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| First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Busch Stadium, Attendance: Not Given |
Saturday, October 1, 1977, 1:19PM Time of Game: 2:39 |
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Mets
8
63-97
Won 2
6th, 37 GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Mets 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 0 8 13 2
Cardinals 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 9 1
W: Nino Espinosa (10-13), L: Eric Rasmussen (11-17) |
Cardinals
4
82-78
Lost 2
3rd, 17 GB
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New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details L Randle 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .304 .787 0 0 3B,SB M Vail PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 .708 0 0 R Staiger 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .252 .650 0 1 L Mazzilli CF 4 2 2 1 1 0 .250 .681 6 0 2·2B B Boisclair RF 4 1 2 3 1 0 .295 .768 2 0 2B S Henderson LF 4 1 1 1 1 2 .292 .841 3 0 J Milner 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .255 .768 7 0 R Hodges C 4 0 2 1 1 0 .265 .642 1 1 J Youngblood 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .233 .581 0 3 2B D Flynn 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .197 .454 2 1 GDP B Harrelson SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 .180 .480 6 3 N Espinosa P 4 1 1 0 0 1 .129 .314 0 0 GDP Totals 39 8 13 0 5 4 27 9
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details L Brock LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 .668 4 0 GDP J Mumphrey CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .739 2 0 G Templeton SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .325 .791 1 4 3B T Simmons C 3 1 1 1 0 0 .317 .907 4 0 2B,SF K Hernandez 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .295 .846 9 2 2·2B K Reitz 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .263 .709 1 1 J Dwyer RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .695 2 0 M Phillips 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 .205 .538 3 4 3B E Rasmussen P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .139 .403 1 0 B Schultz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .452 0 0 D Iorg PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .597 0 0 R Eastwick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .657 0 0 J Sutton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 D Rader PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .684 0 0 B Metzger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 L Dierker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 1 Totals 33 4 9 0 0 1 27 12
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 N Espinosa, W (10-13) 9 9 4 3 0 1 0 3.42 34 - · · 8·16· 4· 9 56 - 0.76 0.09 Totals 9 9 4 3 0 1 0 34 - · · 8·16· 4· 9 -
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 E Rasmussen, L (11-17) 2.2 3 3 1 3 2 0 3.48 15 - · · 4· 3· 0· 3 43 - 1.10 -0.24 B Schultz 2.1 4 2 2 0 2 0 2.29 11 - · · 2· 3· 0· 4 2-0 0.89 -0.10 R Eastwick 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 3.90 5 - · · 1· 0· 0· 3 0-0 0.52 -0.09 J Sutton 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.95 5 - · · 3· 1· 0· 1 2-0 0.31 0.03 B Metzger 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.59 5 - · · 0· 3· 0· 2 0-0 0.14 -0.01 L Dierker 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.58 3 - · · 2· 0· 0· 0 0-0 0.03 0.00 Totals 9 13 8 6 5 4 0 44 - · · 12·10· 0·13 4-0
New York Mets St. Louis Cardinals 1. Len Randle 3B 1. Lou Brock LF 2. Lee Mazzilli CF 2. Jerry Mumphrey CF 3. Bruce Boisclair RF 3. Garry Templeton SS 4. Steve Henderson LF 4. Ted Simmons C 5. John Milner 1B 5. Keith Hernandez 1B 6. Ron Hodges C 6. Ken Reitz 3B 7. Joel Youngblood 2B 7. Jim Dwyer RF 8. Bud Harrelson SS 8. Mike Phillips 2B 9. Nino Espinosa P 9. Eric Rasmussen P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| t4 | 2 | -23 | RR | 17% | 81% | 3-2 | NYM | B. Boisclair | B. Schultz | Single to RF; Randle Scores; Mazzilli Scores | |
| b5 | 0 | 12- | OO | 13% | 84% | 2-5 | STL | L. Brock | N. Espinosa | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Phillips to 3B | |
| t3 | 2 | 12- | R | 12% | 50% | 1-2 | NYM | J. Milner | E. Rasmussen | Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Boisclair Scores/No RBI/unER; Henderson to 3B; Milner to 1B | |
| t3 | 2 | 1-3 | R | 12% | 62% | 2-2 | NYM | R. Hodges | E. Rasmussen | Single to CF; Henderson Scores/unER; Milner to 3B | |
| t3 | 2 | 1-- | R | 11% | 36% | 0-2 | NYM | B. Boisclair | E. Rasmussen | Double to RF; Mazzilli Scores |
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | 3% | 53% | 0-0 | NYM | L. Randle | E. Rasmussen | Walk | ||
| t1 | 0 | 1-- | 3% | 56% | 0-0 | NYM | L. Mazzilli | E. Rasmussen | Randle Steals 2B | ||
| t1 | 0 | -2- | O | -4% | 52% | 0-0 | NYM | L. Mazzilli | E. Rasmussen | Popfly: 1B | |
| t1 | 1 | -2- | O | -3% | 49% | 0-0 | NYM | B. Boisclair | E. Rasmussen | Groundout: 2B-1B; Randle to 3B | |
| t1 | 2 | --3 | O | -4% | 45% | 0-0 | NYM | S. Henderson | E. Rasmussen | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 48% | 0-0 | STL | L. Brock | N. Espinosa | Lineout: SS | |
| b1 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 49% | 0-0 | STL | J. Mumphrey | N. Espinosa | Lineout: CF | |
| b1 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 50% | 0-0 | STL | G. Templeton | N. Espinosa | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | NYM | J. Milner | E. Rasmussen | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | 3% | 50% | 0-0 | NYM | R. Hodges | E. Rasmussen | Single to CF | ||
| t2 | 1 | 1-- | O | -3% | 47% | 0-0 | NYM | J. Youngblood | E. Rasmussen | Flyball: LF | |
| t2 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 45% | 0-0 | NYM | B. Harrelson | E. Rasmussen | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | -6% | 39% | 0-0 | STL | T. Simmons | N. Espinosa | Double to LF | ||
| b2 | 0 | -2- | R | -10% | 29% | 0-0 | STL | K. Hernandez | N. Espinosa | Double to LF; Simmons Scores | |
| b2 | 0 | -2- | O | 4% | 32% | 1-0 | STL | K. Reitz | N. Espinosa | Lineout: SS | |
| b2 | 1 | -2- | O | 3% | 35% | 1-0 | STL | J. Dwyer | N. Espinosa | Flyball: CF | |
| b2 | 2 | -2- | R | -10% | 25% | 1-0 | STL | M. Phillips | N. Espinosa | Triple to LF; Hernandez Scores | |
| b2 | 2 | --3 | O | 3% | 28% | 2-0 | STL | E. Rasmussen | N. Espinosa | Strikeout | |
| 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 26% | 0-2 | NYM | N. Espinosa | E. Rasmussen | Strikeout Looking | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 24% | 0-2 | NYM | L. Randle | E. Rasmussen | Flyball: LF | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | 1% | 25% | 0-2 | NYM | L. Mazzilli | E. Rasmussen | Walk | ||
| t3 | 2 | 1-- | R | 11% | 36% | 0-2 | NYM | B. Boisclair | E. Rasmussen | Double to RF; Mazzilli Scores | |
| t3 | 2 | -2- | 1% | 38% | 1-2 | NYM | S. Henderson | E. Rasmussen | Walk | ||
| t3 | 2 | 12- | R | 12% | 50% | 1-2 | NYM | J. Milner | E. Rasmussen | Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Boisclair Scores/No RBI/unER; Henderson to 3B; Milner to 1B | |
| t3 | 2 | 1-3 | R | 12% | 62% | 2-2 | NYM | R. Hodges | E. Rasmussen | Single to CF; Henderson Scores/unER; Milner to 3B | |
| Buddy Schultz replaces Eric Rasmussen pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t3 | 2 | 1-3 | O | -5% | 57% | 3-2 | NYM | J. Youngblood | B. Schultz | Flyball: RF | |
| 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 60% | 2-3 | STL | L. Brock | N. Espinosa | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 62% | 2-3 | STL | J. Mumphrey | N. Espinosa | Lineout: LF | |
| b3 | 2 | --- | -3% | 59% | 2-3 | STL | G. Templeton | N. Espinosa | Single to 3B; Templeton to 2B/Adv on E5 | ||
| b3 | 2 | -2- | O | 4% | 63% | 2-3 | STL | T. Simmons | N. Espinosa | Popfly: SS | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Buddy Schultz facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 60% | 3-2 | NYM | B. Harrelson | B. Schultz | Flyball: RF | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 59% | 3-2 | NYM | N. Espinosa | B. Schultz | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | 1% | 60% | 3-2 | NYM | L. Randle | B. Schultz | Single to RF | ||
| t4 | 2 | 1-- | 4% | 64% | 3-2 | NYM | L. Mazzilli | B. Schultz | Double to CF; Randle to 3B | ||
| t4 | 2 | -23 | RR | 17% | 81% | 3-2 | NYM | B. Boisclair | B. Schultz | Single to RF; Randle Scores; Mazzilli Scores | |
| t4 | 2 | 1-- | O | -1% | 80% | 5-2 | NYM | S. Henderson | B. Schultz | Strikeout | |
| 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 82% | 2-5 | STL | K. Hernandez | N. Espinosa | Popfly: SS | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 83% | 2-5 | STL | K. Reitz | N. Espinosa | Popfly: SS | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 84% | 2-5 | STL | J. Dwyer | N. Espinosa | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cardinals' Buddy Schultz facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | 2% | 86% | 5-2 | NYM | J. Milner | B. Schultz | Single to RF | ||
| t5 | 0 | 1-- | O | -2% | 85% | 5-2 | NYM | R. Hodges | B. Schultz | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| t5 | 1 | 1-- | 1% | 86% | 5-2 | NYM | J. Youngblood | B. Schultz | Wild Pitch; Hodges to 2B | ||
| t5 | 1 | -2- | O | -2% | 84% | 5-2 | NYM | J. Youngblood | B. Schultz | Strikeout | |
| t5 | 2 | -2- | O | -2% | 82% | 5-2 | NYM | B. Harrelson | B. Schultz | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | -4% | 78% | 2-5 | STL | M. Phillips | N. Espinosa | Single to RF | ||
| Dane Iorg pinch hits for Buddy Schultz (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | 1-- | -7% | 70% | 2-5 | STL | D. Iorg | N. Espinosa | Single to LF; Phillips to 2B | ||
| b5 | 0 | 12- | OO | 13% | 84% | 2-5 | STL | L. Brock | N. Espinosa | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Phillips to 3B | |
| b5 | 2 | --3 | O | 3% | 87% | 2-5 | STL | J. Mumphrey | N. Espinosa | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cardinals' Rawly Eastwick facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Rawly Eastwick replaces Dane Iorg (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | 2% | 89% | 5-2 | NYM | N. Espinosa | R. Eastwick | Single to RF | ||
| t6 | 0 | 1-- | R | 7% | 95% | 5-2 | NYM | L. Randle | R. Eastwick | Triple to CF (LF-CF); Espinosa Scores | |
| Mike Vail pinch runs for Len Randle (3B) batting 1st | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --3 | O | -1% | 94% | 6-2 | NYM | L. Mazzilli | R. Eastwick | Groundout: 1B unassisted; Vail stays at 3B | |
| t6 | 1 | --3 | 0% | 94% | 6-2 | NYM | B. Boisclair | R. Eastwick | Walk | ||
| t6 | 1 | 1-3 | R | 2% | 96% | 6-2 | NYM | S. Henderson | R. Eastwick | Single to RF; Vail Scores; Boisclair to 2B | |
| John Sutton replaces Rawly Eastwick pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t6 | 1 | 12- | O | -1% | 96% | 7-2 | NYM | J. Milner | J. Sutton | Flyball: CF | |
| t6 | 2 | 12- | O | -1% | 95% | 7-2 | NYM | R. Hodges | J. Sutton | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| Roy Staiger replaces Mike Vail (PR) playing 3B batting 1st | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | -4% | 91% | 2-7 | STL | G. Templeton | N. Espinosa | Triple to LF | ||
