April 21, 1976 New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
@CAL 1 NYY 10
CHW 7 DET 7
@OAK 3 ATL 3
SFG 0 MON 12
@CHC 6 CIN 5
SDP 4 HOU 1
LAD 0
(16) PHI 3
@PIT 0 STL 7
NYM 4

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 7,213

Wednesday, April 21, 1976, 12:33PM
Time of Game: 2:35

Mets

6-6

Lost 1

3rd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  2   0  2  0   0  0  0    4 12  1
Cardinals       0  1  0   1  0  4   1  0  X    7 12  2

W: E Rasmussen (2-1), L: M Lolich (0-3), S: A Hrabosky (1)

Cardinals

4-6

Won 1

5th, 2½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Boisclair CF                4   2   2   0    1   2  .375  .944    0    2   1   2B
F Millan 2B                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .353  .924    0    4   3   
W Garrett 3B                  4   0   0   1    1   1  .244  .581    0    1   5   
E Kranepool 1B-LF             5   0   2   1    0   0  .256  .669    0    7   0   
D Kingman RF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .226  .928    0    0   0   SB,GDP
J Grote C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .444  .968    0    6   1   
B Ayala LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .398    0    0   1   
  T Hall P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Phillips SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .364  .728    0    1   4   
M Lolich P                    3   2   2   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  S Lockwood P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  J Torre PH-1B               1   0   1   0    0   0  .316  .802    0    3   0   
Totals                       39   4  12   3    2   4                    24  15

BATTING

2B: B Boisclair (1, off B Forsch).

TB: B Boisclair 3; F Millan 2; M Phillips 2; M Lolich 2; E Kranepool 2; D Kingman; J Torre.

GIDP: D Kingman (1).

RBI: F Millan (7); E Kranepool (7); W Garrett (5).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Phillips-F Millan-E Kranepool.

E: B Ayala (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Kingman (3, 2nd base off B Forsch/T Simmons).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Melendez CF                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .091  .182    0    4   0   GDP
V Harris 2B-3B                4   2   2   0    1   1  .303  .772    0    1   2   2·2B
L Brock LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .332    0    4   0   
T Simmons C                   4   2   3   0    0   0  .297  .650    0    5   0   2B
R Smith RF                    4   1   3   3    0   1  .211  .749    0    1   0   HR
M Anderson 1B                 3   0   1   0    0   2  .353 1.009    0    5   2   2B
  L Richard PR-2B             1   1   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    2   1   
H Cruz 3B                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .179  .482    0    0   2   
  R Fairly PH-1B              2   1   1   1    0   0  .600 1.400    0    1   0   
D Kessinger SS                3   0   1   1    1   0  .189  .556    0    3   2   2B
B Forsch P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    0    1   0   
  M Wallace P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Frisella P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Crawford PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    0   0   
  E Rasmussen P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  A Hrabosky P                0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
Totals                       35   7  12   5    3   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: V Harris 2 (3, 2 off M Lolich); T Simmons (1, off M Lolich); D Kessinger (3, off S Lockwood); M Anderson (2, off M Lolich).

HR: R Smith (2, off M Lolich; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: R Smith 6; T Simmons 4; V Harris 4; M Anderson 2; D Kessinger 2; L Melendez; R Fairly.

GIDP: L Melendez (2).

RBI: R Smith 3 (8); R Fairly (3); D Kessinger (1).

2-out RBI: R Smith 3; D Kessinger; R Fairly.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Kessinger-V Harris-M Anderson.

E: V Harris (2); T Simmons (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
M Lolich, L (0-3)              5.2   7   5   4    1   6   1   5.14   24     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 7     42    -     1.12  -0.31
S Lockwood                     1.1   4   2   2    1   1   0   3.09    9     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 4          1-1    0.75  -0.32
T Hall                         1     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.70    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.13   0.00
Totals                         8    12   7   6    3   7   1          38     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0·12          1-1

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
B Forsch                       4     8   4   3    1   1   0   3.94   20     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 8     32    -     1.39  -0.34
M Wallace                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          2-1    1.37  -0.04
D Frisella                     0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.47   0.09
E Rasmussen, W (2-1)           2.2   4   0   0    0   1   0   2.89   12     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 1· 4          0-0    0.79   0.09
A Hrabosky, S (1)              1.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   3.12    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 0          2-0    0.87   0.07
Totals                         9    12   4   3    2   4   0          41     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 2·12          6-1

