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BOS
@DET		5
1
MIL
@KCR		4
8
TEX
@MIN		6
3
NYY
@TOR		7
1
PIT
@CHC		3
2		 
(14)
ATL
@HOU		0
2
SFG
@SDP		1
5
NYM
@STL		2
6
Thursday, September 21, 1978 7:40PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 3,912, Time of Game: 2:04
Mets
2
63-90
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 21 GB
 at Cardinals
6
66-88
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 18½ GB
W: John Urrea (4-9)
L: Craig Swan (8-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  4  3
Cardinals       3  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  X    6  8  1

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lee Mazzilli CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 .276 .797 0.039 0.85 0.091 -0.053 1.3 5 0 3B,SB
Tim Foli SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .251 .590 -0.054 0.82 0.014 -0.068 -0.2 1 3
Steve Henderson LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .268 .732 0.038 0.76 0.060 -0.021 0.6 1 0
Willie Montanez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .256 .715 -0.071 0.77 0.020 -0.091 -1.3 7 1 SB,GDP
John Stearns C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 .789 -0.053 0.51 0.000 -0.053 -0.9 4 0
Dan Norman RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .211 .731 -0.035 0.47 0.000 -0.035 -0.4 1 0
Elliott Maddox 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .264 .717 -0.031 0.65 0.011 -0.042 0.0 2 3
Doug Flynn 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .240 .573 -0.024 0.78 0.045 -0.069 -0.7 2 2 CS,GDP
Craig Swan P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .159 .356 -0.033 0.62 0.000 -0.033 -0.3 1 0
   Tom Grieve PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .575 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.1
   Dwight Bernard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .833 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 28 2 4 2 4 5 .143 .464 -0.225 0.69 0.241 -0.466 -2.0 24 9
3B: L Mazzilli (5, off B Schultz).
TB: L Mazzilli 3; D Flynn; S Henderson; T Foli.
GIDP: D Flynn (14); W Montanez (12).
RBI: S Henderson (61); T Foli (24).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. E Maddox-D Flynn-W Montanez; W Montanez-T Foli-W Montanez.
E: T Foli 2 (17); L Mazzilli (5).
Baserunning
SB: L Mazzilli (19, 2nd base off J Urrea/T Kennedy); W Montanez (9, 2nd base off J Urrea/T Kennedy).
CS: D Flynn (5, 2nd base by J Urrea/T Kennedy).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ken Oberkfell 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .122 .328 0.011 0.55 0.039 -0.029 -0.4 2 2
Dane Iorg RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .254 .576 0.031 0.73 0.062 -0.031 -0.1 1 0
   Tony Scott LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .567 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
George Hendrick CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .280 .805 -0.054 0.78 0.017 -0.071 -0.3 1 0
Ted Simmons LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .288 .890 0.189 0.87 0.220 -0.031 1.1 0 0 3B,GDP
   Buddy Schultz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .933 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Keith Hernandez 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .255 .746 0.082 0.63 0.097 -0.015 0.8 14 0 SB
Ken Reitz 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .246 .638 -0.038 0.55 0.018 -0.055 -0.2 0 3
Terry Kennedy C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .558 -0.057 0.60 0.000 -0.057 -1.4 5 1 GDP
Mike Phillips SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 .272 .667 0.048 0.58 0.069 -0.021 0.9 3 6
John Urrea P 3 0 2 2 0 0 .130 .297 0.062 0.51 0.073 -0.010 2.0 1 1
   Jerry Mumphrey RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .635 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 6 8 6 2 4 .250 .607 0.274 0.65 0.595 -0.320 2.5 27 14
3B: T Simmons (5, off C Swan).
TB: T Simmons 3; J Urrea 2; K Reitz; M Phillips; K Hernandez; G Hendrick; D Iorg.
GIDP: T Simmons (19); T Kennedy (1).
RBI: J Urrea 2 (2); T Simmons 2 (78); M Phillips (27); K Hernandez (60).
2-out RBI: J Urrea 2; M Phillips.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. M Phillips-K Oberkfell-K Hernandez; B Schultz-M Phillips-K Hernandez.
E: T Kennedy (1).
Baserunning
SB: K Hernandez (13, 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 (8-6) 7 7 6 3 2 4 0 2.47 31 47 -0.275 0.70 -2.9
Dwight Bernard 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.67 3 0 0 0.001 0.02 0.4
Team Totals 8 8 6 3 2 4 0 3.38 34 47 0 0 -0.274 0.69 -2.5

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Urrea, W (4-9) 7 1 1 0 3 4 0 5.19 24 74 0.212 0.77 2.1
Buddy Schultz 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 3.74 8 0 0 0.014 0.42 -0.1
Team Totals 9 4 2 1 4 5 0 1.00 32 74 0 0 0.226 0.65 2.0
Balks: None.
