; Kingman Scores
t6 1-2 2 --3 O NYM J. Grote L. McGlothen 6% 75% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
b6 2-1 0 --- STL T. Simmons J. Matlack 3% 78% Single to LF
b6 2-1 0 1-- O STL H. Cruz J. Matlack -3% 75% Flyball: RF
b6 2-1 1 1-- O STL K. Reitz J. Matlack -3% 72% Flyball: CF
b6 2-1 2 1-- STL K. Hernandez J. Matlack 2% 75% Single to LF; Simmons to 3B
b6 2-1 2 1-3 RR STL M. Tyson J. Matlack 17% 92% Double to LF; Simmons Scores; Hernandez Scores; Tyson to 3B/Adv on E2
b6 4-1 2 --3 O STL L. McGlothen J. Matlack -1% 90% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 7-8-9
t7 1-4 0 --- O NYM R. Staiger L. McGlothen 2% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1-4 1 --- O NYM M. Phillips L. McGlothen 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
John Milner pinch hits for Jon Matlack (P) batting 9th
t7 1-4 2 --- O NYM J. Milner L. McGlothen 1% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mets' Bob Apodaca facing 1-2-3
Bob Apodaca replaces John Milner (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-1 0 --- O STL L. Melendez B. Apodaca -1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 4-1 1 --- O STL T. Sizemore B. Apodaca -0% 94% Flyball: CF
b7 4-1 2 --- O STL R. Smith B. Apodaca -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
t8 1-4 0 --- NYM D. Unser L. McGlothen -4% 89% Single to CF
t8 1-4 0 1-- O NYM F. Millan L. McGlothen 4% 93% Flyball: LF
t8 1-4 1 1-- NYM M. Vail L. McGlothen -5% 89% Single to LF; Unser to 2B
t8 1-4 1 12- O NYM D. Kingman L. McGlothen 5% 94% Flyball: LF
t8 1-4 2 12- O NYM R. Staub L. McGlothen 4% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mets' Bob Apodaca facing 4-5-6
b8 4-1 0 --- STL T. Simmons B. Apodaca 0% 98% Single to LF
b8 4-1 0 1-- O STL H. Cruz B. Apodaca -0% 97% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b8 4-1 1 1-- O STL K. Reitz B. Apodaca -0% 97% Groundout: 1B-P; Cruz to 2B
b8 4-1 2 -2- STL K. Hernandez B. Apodaca 0% 97% Intentional Walk
b8 4-1 2 12- STL M. Tyson B. Apodaca 0% 98% Wild Pitch; Cruz to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
b8 4-1 2 -23 R STL M. Tyson B. Apodaca 1% 99% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Cruz Scores/No RBI/unER; Hernandez stays at 2B
b8 5-1 2 12- O STL L. McGlothen B. Apodaca -0% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Lynn McGlothen facing 6-7-8
Buddy Bradford replaces Reggie Smith playing RF batting 3rd
t9 1-5 0 --- O NYM J. Grote L. McGlothen 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1-5 1 --- O NYM R. Staiger L. McGlothen 0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
t9 1-5 2 --- O NYM M. Phillips L. McGlothen 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 5.

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