B Forsch faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Lolich 2 (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 7,213.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. B Boisclair          CF    1. L Melendez           CF 
2. F Millan             2B    2. V Harris             2B 
3. W Garrett            3B    3. L Brock              LF 
4. E Kranepool          1B    4. T Simmons            C  
5. D Kingman            RF    5. R Smith              RF 
6. J Grote              C     6. M Anderson           1B 
7. B Ayala              LF    7. H Cruz               3B 
8. M Phillips           SS    8. D Kessinger          SS 
9. M Lolich             P     9. B Forsch             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  4-2  --3      30%  52% R Smith         M Lolich        Home Run; Harris Scores
   b 6   2  4-4  -2-      18%  73% R Fairly        S Lockwood      Single to LF; Richard Scores
   t 3   1  1-0  123     -16%  34% E Kranepool     B Forsch        Single to RF; Lolich Scores; Boisclair Scores/Adv on E2/unER; Millan to 2B
   t 5   0  2-2  1--     -13%  33% B Boisclair     B Forsch        Single to RF; Lolich to 3B
   b 6   2  4-5  1--      12%  85% D Kessinger     S Lockwood      Double to LF; Fairly Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  B Boisclair     Double to RF
   O      -2-      48%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      51%  W Garrett       Strikeout
   O      -2-      55%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Melendez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  V Harris        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  L Brock         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  D Kingman       Single to 3B
          1--      43%  J Grote         Kingman Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      52%  B Ayala         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      55%  M Phillips      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Lolich facing 4-5-6
          ---      61%  T Simmons       Double to LF
   R      -2-      66%  R Smith         Wild Pitch; Simmons Scores
   O      ---      64%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      67%  M Anderson      Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Anderson to 1B
   O      1--      64%  H Cruz          Strikeout
   O      1--      62%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
          ---      58%  M Lolich        Single to RF
          1--      51%  B Boisclair     Walk; Lolich to 2B
          12-      41%  F Millan        Single to 3B; Lolich to 3B; Boisclair to 2B
   O      123      50%  W Garrett       Flyball: CF
   RR     123      34%  E Kranepool     Single to RF; Lolich Scores; Boisclair Scores/Adv on E2/unER; Millan to 2B
   OO     12-      42%  D Kingman       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Mickey Lolich facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      40%  B Forsch        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      38%  L Melendez      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      40%  V Harris        Double to LF
   O      -2-      36%  L Brock         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      39%  J Grote         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      40%  B Ayala         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      41%  M Phillips      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Mickey Lolich facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  T Simmons       Single to CF
   RO     1--      53%  R Smith         Single to LF; Simmons Scores/Adv on E7/unER; Smith out at 3B/LF-SS-C-3B-SS
   O      ---      51%  M Anderson      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  H Cruz          Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
          ---      45%  M Lolich        Single to CF
          1--      33%  B Boisclair     Single to RF; Lolich to 3B
   R      1-3      22%  F Millan        Single to CF; Lolich Scores; Boisclair to 3B
                  Mike Wallace replaces Bob Forsch pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      17%  W Garrett       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Boisclair Scores; Millan to 2B
   O      12-      18%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Millan to 3B
                  Danny Frisella replaces Mike Wallace pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      23%  D Kingman       Flyball: CF
   O      1-3      26%  J Grote         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Mickey Lolich facing 8-9-1
          ---      32%  D Kessinger     Walk
                  Willie Crawford pinch hits for Danny Frisella batting 9th
   O      1--      27%  W Crawford      Strikeout
   OO     1--      20%  L Melendez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Eric Rasmussen facing 7-8-9
                  Eric Rasmussen replaces Willie Crawford pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      22%  B Ayala         Flyball: LF
          ---      20%  M Phillips      Single to SS
   O      1--      22%  M Lolich        Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      23%  B Boisclair     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Mickey Lolich facing 2-3-4
          ---      33%  V Harris        Double to RF
   O      -2-      30%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B; Harris to 3B
   O      --3      22%  T Simmons       Groundout: 3B-1B
   RR     --3      52%  R Smith         Home Run; Harris Scores
          ---      55%  M Anderson      Double to LF
                  Skip Lockwood replaces Mickey Lolich pitching and batting 9th; Ron Fairly pinch hits for Hector Cruz batting 7th; Lee Richard pinch runs for Mike Anderson batting 6th
   R      -2-      73%  R Fairly        Single to LF; Richard Scores
   R      1--      85%  D Kessinger     Double to LF; Fairly Scores
   O      -2-      83%  E Rasmussen     Groundout: CF-2B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-6, Eric Rasmussen facing 2-3-4
                  Ron Fairly moves to 1B; Lee Richard moves to 2B; Vic Harris moves to 3B
   O      ---      87%  F Millan        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      89%  W Garrett       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      87%  E Kranepool     Single to CF
   O      1--      90%  D Kingman       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Skip Lockwood facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  L Melendez      Popfly: 2B
          ---      90%  V Harris        Walk
   O      1--      89%  L Brock         Flyball: CF
          1--      90%  T Simmons       Single to LF; Harris to 3B
   R      1-3      95%  R Smith         Single to LF; Harris Scores; Simmons to 3B; Smith to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -23      94%  L Richard       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-7, Eric Rasmussen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  J Grote         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  B Ayala         Lineout: CF
          ---      96%  M Phillips      Single to RF
                  Joe Torre pinch hits for Skip Lockwood batting 9th
          1--      94%  J Torre         Single to RF; Phillips to 3B
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Eric Rasmussen pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      98%  B Boisclair     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-4, Tom Hall facing 7-8-9
                  Tom Hall replaces Benny Ayala pitching and batting 7th; Joe Torre moves to 1B; Ed Kranepool moves to LF
   O      ---      97%  R Fairly        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  A Hrabosky      Walk
          1--      98%  L Melendez      Single to LF; Hrabosky to 2B
   O      12-      97%  V Harris        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-7, Al Hrabosky facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  F Millan        Lineout: 2B
          ---      97%  W Garrett       Walk
   O      1--      99%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  D Kingman       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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