WP: C Swan (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Ed Montague.
Time of Game: 2:04.
Attendance: 3,912.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Lee Mazzilli CF 1 Ken Oberkfell 2B
2 Tim Foli SS 2 Dane Iorg RF
3 Steve Henderson LF 3 George Hendrick CF
4 Willie Montanez 1B 4 Ted Simmons LF
5 John Stearns C 5 Keith Hernandez 1B
6 Dan Norman RF 6 Ken Reitz 3B
7 Elliott Maddox 3B 7 Terry Kennedy C
8 Doug Flynn 2B 8 Mike Phillips SS
9 Craig Swan P 9 John Urrea P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-1 1 12- RR STL T. Simmons C. Swan 22% 70% Triple to RF; Oberkfell Scores; Iorg Scores
b6 3-1 2 12- R STL M. Phillips C. Swan 7% 93% Single to CF; Hernandez Scores/unER; Reitz to 3B; Phillips to 2B/Adv on throw
b1 0-1 0 1-- STL D. Iorg C. Swan 6% 54% Single to RF; Oberkfell to 2B
t9 2-6 0 12- OO NYM W. Montanez B. Schultz 6% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Foli to 3B
b1 0-1 0 12- O STL G. Hendrick C. Swan -6% 48% Strikeout

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' John Urrea facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- NYM L. Mazzilli J. Urrea -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- O NYM T. Foli J. Urrea 3% 50% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 1-- NYM S. Henderson J. Urrea -5% 45% Mazzilli Steals 2B; Mazzilli to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t1 0-0 1 --3 RO NYM S. Henderson J. Urrea -2% 43% Groundout: SS-1B; Mazzilli Scores/unER
t1 1-0 2 --- NYM W. Montanez J. Urrea -1% 41% Walk
t1 1-0 2 1-- NYM J. Stearns J. Urrea -1% 41% Montanez Steals 2B
t1 1-0 2 -2- O NYM J. Stearns J. Urrea 3% 43% Lineout: 1B
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Craig Swan facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- STL K. Oberkfell C. Swan 4% 47% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- STL D. Iorg C. Swan 6% 54% Single to RF; Oberkfell to 2B
b1 0-1 0 12- O STL G. Hendrick C. Swan -6% 48% Strikeout
b1 0-1 1 12- RR STL T. Simmons C. Swan 22% 70% Triple to RF; Oberkfell Scores; Iorg Scores
b1 2-1 1 --3 R STL K. Hernandez C. Swan 5% 75% Single to RF; Simmons Scores
b1 3-1 1 1-- STL K. Reitz C. Swan 1% 76% Hernandez Steals 2B
b1 3-1 1 -2- STL K. Reitz C. Swan 2% 78% Wild Pitch; Hernandez to 3B
b1 3-1 1 --3 O STL K. Reitz C. Swan -4% 74% Strikeout
b1 3-1 2 --3 O STL T. Kennedy C. Swan -3% 72% Groundout: 2B-P
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' John Urrea facing 6-7-8
t2 1-3 0 --- O NYM D. Norman J. Urrea 2% 74% Lineout: 2B
t2 1-3 1 --- O NYM E. Maddox J. Urrea 1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-3 2 --- NYM D. Flynn J. Urrea -1% 74% Walk
t2 1-3 2 1-- O NYM C. Swan J. Urrea 2% 76% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mets' Craig Swan facing 8-9-1
b2 3-1 0 --- O STL M. Phillips C. Swan -1% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 3-1 1 --- O STL J. Urrea C. Swan -1% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 3-1 2 --- O STL K. Oberkfell C. Swan -1% 73% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' John Urrea facing 1-2-3
t3 1-3 0 --- O NYM L. Mazzilli J. Urrea 2% 75% Popfly: SS
t3 1-3 1 --- O NYM T. Foli J. Urrea 2% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-3 2 --- O NYM S. Henderson J. Urrea 1% 78% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mets' Craig Swan facing 2-3-4
b3 3-1 0 --- O STL D. Iorg C. Swan -1% 77% Strikeout Looking
b3 3-1 1 --- STL G. Hendrick C. Swan 2% 78% Single to CF
b3 3-1 1 1-- O STL T. Simmons C. Swan -2% 76% Strikeout
b3 3-1 2 1-- O STL K. Hernandez C. Swan -1% 75% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' John Urrea facing 4-5-6
t4 1-3 0 --- O NYM W. Montanez J. Urrea 3% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1-3 1 --- O NYM J. Stearns J. Urrea 2% 79% Lineout: CF