| b6 | 0 | --3 | RO | 2% | 93% | 2-7 | STL | T. Simmons | N. Espinosa | Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Templeton Scores | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 94% | 3-7 | STL | K. Hernandez | N. Espinosa | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b6 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 95% | 3-7 | STL | K. Reitz | N. Espinosa | Flyball: RF | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-3, Cardinals' John Sutton facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | 1% | 96% | 7-3 | NYM | J. Youngblood | J. Sutton | Double to LF | ||
| t7 | 0 | -2- | O | -1% | 95% | 7-3 | NYM | B. Harrelson | J. Sutton | Fielder's Choice 1B; Youngblood out at 3B/1B-3B; Harrelson to 1B | |
| t7 | 1 | 1-- | OO | -1% | 93% | 7-3 | NYM | N. Espinosa | J. Sutton | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 95% | 3-7 | STL | J. Dwyer | N. Espinosa | Flyball: RF | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 96% | 3-7 | STL | M. Phillips | N. Espinosa | Flyball: LF | |
| Dave Rader pinch hits for John Sutton (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b7 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 97% | 3-7 | STL | D. Rader | N. Espinosa | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-3, Cardinals' Butch Metzger facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| Butch Metzger replaces Dave Rader (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | 0% | 97% | 7-3 | NYM | R. Staiger | B. Metzger | Single to RF | ||
| t8 | 0 | 1-- | R | 2% | 99% | 7-3 | NYM | L. Mazzilli | B. Metzger | Double to CF (LF-CF); Staiger Scores | |
| t8 | 0 | -2- | O | -0% | 99% | 8-3 | NYM | B. Boisclair | B. Metzger | Flyball: LF | |
| t8 | 1 | -2- | O | -0% | 98% | 8-3 | NYM | S. Henderson | B. Metzger | Flyball: CF | |
| t8 | 2 | -2- | O | -0% | 98% | 8-3 | NYM | J. Milner | B. Metzger | Popfly: SS | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Cardinals 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-8, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| Doug Flynn replaces Joel Youngblood playing 2B batting 7th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | -1% | 97% | 3-8 | STL | L. Brock | N. Espinosa | Single to RF | ||
| b8 | 0 | 1-- | O | 1% | 98% | 3-8 | STL | J. Mumphrey | N. Espinosa | Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| b8 | 1 | 1-- | O | 1% | 99% | 3-8 | STL | G. Templeton | N. Espinosa | Baserunner Out Advancing; Mumphrey out at 2B/C-2B | |
| b8 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 99% | 3-8 | STL | G. Templeton | N. Espinosa | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 8, Cardinals 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-3, Cardinals' Larry Dierker facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| Larry Dierker replaces Butch Metzger pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | 0% | 100% | 8-3 | NYM | R. Hodges | L. Dierker | Walk | ||
| t9 | 0 | 1-- | OO | -0% | 99% | 8-3 | NYM | D. Flynn | L. Dierker | Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 99% | 8-3 | NYM | B. Harrelson | L. Dierker | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 8, Cardinals 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-8, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | --- | O | 0% | 100% | 3-8 | STL | T. Simmons | N. Espinosa | Flyball: LF | |
| b9 | 1 | --- | -1% | 99% | 3-8 | STL | K. Hernandez | N. Espinosa | Double to RF; Hernandez to 3B/Adv on E9 | ||
| b9 | 1 | --3 | RO | 1% | 100% | 3-8 | STL | K. Reitz | N. Espinosa | Groundout: SS-1B; Hernandez Scores/unER | |
| b9 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 100% | 4-8 | STL | J. Dwyer | N. Espinosa | Flyball: CF | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 8, Cardinals 4. | |||||||||||
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