April 20, 1976 New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 12
MIN 3 CAL 5
BAL 0 CLE 9
TEX 1 MIL 5
KCR 4 NYY 5
CHW 4 OAK 6
DET 5 SFG 12
@ATL 11
(10) SDP 7
@CIN 5 LAD 6
@HOU 3 PHI 5
@PIT 1 NYM 8
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 7,260

Tuesday, April 20, 1976, 7:34PM
Time of Game: 2:34

Mets

6-5

Won 2

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            4  2  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    8 14  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  1

W: J Matlack (2-0), L: L McGlothen (1-2)

Cardinals

3-6

Lost 2

6th, 3½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Garrett 3B                  5   1   2   1    1   1  .268  .619    0    1   4   
F Millan 2B                   6   2   3   2    0   0  .348  .937    0    3   3   HR,GDP
J Milner LF                   2   1   1   2    2   0  .472 1.343    0    1   0   HR
  B Ayala RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .583    0    1   0   
E Kranepool 1B                3   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .650    0    5   0   2B
  J Torre PH-1B               2   0   1   1    0   0  .278  .739    0    5   0   3B
D Kingman RF                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .229  .983    0    0   0   
  B Boisclair LF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   0   
D Unser CF                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .286  .809    0    1   0   HR,HBP
J Grote C                     4   1   3   0    1   0  .500 1.079    0    7   0   
M Phillips SS                 5   0   2   0    0   0  .286  .572    0    2   4   
J Matlack P                   4   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .111    0    0   1   HBP
Totals                       41   8  14   8    4   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: E Kranepool (1, off L McGlothen).

3B: J Torre (1, off M Proly).

HR: F Millan (1, off L McGlothen; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); J Milner (3, off L McGlothen; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); D Unser (2, off L McGlothen; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

HBP: J Matlack (1, by L McGlothen); D Unser (1, by L McGlothen).

TB: F Millan 6; J Milner 4; D Unser 4; J Grote 3; J Torre 3; M Phillips 2; W Garrett 2; E Kranepool 2.

GIDP: F Millan (2).

RBI: F Millan 2 (6); D Unser 2 (5); J Milner 2 (10); J Torre (2); W Garrett (4).

2-out RBI: J Milner 2; D Unser 2; W Garrett; J Torre.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Millan-M Phillips-E Kranepool; W Garrett-F Millan-E Kranepool.

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McBride CF                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .447  .975    0    2   0   
  M Wallace P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Clarey PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Proly P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
  W Crawford PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
  J Curtis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
D Kessinger SS                4   0   1   0    0   0  .176  .498    0    2   3   GDP
M Anderson LF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .357 1.009    0    3   0   2B
T Simmons C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .524    0    3   0   GDP
  K Rudolph C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
R Smith RF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .147  .580    0    0   0   2B
H Cruz 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .189  .508    0    3   0   
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .147  .491    0    5   4   
V Harris 2B                   2   0   1   0    1   1  .276  .654    0    2   2   
L McGlothen P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286    0    1   0   
  D Frisella P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Melendez PH-CF            2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   0   
Totals                       31   0   6   0    3   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: R Smith (3, off J Matlack); M Anderson (1, off J Matlack).

TB: R Smith 2; M Anderson 2; D Kessinger; H Cruz; B McBride; V Harris.

GIDP: T Simmons (1); D Kessinger (3).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. V Harris-D Kessinger-K Hernandez.

E: V Harris (1).

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, W (2-0)             9     6   0   0    3   7   0   2.57   34     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 1· 6     79    -     0.34   0.13
Totals                         9     6   0   0    3   7   0          34     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 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 (1-2)           3     6   6   4    1   2   3   4.24   18     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 6     28    -     0.54  -0.39
D Frisella                     2     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 1          1-0    0.18   0.02
M Wallace                      1     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.76    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.12   0.00
M Proly                        2     3   1   1    1   0   0   2.35   10     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.06   0.00
J Curtis                       1     3   1   1    0   1   0   9.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    14   8   6    4   4   3          47     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0·14          1-0

