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CLE
@BAL		3
4
DET
@BOS		3
5
MIN
@KCR		8
6
TOR
@NYY		5
1
TEX
@SEA		6
8
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@ATL		12
6
PHI
@CHC		3
1
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@CIN		7
3
PIT
@MON		5
6		 
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NYM
@STL		2
3
Monday, April 18, 1977 7:39PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 8,855, Time of Game: 2:09
Mets
2
5-5
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 2 GB
 at Cardinals
3
7-3
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Bob Forsch (3-0)
L: Craig Swan (0-2)
 
                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

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lee Mazzilli CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .475 -0.112 1.11 0.000 -0.112 -0.8 2 0
Felix Millan 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .211 .468 0.058 0.77 0.085 -0.027 0.3 1 1
Bruce Boisclair LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .873 -0.083 1.14 0.000 -0.083 -0.6 0 0
   Joe Torre PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 1.429 -0.080 1.95 0.000 -0.080 -0.5 1 0 GDP
Dave Kingman 1B-LF 4 1 2 2 0 2 .359 1.123 0.231 1.13 0.273 -0.042 1.7 7 1 HR,2B
Ed Kranepool RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .351 1.006 -0.060 1.46 0.028 -0.088 -0.1 3 0 IW
John Stearns C 3 0 0 0 1 2 .188 .493 -0.131 1.51 0.013 -0.144 -0.7 4 1
Roy Staiger 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .724 -0.078 1.19 0.021 -0.099 -0.4 3 2
Bud Harrelson SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .321 -0.066 1.30 0.000 -0.066 -0.6 2 2
   Mike Phillips PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .077 -0.022 0.89 0.000 -0.022 -0.2 0 2
Craig Swan P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.039 0.78 0.000 -0.039 -0.3 1 0
   Mike Vail PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .629 -0.013 0.52 0.000 -0.013 -0.1
   Bob Myrick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 2 4 2 3 9 .129 .464 -0.395 1.17 0.420 -0.815 -2.4 24 9
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
DP: 1. R Staiger.
E: J Stearns (1).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .788 -0.031 1.21 0.009 -0.039 -0.2 3 0 IW
   Joel Youngblood PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .393 -0.007 0.30 0.000 -0.007 -0.2 0 0
Garry Templeton SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .262 .582 0.077 1.14 0.110 -0.032 0.6 3 3
Bake McBride CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .857 -0.170 1.25 0.000 -0.170 -1.9 4 0
   Mike Anderson RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .522 -0.006 0.22 0.000 -0.006 -0.2 0 0
Ted Simmons C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .359 .954 0.112 0.92 0.139 -0.027 0.7 9 0 SB
Keith Hernandez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .286 1.004 -0.100 1.16 0.026 -0.126 -0.8 6 2
Tony Scott RF-CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .400 1.071 -0.033 1.56 0.037 -0.070 -0.2 1 0
Ken Reitz 3B 3 2 2 2 0 0 .200 .565 0.285 1.70 0.323 -0.039 1.8 0 0 HR
Mike Tyson 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .900 0.011 1.34 0.069 -0.058 0.0 0 2
Bob Forsch P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .393 -0.034 1.23 0.001 -0.035 -0.5 1 1 SH
   Al Hrabosky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 28 3 6 3 3 4 .214 .612 0.104 1.19 0.714 -0.609 -0.9 27 8
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
DP: 1. M Tyson-G Templeton-K Hernandez.
E: G Templeton (2).
Baserunning
SB: T Simmons (1, 2nd base off C Swan/J Stearns).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Craig Swan, L (0-2) 6 6 3 3 3 3 1 9.00 26 48 -0.140 1.40 -0.1
Bob Myrick 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.08 6 0 0 0.036 0.23 1.0
Team Totals 8 6 3 3 3 4 1 3.38 32 48 0 0 -0.104 1.17 0.9

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Forsch, W (3-0) 7.1 3 1 0 3 6 0 1.17 29 73 0.245 1.03 2.4
Al Hrabosky, S (1) 1.2 1 1 1 0 3 1 4.50 5 1 0 0.151 1.95 -0.0
Team Totals 9 4 2 1 3 9 1 1.00 34 73 1 0 0.396 1.19 2.4
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.

Starting 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

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

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

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