t4 1-3 2 --- O NYM D. Norman J. Urrea 1% 80% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mets' Craig Swan facing 6-7-8
b4 3-1 0 --- O STL K. Reitz C. Swan -1% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-1 1 --- O STL T. Kennedy C. Swan -1% 78% Flyball: CF
b4 3-1 2 --- O STL M. Phillips C. Swan -1% 77% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' John Urrea facing 7-8-9
t5 1-3 0 --- O NYM E. Maddox J. Urrea 3% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1-3 1 --- NYM D. Flynn J. Urrea -3% 77% Single to CF
t5 1-3 1 1-- O NYM C. Swan J. Urrea 5% 82% Flynn Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t5 1-3 2 --- O NYM C. Swan J. Urrea 1% 83% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mets' Craig Swan facing 9-1-2
b5 3-1 0 --- STL J. Urrea C. Swan 2% 85% Single to CF
b5 3-1 0 1-- O STL K. Oberkfell C. Swan -2% 83% Flyball: CF
b5 3-1 1 1-- O STL D. Iorg C. Swan -2% 81% Flyball: CF
b5 3-1 2 1-- O STL G. Hendrick C. Swan -1% 80% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' John Urrea facing 1-2-3
t6 1-3 0 --- O NYM L. Mazzilli J. Urrea 3% 83% Popfly: P
t6 1-3 1 --- O NYM T. Foli J. Urrea 2% 85% Groundout: P-1B
t6 1-3 2 --- O NYM S. Henderson J. Urrea 1% 86% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mets' Craig Swan facing 4-5-6
b6 3-1 0 --- O STL T. Simmons C. Swan -1% 85% Lineout: 1B
b6 3-1 1 --- STL K. Hernandez C. Swan 1% 86% Walk
b6 3-1 1 1-- STL K. Reitz C. Swan 2% 88% Reached on E6 (throw to 2B) (Ground Ball); Hernandez to 2B; Reitz to 1B
b6 3-1 1 12- O STL T. Kennedy C. Swan -2% 86% Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 3-1 2 12- R STL M. Phillips C. Swan 7% 93% Single to CF; Hernandez Scores/unER; Reitz to 3B; Phillips to 2B/Adv on throw
b6 4-1 2 -23 RR STL J. Urrea C. Swan 5% 98% Single to CF; Reitz Scores/unER; Phillips Scores/unER; Urrea to 2B/Adv on E8
b6 6-1 2 -2- O STL K. Oberkfell C. Swan -0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' John Urrea facing 4-5-6
t7 1-6 0 --- O NYM W. Montanez J. Urrea 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1-6 1 --- O NYM J. Stearns J. Urrea 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1-6 2 --- O NYM D. Norman J. Urrea 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mets' Craig Swan facing 2-3-4
b7 6-1 0 --- O STL D. Iorg C. Swan -0% 99% Foul Flyball: 3B
b7 6-1 1 --- STL G. Hendrick C. Swan 0% 99% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hendrick to 1B
b7 6-1 1 1-- OO STL T. Simmons C. Swan -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Buddy Schultz facing 7-8-9
Buddy Schultz replaces Ted Simmons (LF) pitching and batting 4th
Tony Scott replaces Dane Iorg (RF) playing LF batting 2nd
Jerry Mumphrey replaces John Urrea (P) playing RF batting 9th
t8 1-6 0 --- NYM E. Maddox B. Schultz -1% 98% Walk
t8 1-6 0 1-- OO NYM D. Flynn B. Schultz 2% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
Tom Grieve pinch hits for Craig Swan (P) batting 9th
t8 1-6 2 --- O NYM T. Grieve B. Schultz 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mets' Dwight Bernard facing 5-6-7
Dwight Bernard replaces Tom Grieve (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 6-1 0 --- O STL K. Hernandez D. Bernard -0% 100% Flyball: LF
b8 6-1 1 --- STL K. Reitz D. Bernard 0% 100% Single to LF
b8 6-1 1 1-- OO STL T. Kennedy D. Bernard -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Buddy Schultz facing 1-2-3
t9 1-6 0 --- NYM L. Mazzilli B. Schultz -1% 99% Triple to CF (CF-RF)
t9 1-6 0 --3 R NYM T. Foli B. Schultz -1% 97% Single to RF; Mazzilli Scores
t9 2-6 0 1-- NYM S. Henderson B. Schultz -3% 94% Single to CF; Foli to 2B
t9 2-6 0 12- OO NYM W. Montanez B. Schultz 6% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Foli to 3B
t9 2-6 2 --3 O NYM J. Stearns B. Schultz 0% 100% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 6.

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