September 28, 1979 New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 3
SEA 1 BAL 14
@CLE 6 BOS 7
@DET 4 KCR 13
OAK 1 MIL 10
@MIN 1 NYY 7
TOR 3 TEX 5
CAL 0 CIN 3
ATL 0 LAD 6
HOU 5 PHI 3
@MON 2
(11) PIT 6
CHC 1 SDP 2
@SFG 0 NYM 6
@STL 2 NYM 7
@STL 6
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 9,245

Friday, September 28, 1979, 7:54PM
Time of Game: 3:36

Mets

61-99

Won 4

6th, 36 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  1   1  1  0   0  2  1   0  1    7 14  2
Cardinals       2  0  0   2  0  0   1  0  1   0  0    6 19  4

W: N Allen (6-10), L: G Frazier (2-4), S: A Hassler (4)

Cardinals

86-74

Lost 2

3rd, 11 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  5   2   4   1    1   0  .261  .633    0    7   2   SB
B Boisclair RF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .183  .457    0    3   1   
  E Maddox PH-CF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .640    0    0   0   SH
L Mazzilli 1B                 4   0   0   0    2   0  .306  .848    0    6   2   SB
R Hebner 3B                   6   0   2   1    0   0  .269  .752    0    0   2   SB
J Youngblood CF-RF            4   2   2   0    2   0  .276  .784    0    4   0   SB
D Norman LF                   5   0   1   0    1   1  .236  .645    0    3   1   SB
R Hodges C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .163  .520    0    4   2   2B
  S Ferrer PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .222         0   0   
  E Glynn P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Reardon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Flynn PH-2B               2   0   1   1    0   0  .243  .583    0    0   1   
K Chapman 2B                  5   1   1   2    0   1  .158  .431    0    2   2   3B
  N Allen P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  G Flores PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .194  .520    0    0   0   3B
  A Hassler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .043         0   0   
P Falcone P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .173  .377    0    0   0   
  E Kranepool PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .575    0    0   0   
  R Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         1   0   
  D Bernard P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Stearns PH-C              3   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .661    0    2   1   
Totals                       46   7  14   5    7   4                    33  14

BATTING

2B: R Hodges (4, off D O'Brien).

3B: K Chapman (2, off D O'Brien); G Flores (1, off G Frazier).

SH: E Maddox (1, off R Thomas).

TB: F Taveras 4; G Flores 3; K Chapman 3; J Youngblood 2; R Hebner 2; R Hodges 2; D Flynn; B Boisclair; D Norman.

RBI: K Chapman 2 (4); R Hebner (78); F Taveras (34); D Flynn (61).

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 4 for 22.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Hodges-F Taveras.

E: F Taveras (27); J Stearns (16).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Mazzilli (34, 3rd base off J Urrea/S Swisher); J Youngblood (18, 3rd base off R Thomas/T Kennedy); D Norman (2, 2nd base off R Thomas/T Kennedy); F Taveras (44, 2nd base off D Knowles/T Kennedy); R Hebner (3, 2nd base off J Urrea/S Swisher).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Templeton SS                2   1   2   0    0   0  .315  .792    0    1   0   2B
  M Phillips PR-SS            4   1   1   0    0   0  .242  .654    0    1   4   2B
J Lentine RF                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .353  .862    0    1   0   
  R Thomas P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .177         0   1   
  L Brock PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .749    0    0   0   CS
  G Frazier P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
T Scott CF                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .258  .660    0    3   0   SF
R Freed 1B                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .258  .877    0    7   1   2B
  K Hernandez 1B              2   0   1   0    0   0  .343  .928    0    5   1   
K Reitz 3B                    6   1   2   0    0   0  .271  .687    0    0   3   2B
S Swisher C                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .151  .446    0    2   0   3B
  D Knowles P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Mumphrey RF               2   1   1   0    0   1  .296  .712    0    0   0   2B
K Smith LF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    2   0   CS
  D Iorg PH-LF                1   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .713    0    1   0   
M Tyson 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .222  .638    0    4   2   
  K Oberkfell PR-2B           1   0   0   0    1   0  .302  .787    0    2   3   
J Urrea P                     2   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    0    2   0   
  D O'Brien P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Kennedy C                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .688    0    2   0   
Totals                       48   6  19   5    2   5                    33  15

BATTING

2B: R Freed (2, off P Falcone); G Templeton (32, off P Falcone); K Reitz (41, off P Falcone); J Mumphrey (10, off N Allen); M Phillips (3, off R Jackson).

3B: S Swisher (1, off P Falcone).

SF: T Scott (8, off P Falcone).

TB: K Reitz 3; R Freed 3; S Swisher 3; G Templeton 3; M Phillips 2; K Smith 2; J Mumphrey 2; T Kennedy; J Lentine; K Hernandez; T Scott; M Tyson; D Iorg; L Brock; J Urrea.

RBI: R Freed 2 (8); J Urrea (1); S Swisher (3); T Scott (67).

2-out RBI: J Urrea; R Freed.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Tyson-R Freed.

E: R Freed (1); M Tyson (8); K Hernandez (9); K Oberkfell (10).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Brock (12, 2nd base by N Allen/J Stearns); K Smith (1, 2nd base by P Falcone/R Hodges).

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
P Falcone                      5     9   4   4    0   3   0   4.16   23     -       ·  ·      3· 9· 0· 8     36    -     0.96  -0.24
R Jackson                      1.2   5   1   1    0   0   0   1.88    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 5          0-0    1.01  -0.05
D Bernard                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.70    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.93   0.02
E Glynn                        0.2   1   0   0    2   1   0   3.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    2.60  -0.03
J Reardon                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.83    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    5.28   0.13
N Allen, BS (2), W (6-10)      2     3   1   0    0   0   0   3.62    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 3          0-0    2.83  -0.17
A Hassler, S (4)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.52    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 1          0-0    3.72   0.19
Totals                        11    19   6   5    2   5   0          51     -       ·  ·     10·15· 1·18          5-0

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
J Urrea                        4.1   5   3   2    5   1   0   3.97   23     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 2· 4     39    -     1.51  -0.28
D O'Brien                      3     5   2   2    0   1   0   8.18   14     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 5          3-0    2.06   0.01
D Knowles                      1     1   1   1    1   1   0   4.07    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          1-0    2.69   0.03
R Thomas                       1.2   2   0   0    1   1   0   3.00    8     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 0· 0          2-1    3.35  -0.09
G Frazier, L (2-4)             1     1   1   0    0   0   0   4.75    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.52  -0.31
Totals                        11    14   7   5    7   4   0          54     -       ·  ·     20·10· 2·11          6-1

Balks: None.

WP: J Urrea (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 3:36.

Attendance: 9,245.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. F Taveras            SS    1. G Templeton          SS 
2. B Boisclair          RF    2. J Lentine            RF 
3. L Mazzilli           1B    3. T Scott              CF 
4. R Hebner             3B    4. R Freed              1B 
5. J Youngblood         CF    5. K Reitz              3B 
6. D Norman             LF    6. S Swisher            C  
7. R Hodges             C     7. K Smith              LF 
8. K Chapman            2B    8. M Tyson              2B 
9. P Falcone            P     9. J Urrea              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  6-5  -2-     -47%  39% D Iorg          N Allen         Single to C; Mumphrey Scores/Adv on E2/No RBI/unER; Iorg to 2B
   t11   2  6-6  ---      42%  82% G Flores        G Frazier       Triple to RF; Flores Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/unER
   t 8   0  5-3  -2-      26%  48% K Chapman       D O'Brien       Triple to LF; Ferrer Scores
   t 9   1  5-5  -23      17%  89% D Flynn         R Thomas        Single to 1B/Bunt; Youngblood Scores; Norman to 3B
   b 4   0  2-2  -2-     -15%  22% S Swisher       P Falcone       Triple to RF; Reitz Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, John Urrea facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  F Taveras       Single to C/Bunt
          1--      59%  B Boisclair     Single to P; Taveras to 2B
   O      12-      59%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: 1B-P; Taveras to 3B; Boisclair to 2B
   O      -23      51%  R Hebner        Popfly: SS
   O      -23      45%  J Youngblood    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
          ---      39%  G Templeton     Double to LF
          -2-      33%  J Lentine       Single to RF; Templeton to 3B
   RO     1-3      35%  T Scott         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Templeton Scores
   R      1--      25%  R Freed         Double to LF; Lentine Scores
   O      -2-      27%  K Reitz         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      29%  S Swisher       Popfly: 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, John Urrea facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      27%  D Norman        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      30%  R Hodges        Walk
   OO     1--      25%  K Chapman       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pete Falcone facing 7-8-9
          ---      22%  K Smith         Single to CF
   OO     1--      27%  M Tyson         Double Play: Strikeout, Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      28%  J Urrea         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, John Urrea facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      25%  P Falcone       Strikeout
          ---      28%  F Taveras       Single to 2B
   R      1--      40%  B Boisclair     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Taveras Scores/No RBI/unER; Boisclair to 2B
   O      -2-      37%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: 2B-P; Boisclair to 3B
   O      --3      33%  R Hebner        Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
          ---      29%  G Templeton     Single to 3B/Bunt
                  Mike Phillips pinch runs for Garry Templeton batting 1st
   O      1--      32%  J Lentine       Strikeout
   O      1--      35%  T Scott         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      37%  R Freed         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, John Urrea facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Phillips moves to SS
          ---      42%  J Youngblood    Walk
          1--      49%  D Norman        Single to LF; Youngblood to 2B
   O      12-      46%  R Hodges        Flyball: RF; Youngblood to 3B
   RO     1-3      48%  K Chapman       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Youngblood Scores; Chapman to 2B/Adv on E3
   O      -2-      44%  P Falcone       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Pete Falcone facing 5-6-7
          ---      37%  K Reitz         Double to LF
   R      -2-      22%  S Swisher       Triple to RF; Reitz Scores
   O      --3      26%  K Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      --3      32%  M Tyson         Strikeout
   R      --3      22%  J Urrea         Single to RF; Swisher Scores
   O      1--      24%  M Phillips      Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, John Urrea facing 1-2-3
          ---      29%  F Taveras       Walk
   O      1--      26%  B Boisclair     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Taveras to 2B
          -2-      29%  L Mazzilli      Wild Pitch; Taveras to 3B
          --3      32%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3      41%  R Hebner        Single to LF; Taveras Scores; Mazzilli to 2B
          12-      48%  J Youngblood    Mazzilli Steals 3B; Hebner Steals 2B
          -23      50%  " "             Walk
                  Dan O'Brien replaces John Urrea pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      39%  D Norman        Strikeout
   O      123      29%  R Hodges        Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pete Falcone facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      31%  J Lentine       Groundout: C-1B
          ---      28%  T Scott         Single to LF
   O      1--      31%  R Freed         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      33%  K Reitz         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Dan O'Brien facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      30%  K Chapman       Flyball: LF
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Pete Falcone batting 9th
   O      ---      27%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      25%  F Taveras       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Roy Lee Jackson facing 6-7-8
                  Roy Lee Jackson replaces Ed Kranepool pitching and batting 9th
          ---      22%  S Swisher       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Swisher to 1B
   O      1--      23%  K Smith         Single to RF; Swisher out at 3B/RF-3B-1B-P; Smith to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -2-      28%  M Tyson         Single to LF; Smith out at Hm/LF-C
                  Ken Oberkfell pinch runs for Mike Tyson batting 8th
   O      1--      30%  D O'Brien       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Dan O'Brien facing 2-3-4
                  Ken Oberkfell moves to 2B
   O      ---      26%  B Boisclair     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      23%  L Mazzilli      Flyball: CF
          ---      25%  R Hebner        Single to RF
          1--      30%  J Youngblood    Single to RF; Hebner to 3B
   O      1-3      20%  D Norman        Groundout: 2B-1B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Roy Lee Jackson facing 1-2-3
          ---      15%  M Phillips      Double to RF
   O      -2-      16%  J Lentine       Groundout: 2B-1B; Phillips to 3B
   O      --3      21%  T Scott         Popfly: 2B
   R      --3      12%  R Freed         Single to LF; Phillips Scores
          1--      11%  K Reitz         Single to RF; Freed to 3B
                  Dwight Bernard replaces Roy Lee Jackson pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      13%  S Swisher       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-5, Dan O'Brien facing 7-8-9
          ---      22%  R Hodges        Double to RF
                  Sergio Ferrer pinch runs for Ron Hodges batting 7th
   R      -2-      48%  K Chapman       Triple to LF; Ferrer Scores
                  John Stearns pinch hits for Dwight Bernard batting 9th
   O      --3      36%  J Stearns       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      --3      50%  F Taveras       Single to RF; Chapman Scores
                  Darold Knowles replaces Steve Swisher pitching and batting 6th; Terry Kennedy replaces Dan O'Brien playing C batting 9th; Elliott Maddox pinch hits for Bruce Boisclair batting 2nd
          1--      63%  E Maddox        Taveras Steals 2B; Taveras to 3B/Adv on E4
   O      --3      48%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      40%  L Mazzilli      Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Ed Glynn facing 7-8-9
                  Ed Glynn replaces Sergio Ferrer pitching and batting 7th; John Stearns moves to C; Elliott Maddox moves to CF; Joel Youngblood moves to RF
   O      ---      44%  K Smith         Strikeout
          ---      39%  K Oberkfell     Walk
          1--      33%  T Kennedy       Single to RF; Oberkfell to 2B
   O      12-      39%  M Phillips      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Oberkfell to 3B
          1-3      37%  J Lentine       Walk; Phillips to 2B
                  Jeff Reardon replaces Ed Glynn pitching and batting 7th
   O      123      50%  T Scott         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Darold Knowles facing 4-5-6
                  Keith Hernandez replaces Roger Freed playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---      44%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  J Youngblood    Single to CF
          1--      58%  D Norman        Walk; Youngblood to 2B
                  Roy Thomas replaces Jim Lentine pitching and batting 2nd; Jerry Mumphrey replaces Darold Knowles playing RF batting 6th; Doug Flynn pinch hits for Jeff Reardon batting 7th
          12-      72%  D Flynn         Youngblood Steals 3B; Norman Steals 2B
   R      -23      89%  " "             Single to 1B/Bunt; Youngblood Scores; Norman to 3B
   O      1-3      84%  K Chapman       Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3      81%  J Stearns       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Neil Allen facing 4-5-6
                  Neil Allen replaces Kelvin Chapman pitching and batting 8th; Doug Flynn moves to 2B
   O      ---      89%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      96%  K Reitz         Flyball: LF
          ---      86%  J Mumphrey      Double to LF
                  Dane Iorg pinch hits for Keith Smith batting 7th
   R      -2-      39%  D Iorg          Single to C; Mumphrey Scores/Adv on E2/No RBI/unER; Iorg to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 10th, Mets Batting, Tied 6-6, Roy Thomas facing 1-2-3
                  Dane Iorg moves to LF
          ---      58%  F Taveras       Single to SS/Bunt
   O      1--      56%  E Maddox        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Taveras to 2B
          -2-      58%  L Mazzilli      Walk
   O      12-      50%  R Hebner        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Taveras to 3B
   O      1-3      37%  J Youngblood    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 6-6, Neil Allen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      42%  T Kennedy       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      47%  M Phillips      Popfly: SS
                  Lou Brock pinch hits for Roy Thomas batting 2nd
          ---      44%  L Brock         Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  T Scott         Brock Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 11th, Mets Batting, Tied 6-6, George Frazier facing 6-7-8
                  George Frazier replaces Lou Brock pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---      44%  D Norman        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      40%  D Flynn         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Gil Flores pinch hits for Neil Allen batting 8th
   R      ---      82%  G Flores        Triple to RF; Flores Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/unER
   O      ---      81%  J Stearns       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 11th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-7, Andy Hassler facing 3-4-5
                  Andy Hassler replaces Gil Flores pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---      89%  T Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      80%  K Hernandez     Single to CF
   O      1--      91%  K Reitz         Lineout: LF
   O      1--     100%  J Mumphrey      Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SLN197909282

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Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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