L McGlothen faced 1 batter in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Wallace (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: L McGlothen 2 (2; D Unser, J Matlack).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bob Engel.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 7,260.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. W Garrett            3B    1. B McBride            CF 
2. F Millan             2B    2. D Kessinger          SS 
3. J Milner             LF    3. M Anderson           LF 
4. E Kranepool          1B    4. T Simmons            C  
5. D Kingman            RF    5. R Smith              RF 
6. D Unser              CF    6. H Cruz               3B 
7. J Grote              C     7. K Hernandez          1B 
8. M Phillips           SS    8. V Harris             2B 
9. J Matlack            P     9. L McGlothen          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      17%  70% F Millan        L McGlothen     Home Run; Garrett Scores
   t 1   2  0-2  -2-      14%  83% D Unser         L McGlothen     Home Run; Kranepool Scores
   t 2   2  0-4  --3       8%  93% J Milner        L McGlothen     Home Run; Matlack Scores/unER; Milner Scores/unER
   b 1   0  4-0  1--       6%  86% D Kessinger     J Matlack       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 2   0  0-4  12-      -4%  86% F Millan        L McGlothen     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Matlack to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  W Garrett       Single to LF
   RR     1--      70%  F Millan        Home Run; Garrett Scores
   O      ---      69%  J Milner        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      72%  E Kranepool     Double to RF
   O      -2-      69%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   RR     -2-      83%  D Unser         Home Run; Kranepool Scores
          ---      84%  J Grote         Single to CF
   O      1--      83%  M Phillips      Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
          ---      80%  B McBride       Single to LF
   OO     1--      86%  D Kessinger     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      84%  M Anderson      Double to RF
   O      -2-      86%  T Simmons       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 9-1-2
          ---      88%  J Matlack       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      90%  W Garrett       Walk; Matlack to 2B
   OO     12-      86%  F Millan        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Matlack to 3B
   RR     --3      93%  J Milner        Home Run; Matlack Scores/unER; Milner Scores/unER
   O      ---      93%  E Kranepool     Foul Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Jon Matlack facing 5-6-7
          ---      91%  R Smith         Double to LF
   O      -2-      93%  H Cruz          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      94%  K Hernandez     Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      95%  V Harris        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      95%  D Kingman       Strikeout
          ---      95%  D Unser         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      95%  J Grote         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      94%  M Phillips      Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Jon Matlack facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  L McGlothen     Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  B McBride       Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  D Kessinger     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 9-1-2
          ---      97%  J Matlack       Hit By Pitch
                  Danny Frisella replaces Lynn McGlothen pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      96%  W Garrett       Popfly: 3B
   O      1--      96%  F Millan        Popfly: 2B
          1--      96%  J Milner        Walk; Matlack to 2B
   O      12-      95%  E Kranepool     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Jon Matlack facing 3-4-5
          ---      94%  M Anderson      Walk
   OO     1--      97%  T Simmons       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Smith         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-0, Danny Frisella facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  D Kingman       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      97%  D Unser         Flyball: LF
          ---      97%  J Grote         Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  M Phillips      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Jon Matlack facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  H Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      98%  K Hernandez     Strikeout
          ---      97%  V Harris        Single to CF
                  Luis Melendez pinch hits for Danny Frisella batting 9th
   O      1--      98%  L Melendez      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-0, Mike Wallace facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Wallace replaces Bake McBride pitching and batting 1st; Luis Melendez moves to CF
   O      ---      98%  J Matlack       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  W Garrett       Strikeout
          ---      98%  F Millan        Single to CF
          1--      98%  J Milner        Wild Pitch; Millan to 2B
          -2-      98%  " "             Walk
                  Joe Torre pinch hits for Ed Kranepool batting 4th
   O      12-      98%  J Torre         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
                  Joe Torre moves to 1B; Bruce Boisclair replaces Dave Kingman playing LF batting 5th; Benny Ayala replaces John Milner playing RF batting 3rd; Doug Clarey pinch hits for Mike Wallace batting 1st
   O      ---      98%  D Clarey        Strikeout
          ---      97%  D Kessinger     Single
   O      1--      98%  M Anderson      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  T Simmons       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-0, Mike Proly facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Proly replaces Doug Clarey pitching and batting 1st
   O      ---      99%  B Boisclair     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      99%  D Unser         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      99%  J Grote         Walk
          1--      99%  M Phillips      Single to LF; Grote to 2B
   O      12-      98%  J Matlack       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Jon Matlack facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  R Smith         Strikeout
          ---      98%  H Cruz          Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      99%  V Harris        Walk; Hernandez to 2B
   O      12-      99%  L Melendez      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-0, Mike Proly facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  W Garrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  F Millan        Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  B Ayala         Flyball: CF
   R      1--     100%  J Torre         Triple to CF; Millan Scores
   O      --3     100%  B Boisclair     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
                  Willie Crawford pinch hits for Mike Proly batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  W Crawford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Anderson      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-0, John Curtis facing 6-7-8
                  John Curtis replaces Willie Crawford pitching and batting 1st; Ken Rudolph replaces Ted Simmons playing C batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  D Unser         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  J Grote         Single to LF
          1--     100%  M Phillips      Single to LF; Grote to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Matlack       Strikeout Looking
   R      12-     100%  W Garrett       Single to CF; Grote Scores; Phillips to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 8, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-8, Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  K Rudolph       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  R Smith         Walk
   O      1--     100%  H Cruz          Groundout: P-1B; Smith to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Cardinals 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation