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MIL
@BOS		2
9
TEX
@CLE		0
6
CHW
@DET		9
10
OAK
@MIN		7
2
BAL
@NYY		6
1
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@SEA		7
3
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@TOR		3
1
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@LAD		8
2
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@SFG		1
5
NYM
@STL		6
2
Monday, April 17, 1978 8:35PM, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 6,371, Time of Game: 2:09

Mets
6
6-5
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  2  0   1  0  1   0  1  1    6  9  1
Cardinals       2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  1
W: Nino Espinosa (1-1), L: Pete Falcone (0-1), S: Skip Lockwood (2)
 Cardinals
2
5-5
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 1 GB

New York Mets

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Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lee Mazzilli CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .231 .764 -.026 0.69 .036 -.063 -0.6 1 0
Tim Foli SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 .174 .426 -.059 0.79 .040 -.099 0.1 3 2 CS
Steve Henderson LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .225 .820 -.080 0.47 .000 -.080 -1.0 2 0 GDP
Tom Grieve RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .364 1.053 .013 0.99 .039 -.026 0.2 1 0
   Bruce Boisclair PH-RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 .385 1.115 -.006 0.67 .016 -.023 0.2 3 0
Willie Montanez 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .156 .497 .014 0.93 .064 -.049 -0.0 9 1
John Stearns C 2 2 1 0 1 0 .182 .475 .110 0.94 .117 -.007 0.9 3 2 HBP
Lenny Randle 3B 2 0 2 2 2 0 .139 .535 .204 1.34 .204 .000 2.1 2 0
Doug Flynn 2B 4 1 3 2 0 0 .343 .753 .182 1.68 .274 -.091 1.5 2 5 GDP
Nino Espinosa P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .333 -.116 1.47 .000 -.116 -1.2 0 2
   Skip Lockwood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -.001 0.05 .000 -.001 -0.2 1 0 SH
Team Totals 32 6 9 4 5 5 .281 .676 .235 0.95 .790 -.555 2.0 27 12
SH: S Lockwood (1, off P Vuckovich).
HBP: J Stearns (1, by P Falcone).
TB: D Flynn 3; L Randle 2; J Stearns; B Boisclair; T Grieve; T Foli.
GIDP: D Flynn (2); S Henderson (3).
RBI: L Randle 2 (3); D Flynn 2 (3).
2-out RBI: D Flynn 2; L Randle.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Flynn-T Foli-W Montanez; D Flynn-T Foli.
E: T Foli (5).
Baserunning
CS: T Foli (2, 2nd base by P Falcone/T Simmons).

St. Louis Cardinals

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Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .292 .685 -.008 0.94 .062 -.070 0.0 3 0
   Pete Vuckovich P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 1
Garry Templeton SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .222 .556 .084 0.78 .128 -.045 0.9 1 2 3B
Jerry Morales RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .282 .759 -.005 0.57 .019 -.024 -0.3 2 0
Ted Simmons C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .351 .844 .004 0.74 .050 -.047 -0.1 6 2
Keith Hernandez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .417 1.222 .013 0.97 .067 -.054 -0.1 7 2
Ken Reitz 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .314 .768 .017 1.74 .107 -.090 -0.1 1 4 GDP
Jerry Mumphrey CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .220 -.147 1.94 .000 -.147 -0.9 1 1
Mike Phillips 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .364 1.000 -.149 1.66 .024 -.173 -0.8 5 4 2B
Pete Falcone P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -.034 1.26 .000 -.034 -0.3 0 0
   Jim Dwyer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .775 -.015 0.62 .000 -.015 -0.1 0 0
   John Urrea P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 1 0
   Tony Scott PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .472 -.023 0.94 .000 -.023 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 32 2 7 2 0 2 .219 .531 -.263 1.09 .457 -.722 -2.0 27 16
2B: M Phillips (1, off N Espinosa).
3B: G Templeton (1, off N Espinosa).
TB: G Templeton 3; M Phillips 2; K Reitz; K Hernandez; J Morales; T Simmons; L Brock.
GIDP: K Reitz (1).
RBI: G Templeton (1); J Morales (4).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. K Reitz-M Phillips-K Hernandez; G Templeton-M Phillips-K Hernandez.
E: G Templeton (3).
Outfield Assists: J Mumphrey (L Randle at 2nd base).

New York Mets

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Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nino Espinosa, W (1-1) 7 7 2 2 0 0 0 3.20 26 55 .207 1.25 1.1
Skip Lockwood, S (2) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.27 6 0 0 .058 0.39 0.9
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 0 2 0 2.00 32 55 0 0 .265 0.95 2.0

St. Louis Cardinals

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Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pete Falcone, L (0-1) 5 5 3 3 3 3 0 6.43 21 45 -.111 1.27 -0.8
John Urrea 3 3 2 2 2 2 0 11.05 13 0 0 -.111 0.72 -0.7
Pete Vuckovich 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.38 5 0 0 -.013 0.14 -0.6
Team Totals 9 9 6 5 5 5 0 5.00 39 45 0 0 -.235 1.09 -2.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: P Falcone (1; J Stearns).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler.
Time of Game: 2:09.
Attendance: 6,371.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night, Rain.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Lee Mazzilli CF 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Tim Foli SS 2 Garry Templeton SS
3 Steve Henderson LF 3 Jerry Morales RF
4 Tom Grieve RF 4 Ted Simmons C
5 Willie Montanez 1B 5 Keith Hernandez 1B
6 John Stearns C 6 Ken Reitz 3B
7 Lenny Randle 3B 7 Jerry Mumphrey CF
8 Doug Flynn 2B 8 Mike Phillips 2B
9 Nino Espinosa P 9 Pete Falcone P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 2-4 1 12- OO STL M. Phillips N. Espinosa 15% 88% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
t4 2-2 2 12- R NYM D. Flynn P. Falcone 14% 64% Single to CF; Stearns Scores; Randle to 3B
b1 0-0 0 -2- R STL G. Templeton N. Espinosa -13% 26% Triple to RF; Brock Scores
t6 3-2 2 12- R NYM D. Flynn J. Urrea 13% 80% Single to RF; Stearns Scores; Randle to 2B
b7 2-4 0 1-- STL K. Reitz N. Espinosa -11% 63% Single to LF; Hernandez to 2B

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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' Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYM L. Mazzilli P. Falcone -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- NYM T. Foli P. Falcone 2% 50% Single to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O NYM S. Henderson P. Falcone -4% 46% Foli Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t1 0-0 2 --- O NYM S. Henderson P. Falcone -1% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- STL L. Brock N. Espinosa -6% 39% Single to SS; Brock to 2B/Adv on E6
b1 0-0 0 -2- R STL G. Templeton N. Espinosa -13% 26% Triple to RF; Brock Scores
b1 1-0 0 --3 RO STL J. Morales N. Espinosa 0% 27% Groundout: P-1B; Templeton Scores
b1 2-0 1 --- O STL T. Simmons N. Espinosa 1% 28% Foul Flyball: C
b1 2-0 2 --- O STL K. Hernandez N. Espinosa 1% 28% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Pete Falcone facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- NYM T. Grieve P. Falcone 4% 32% Single to LF
t2 0-2 0 1-- NYM W. Montanez P. Falcone 6% 39% Walk; Grieve to 2B
t2 0-2 0 12- NYM J. Stearns P. Falcone 9% 48% Hit By Pitch; Grieve to 3B; Montanez to 2B
t2 0-2 0 123 R NYM L. Randle P. Falcone 10% 58% Walk; Grieve Scores; Montanez to 3B; Stearns to 2B
t2 1-2 0 123 ROO NYM D. Flynn P. Falcone -9% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Montanez Scores/No RBI; Stearns to 3B
t2 2-2 2 --3 O NYM N. Espinosa P. Falcone -4% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 6-7-8
b2 2-2 0 --- O STL K. Reitz N. Espinosa 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2-2 1 --- O STL J. Mumphrey N. Espinosa 2% 49% Groundout: P-1B
b2 2-2 2 --- STL M. Phillips N. Espinosa -2% 47% Double to LF (LF-CF)
b2 2-2 2 -2- O STL P. Falcone N. Espinosa 3% 50% Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
t3 2-2 0 --- O NYM L. Mazzilli P. Falcone -2% 48% Lineout: 3B
t3 2-2 1 --- O NYM T. Foli P. Falcone -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2-2 2 --- O NYM S. Henderson P. Falcone -1% 45% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 1-2-3
b3 2-2 0 --- O STL L. Brock N. Espinosa 2% 47% Lineout: 2B
b3 2-2 1 --- O STL G. Templeton N. Espinosa 2% 49% Flyball: LF
b3 2-2 2 --- O STL J. Morales N. Espinosa 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Pete Falcone facing 4-5-6
t4 2-2 0 --- O NYM T. Grieve P. Falcone -3% 47% Flyball: LF
t4 2-2 1 --- O NYM W. Montanez P. Falcone -2% 46% Strikeout
t4 2-2 2 --- NYM J. Stearns P. Falcone 1% 47% Single to LF
t4 2-2 2 1-- NYM L. Randle P. Falcone 2% 49% Single to CF; Stearns to 2B
t4 2-2 2 12- R NYM D. Flynn P. Falcone 14% 64% Single to CF; Stearns Scores; Randle to 3B
t4 3-2 2 1-3 O NYM N. Espinosa P. Falcone -5% 59% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 4-5-6
b4 2-3 0 --- STL T. Simmons N. Espinosa -5% 54% Single to LF
b4 2-3 0 1-- O STL K. Hernandez N. Espinosa 5% 59% Lineout: RF
b4 2-3 1 1-- OO STL K. Reitz N. Espinosa 7% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
t5 3-2 0 --- NYM L. Mazzilli P. Falcone 4% 69% Walk
t5 3-2 0 1-- O NYM T. Foli P. Falcone -3% 66% Lineout: SS
t5 3-2 1 1-- OO NYM S. Henderson P. Falcone -5% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 7-8-9
b5 2-3 0 --- O STL J. Mumphrey N. Espinosa 3% 64% Flyball: LF
b5 2-3 1 --- O STL M. Phillips N. Espinosa 2% 66% Popfly: SS
Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Pete Falcone (P) batting 9th
b5 2-3 2 --- O STL J. Dwyer N. Espinosa 2% 68% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' John Urrea facing 4-5-6
John Urrea replaces Jim Dwyer (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Tom Grieve (RF) batting 4th
t6 3-2 0 --- O NYM B. Boisclair J. Urrea -2% 65% Strikeout
t6 3-2 1 --- O NYM W. Montanez J. Urrea -2% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-2 2 --- NYM J. Stearns J. Urrea 1% 65% Walk
t6 3-2 2 1-- NYM L. Randle J. Urrea 2% 67% Walk; Stearns to 2B
t6 3-2 2 12- R NYM D. Flynn J. Urrea 13% 80% Single to RF; Stearns Scores; Randle to 2B
t6 4-2 2 12- O NYM N. Espinosa J. Urrea -3% 77% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 1-2-3
Bruce Boisclair moves from PH to RF
b6 2-4 0 --- O STL L. Brock N. Espinosa 3% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2-4 1 --- O STL G. Templeton N. Espinosa 2% 82% Flyball: CF
b6 2-4 2 --- STL J. Morales N. Espinosa -2% 80% Single to 3B
b6 2-4 2 1-- O STL T. Simmons N. Espinosa 3% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' John Urrea facing 1-2-3
t7 4-2 0 --- O NYM L. Mazzilli J. Urrea -1% 82% Flyball: LF
t7 4-2 1 --- O NYM T. Foli J. Urrea -1% 81% Flyball: RF
t7 4-2 2 --- O NYM S. Henderson J. Urrea -1% 81% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 5-6-7
b7 2-4 0 --- STL K. Hernandez N. Espinosa -7% 74% Single to RF
b7 2-4 0 1-- STL K. Reitz N. Espinosa -11% 63% Single to LF; Hernandez to 2B
b7 2-4 0 12- O STL J. Mumphrey N. Espinosa 10% 73% Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B; Reitz to 2B
b7 2-4 1 12- OO STL M. Phillips N. Espinosa 15% 88% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' John Urrea facing 4-5-6
t8 4-2 0 --- NYM B. Boisclair J. Urrea 2% 90% Single to LF (LF-CF)
t8 4-2 0 1-- O NYM W. Montanez J. Urrea -2% 88% Lineout: RF
t8 4-2 1 1-- O NYM J. Stearns J. Urrea -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B; Boisclair to 2B
t8 4-2 2 -2- RO NYM L. Randle J. Urrea 5% 93% Single to CF; Boisclair Scores; Randle out at 2B/CF-1B-2B-C
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Mets' Skip Lockwood facing 9-1-2
Skip Lockwood replaces Nino Espinosa pitching and batting 9th
Tony Scott pinch hits for John Urrea (P) batting 9th
b8 2-5 0 --- O STL T. Scott S. Lockwood 2% 95% Strikeout
b8 2-5 1 --- O STL L. Brock S. Lockwood 1% 97% Flyball: RF
b8 2-5 2 --- O STL G. Templeton S. Lockwood 1% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 8-9-1
Pete Vuckovich replaces Lou Brock (LF) pitching and batting 1st
Tony Scott moves from PH to LF
t9 5-2 0 --- NYM D. Flynn P. Vuckovich 0% 98% Single to RF
t9 5-2 0 1-- O NYM S. Lockwood P. Vuckovich -0% 97% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Flynn to 2B
t9 5-2 1 -2- O NYM L. Mazzilli P. Vuckovich -0% 97% Groundout: C-1B; Flynn to 3B
t9 5-2 2 --3 R NYM T. Foli P. Vuckovich 2% 99% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Flynn Scores/No RBI/unER; Foli to 1B
t9 6-2 2 1-- O NYM S. Henderson P. Vuckovich -0% 99% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Mets' Skip Lockwood facing 3-4-5
b9 2-6 0 --- O STL J. Morales S. Lockwood 1% 99% Strikeout
b9 2-6 1 --- O STL T. Simmons S. Lockwood 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b9 2-6 2 --- O STL K. Hernandez S. Lockwood 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 2.

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