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BAL  4
CLE  3
 BOS  5
DET  3
 MIN  8
@KCR  6
 TOR  5
@NYY  1
 SEA  8
TEX  6
 SDP 12
@ATL  6
 PHI  3
@CHC  1
 LAD  7
@CIN  3
 MON  6
PIT  5
(14)		 STL  3
NYM  2
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 8,855

 Monday, April 18, 1977, 7:39PM
Time of Game: 2:09
Mets
2
5-5
Lost 1
3rd, 2 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  1    2  4  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  1  2   0  0  X    3  6  1
W: Bob Forsch (3-0), L: Craig Swan (0-2), S: Al Hrabosky (1)
 Cardinals
3
7-3
Won 2
1st

Batting Stats

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Mazzilli CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .475              2   0   
F Millan 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .211  .468              1   1   
B Boisclair LF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .873              0   0   
  J Torre PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .429 1.429              1   0   GDP
D Kingman 1B-LF               4   1   2   2    0   2  .359 1.123              7   1   HR,2B
E Kranepool RF                3   0   1   0    1   1  .351 1.006              3   0   IW
J Stearns C                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .188  .493              4   1   
R Staiger 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .724              3   2   
B Harrelson SS                2   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .321              2   2   
  M Phillips PH-SS            1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .077              0   2   
C Swan P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   0   
  M Vail PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .629              0   0   
  B Myrick P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       31   2   4   0    3   9                         24   9
Batting Events
2B: D Kingman (2, off B Forsch).
HR: D Kingman (4, off A Hrabosky; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
IBB: E Kranepool (2, by B Forsch).
TB: D Kingman 6; E Kranepool; R Staiger.
GIDP: J Torre (2).
RBI: D Kingman 2 (10).
2-out RBI: D Kingman.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. R Staiger.
E: J Stearns (1).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .788              3   0   IW
  J Youngblood PH-LF          1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393              0   0   
G Templeton SS                4   0   1   1    0   1  .262  .582              3   3   
B McBride CF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .857              4   0   
  M Anderson RF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .522              0   0   
T Simmons C                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .359  .954              9   0   SB
K Hernandez 1B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .286 1.004              6   2   
T Scott RF-CF                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .400 1.071              1   0   
K Reitz 3B                    3   2   2   2    0   0  .200  .565              0   0   HR
M Tyson 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .900              0   2   
B Forsch P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393              1   1   SH
  A Hrabosky P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       28   3   6   0    3   4                         27   8
Batting Events
HR: K Reitz (1, off C Swan; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: B Forsch (2, off C Swan).
IBB: L Brock (2, by C Swan).
TB: K Reitz 5; T Simmons 2; G Templeton; M Tyson.
RBI: K Reitz 2 (7); G Templeton (5).
2-out RBI: K Reitz 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. M Tyson-G Templeton-K Hernandez.
E: G Templeton (2).
Baserunning Events
SB: T Simmons (1, 2nd base off C Swan/J Stearns).

Pitching Stats

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
C Swan, L (0-2)                6     6   3   3    3   3   1   9.00   26     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 2· 6     48    -     1.36  -0.14
B Myrick                       2     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.08    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.04
Totals                         8     6   3   3    3   4   1          32     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 2· 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
B Forsch, W (3-0)              7.1   3   1   0    3   6   0   1.17   29     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 3     73    -     1.04   0.24
A Hrabosky, S (1)              1.2   1   1   1    0   3   1   4.50    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-0    2.06   0.15
Totals                         9     4   2   1    3   9   1          34     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 4          1-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: C Swan (1; L Brock); B Forsch (1; E Kranepool).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Terry Tata.
Time of Game: 2:09.
Attendance: 8,855.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Lineups

   New York Mets                             St. Louis Cardinals                          
1. Lee Mazzilli                 CF       1. Lou Brock                    LF
2. Felix Millan                 2B       2. Garry Templeton              SS
3. Bruce Boisclair              LF       3. Bake McBride                 CF
4. Dave Kingman                 1B       4. Ted Simmons                   C
5. Ed Kranepool                 RF       5. Keith Hernandez              1B
6. John Stearns                  C       6. Tony Scott                   RF
7. Roy Staiger                  3B       7. Ken Reitz                    3B
8. Bud Harrelson                SS       8. Mike Tyson                   2B
9. Craig Swan                    P       9. Bob Forsch                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b6 2 -2- RR 28% 83% 1-1 STL K. Reitz C. Swan Home Run; Simmons Scores
t6 2 1-- R -19% 52% 0-1 NYM D. Kingman B. Forsch Double to LF; Millan Scores/unER
b5 1 123 OO -13% 67% 1-0 STL B. McBride C. Swan Line Drive Double Play: 3B unassisted
b5 1 123 R 11% 80% 0-0 STL G. Templeton C. Swan Single to 2B; Reitz Scores; Tyson to 3B; Brock to 2B
t9 0 --- R -9% 84% 1-3 NYM D. Kingman A. Hrabosky Home Run

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 NYM L. Mazzilli B. Forsch Groundout: P-1B
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 NYM F. Millan B. Forsch Flyball: CF
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 NYM B. Boisclair B. Forsch 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' Craig Swan facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 STL L. Brock C. Swan Lineout: SS
b1 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 STL G. Templeton C. Swan Strikeout
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 STL B. McBride C. Swan Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 NYM D. Kingman B. Forsch Strikeout
t2 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 NYM E. Kranepool B. Forsch Flyball: LF
t2 2 --- -1% 53% 0-0 NYM J. Stearns B. Forsch Walk
t2 2 1-- -2% 51% 0-0 NYM R. Staiger B. Forsch Single to LF; Stearns to 2B
t2 2 12- O 4% 55% 0-0 NYM B. Harrelson B. Forsch Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 STL T. Simmons C. Swan Flyball: RF
b2 1 --- 3% 55% 0-0 STL K. Hernandez C. Swan Walk
b2 1 1-- 4% 59% 0-0 STL T. Scott C. Swan Walk; Hernandez to 2B
b2 1 12- O -4% 55% 0-0 STL K. Reitz C. Swan Flyball: RF; Hernandez to 3B
b2 2 1-3 O -5% 50% 0-0 STL M. Tyson C. Swan Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 NYM C. Swan B. Forsch Flyball: RF
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 NYM L. Mazzilli B. Forsch Groundout: 1B-P
t3 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 NYM F. Millan B. Forsch Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O -3% 53% 0-0 STL B. Forsch C. Swan Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 STL L. Brock C. Swan Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 STL G. Templeton C. Swan Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 3% 53% 0-0 NYM B. Boisclair B. Forsch Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 1 --- O 2% 55% 0-0 NYM D. Kingman B. Forsch Strikeout
t4 2 --- -1% 53% 0-0 NYM E. Kranepool B. Forsch Single to RF
t4 2 1-- O 3% 56% 0-0 NYM J. Stearns B. Forsch Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O -3% 53% 0-0 STL B. McBride C. Swan Groundout: 1B-P
b4 1 --- 3% 56% 0-0 STL T. Simmons C. Swan Single to CF
b4 1 1-- 6% 62% 0-0 STL K. Hernandez C. Swan Simmons Steals 2B; Simmons to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b4 1 --3 O -7% 55% 0-0 STL K. Hernandez C. Swan Foul Flyball: 3B
b4 2 --3 O -5% 50% 0-0 STL T. Scott C. Swan Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- O 3% 53% 0-0 NYM R. Staiger B. Forsch Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- O 2% 55% 0-0 NYM B. Harrelson B. Forsch Flyball: LF
t5 2 --- O 1% 56% 0-0 NYM C. Swan B. Forsch Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- 5% 61% 0-0 STL K. Reitz C. Swan Single to CF
b5 0 1-- 7% 68% 0-0 STL M. Tyson C. Swan Single to RF; Reitz to 2B
b5 0 12- O 0% 68% 0-0 STL B. Forsch C. Swan Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Reitz to 3B; Tyson to 2B
b5 1 -23 1% 69% 0-0 STL L. Brock C. Swan Intentional Walk
b5 1 123 R 11% 80% 0-0 STL G. Templeton C. Swan Single to 2B; Reitz Scores; Tyson to 3B; Brock to 2B
b5 1 123 OO -13% 67% 1-0 STL B. McBride C. Swan Line Drive Double Play: 3B unassisted
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- O 4% 70% 0-1 NYM L. Mazzilli B. Forsch Flyball: CF
t6 1 --- -4% 66% 0-1 NYM F. Millan B. Forsch Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Millan to 1B
t6 1 1-- O 5% 71% 0-1 NYM B. Boisclair B. Forsch Flyball: CF
t6 2 1-- R -19% 52% 0-1 NYM D. Kingman B. Forsch Double to LF; Millan Scores/unER
t6 2 -2- -1% 51% 1-1 NYM E. Kranepool B. Forsch Intentional Walk
t6 2 12- O 6% 57% 1-1 NYM J. Stearns B. Forsch Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Craig Swan facing 4-5-6
b6 0 --- 5% 62% 1-1 STL T. Simmons C. Swan Single to RF
b6 0 1-- O -5% 58% 1-1 STL K. Hernandez C. Swan Popfly: SS
b6 1 1-- O -2% 55% 1-1 STL T. Scott C. Swan Groundout: 1B unassisted; Simmons to 2B
b6 2 -2- RR 28% 83% 1-1 STL K. Reitz C. Swan Home Run; Simmons Scores
b6 2 --- O -1% 82% 3-1 STL M. Tyson C. Swan Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
t7 0 --- O 3% 86% 1-3 NYM R. Staiger B. Forsch Strikeout Looking
Mike Phillips pinch hits for Bud Harrelson (SS) batting 8th
t7 1 --- O 2% 88% 1-3 NYM M. Phillips B. Forsch Strikeout
Mike Vail pinch hits for Craig Swan (P) batting 9th
t7 2 --- O 1% 89% 1-3 NYM M. Vail B. Forsch Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mets' Bob Myrick facing 9-1-2
Bob Myrick replaces Mike Vail (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Mike Phillips moves from PH to SS
b7 0 --- O -1% 88% 3-1 STL B. Forsch B. Myrick Flyball: CF
Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Lou Brock (LF) batting 1st
b7 1 --- O -1% 88% 3-1 STL J. Youngblood B. Myrick Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2 --- O -0% 87% 3-1 STL G. Templeton B. Myrick Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
Joel Youngblood moves from PH to LF; Tony Scott moves from RF to CF; Mike Anderson replaces Bake McBride (CF) playing RF batting 3rd
t8 0 --- O 4% 91% 1-3 NYM L. Mazzilli B. Forsch Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1 --- -4% 86% 1-3 NYM F. Millan B. Forsch Walk
Al Hrabosky replaces Bob Forsch pitching and batting 9th; Joe Torre pinch hits for Bruce Boisclair (LF) batting 3rd
t8 1 1-- OO 8% 94% 1-3 NYM J. Torre A. Hrabosky Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mets' Bob Myrick facing 3-4-5
Joe Torre moves from PH to 1B; Dave Kingman moves from 1B to LF
b8 0 --- O -1% 94% 3-1 STL M. Anderson B. Myrick Strikeout
b8 1 --- O -0% 93% 3-1 STL T. Simmons B. Myrick Flyball: CF
b8 2 --- O -0% 93% 3-1 STL K. Hernandez B. Myrick Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Al Hrabosky facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- R -9% 84% 1-3 NYM D. Kingman A. Hrabosky Home Run
t9 0 --- O 7% 91% 2-3 NYM E. Kranepool A. Hrabosky Strikeout
t9 1 --- O 5% 96% 2-3 NYM J. Stearns A. Hrabosky Strikeout
t9 2 --- O 4% 100% 2-3 NYM R. Staiger A. Hrabosky Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 3.

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