August 6, 1978 New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 4
MIN 3 DET 8
CHW 0 KCR 12
TOR 5 BOS 4
@MIL 0 NYY 3
BAL 0 OAK 4
SEA 3 OAK 4
SEA 3 TEX 3
CLE 2 ATL 3
HOU 2 MON 2
@CHC 1 CHC 4
MON 3 CIN 3
SDP 1 PHI 3
@PIT 2 PHI 5
@PIT 0 LAD 5
@SFG 1 STL 3
NYM 1

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 17,198

Sunday, August 6, 1978, 1:22PM
Time of Game: 2:11

Mets

47-65

Lost 2

5th, 15 GB

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

W: S Martinez (6-5), L: J Koosman (3-13), S: R Thomas (3)

Cardinals

42-68

Won 2

6th, 19 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Randle 3B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .226  .654    0    2   3   
T Foli SS                     3   0   2   1    0   0  .262  .616    0    1   3   2B,SH
S Henderson LF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .754    0    1   0   
W Montanez 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .753    0    8   1   
J Stearns C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .266  .789    0    4   0   
J Youngblood CF               3   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .782    0    2   0   
  E Kranepool PH-RF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .645    0    0   0   
B Boisclair RF-CF             3   0   1   0    1   0  .248  .669    0    3   0   2B
D Flynn 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .564    0    3   2   
J Koosman P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .094  .245    0    0   1   
  L Mazzilli PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .266  .776    0    0   0   
  K Kobel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .432         0   0   
  R Hodges PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .642    0    0   0   
  S Ferrer PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
Totals                       32   1   6   1    4   1                    24  10

BATTING

2B: B Boisclair (6, off S Martinez); T Foli (18, off S Martinez).

SH: T Foli (8, off S Martinez).

TB: T Foli 3; B Boisclair 2; L Randle; S Henderson; R Hodges.

RBI: T Foli (18).

2-out RBI: T Foli.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. L Randle-W Montanez; T Foli-D Flynn-W Montanez; D Flynn-T Foli-W Montanez.

E: W Montanez (5).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Templeton SS                4   1   1   0    0   2  .273  .653    0    3   3   2B
T Scott LF                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .217  .524    0    2   0   
G Hendrick CF                 4   1   2   2    0   1  .271  .774    0    3   0   HR
R Freed 1B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .264  .805    0    6   1   
  K Hernandez 1B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .739         2   0   
K Reitz 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .621    0    4   2   GDP
J Morales RF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .610    0    2   0   GDP
S Swisher C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .668    0    1   0   
M Tyson 2B                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .248  .604    0    4   2   GDP
S Martinez P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .400    0    0   1   SH
  R Thomas P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
Totals                       29   3   8   3    0   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: G Templeton (20, off J Koosman).

HR: G Hendrick (11, off J Koosman; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: S Martinez (4, off J Koosman).

TB: G Hendrick 5; G Templeton 2; M Tyson 2; K Reitz; S Swisher; R Freed.

GIDP: K Reitz (11); M Tyson (8); J Morales (10).

RBI: G Hendrick 2 (38); R Freed (17).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

PB: S Swisher (2).

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
J Koosman, L (3-13)            6     7   3   2    0   3   1   4.15   24     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 1· 7     51    -     0.70  -0.13
K Kobel                        2     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.87    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.33   0.03
Totals                         8     8   3   2    0   4   1          30     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 8           -

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
S Martinez, W (6-5)            7.2   5   1   1    4   1   0   3.18   32     -       ·  ·      8·11· 3· 5     62    -     1.25   0.27
R Thomas, S (3)                1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          2-0    1.43   0.13
Totals                         9     6   1   1    4   1   0          37     -       ·  ·     10·13· 3· 6          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:11.

Attendance: 17,198.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. L Randle             3B    1. G Templeton          SS 
2. T Foli               SS    2. T Scott              LF 
3. S Henderson          LF    3. G Hendrick           CF 
4. W Montanez           1B    4. R Freed              1B 
5. J Stearns            C     5. K Reitz              3B 
6. J Youngblood         CF    6. J Morales            RF 
7. B Boisclair          RF    7. S Swisher            C  
8. D Flynn              2B    8. M Tyson              2B 
9. J Koosman            P     9. S Martinez           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  2-0  1--     -12%  64% T Foli          S Martinez      Double to LF; Randle Scores
   b 3   1  1-2  ---      11%  77% G Hendrick      J Koosman       Home Run
   b 1   0  0-0  1-3       9%  76% G Hendrick      J Koosman       Single to LF; Templeton Scores; Scott to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-       7%  68% T Scott         J Koosman       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Templeton to 3B; Scott to 1B
   b 1   0  0-2  12-      -7%  74% K Reitz         J Koosman       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Freed to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Silvio Martinez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  L Randle        Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  T Foli          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Randle to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  S Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B; Randle to 3B
   O      --3      55%  W Montanez      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  G Templeton     Double to LF
          -2-      68%  T Scott         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Templeton to 3B; Scott to 1B
   R      1-3      76%  G Hendrick      Single to LF; Templeton Scores; Scott to 3B
   R      1-3      81%  R Freed         Single to RF; Scott Scores/unER; Hendrick to 2B
   OO     12-      74%  K Reitz         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Freed to 2B
   O      -2-      72%  J Morales       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Silvio Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      74%  J Stearns       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      75%  J Youngblood    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      76%  B Boisclair     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jerry Koosman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      75%  S Swisher       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      76%  M Tyson         Single to CF
   O      1--      75%  S Martinez      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Tyson to 2B
   O      -2-      73%  G Templeton     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Silvio Martinez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      75%  D Flynn         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      77%  J Koosman       Popfly: 3B
          ---      76%  L Randle        Walk
   R      1--      64%  T Foli          Double to LF; Randle Scores
   O      -2-      68%  S Henderson     Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jerry Koosman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  T Scott         Flyball: CF
   R      ---      77%  G Hendrick      Home Run
   O      ---      76%  R Freed         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  K Reitz         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Silvio Martinez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      77%  W Montanez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      79%  J Stearns       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      80%  J Youngblood    Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jerry Koosman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      79%  J Morales       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      78%  S Swisher       Flyball: RF
          ---      79%  M Tyson         Single to LF
   O      1--      77%  S Martinez      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Silvio Martinez facing 7-8-9
          ---      72%  B Boisclair     Walk
          1--      70%  D Flynn         Passed Ball; Boisclair to 2B
   O      -2-      75%  " "             Lineout: SS
   O      -2-      79%  J Koosman       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      83%  L Randle        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  G Templeton     Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  T Scott         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      80%  G Hendrick      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Silvio Martinez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      83%  T Foli          Popfly: SS
          ---      79%  S Henderson     Single to CF
   O      1--      83%  W Montanez      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      86%  J Stearns       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      85%  R Freed         Flyball: RF
          ---      86%  K Reitz         Single to CF
   OO     1--      84%  J Morales       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Silvio Martinez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      87%  J Youngblood    Flyball: CF
          ---      81%  B Boisclair     Double to RF
   O      -2-      86%  D Flynn         Flyball: RF
                  Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Jerry Koosman batting 9th
          -2-      84%  L Mazzilli      Walk
   O      12-      90%  L Randle        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Kevin Kobel facing 7-8-9
                  Kevin Kobel replaces Lee Mazzilli pitching and batting 9th
          ---      91%  S Swisher       Single to LF
   OO     1--      88%  M Tyson         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  S Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Silvio Martinez facing 2-3-4
          ---      81%  T Foli          Single to LF
   O      1--      87%  S Henderson     Strikeout
   O      1--      91%  W Montanez      Foul Flyball: 2B
          1--      88%  J Stearns       Walk; Foli to 2B
                  Roy Thomas replaces Silvio Martinez pitching and batting 9th; Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Joel Youngblood batting 6th
   O      12-      95%  E Kranepool     Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Kevin Kobel facing 1-2-3
                  Bruce Boisclair moves to CF; Ed Kranepool moves to RF
   O      ---      94%  G Templeton     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      94%  T Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Roy Thomas facing 7-8-9
                  Keith Hernandez replaces Roger Freed playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---      97%  B Boisclair     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Flynn         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Ron Hodges pinch hits for Kevin Kobel batting 9th
          ---      97%  R Hodges        Single to P
                  Sergio Ferrer pinch runs for Ron Hodges batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  L Randle        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation