April 16, 1983 New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 2
CLE 0 CLE 7
@BAL 4 BOS 2
TEX 1 CHW 3
DET 1 CAL 9
@MIN 5 OAK 5
@SEA 2 MON 2
@HOU 0 LAD 8
SDP 5 PHI 8
ATL 4 CHC 6
@PIT 5 CIN 8
@SFG 3 STL 6
NYM 2

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 27,137

Saturday, April 16, 1983, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:03

Mets

2-6

Lost 6

5th, 4½ GB

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

W: D LaPoint (1-0), L: E Lynch (0-1)

Cardinals

6-1

Won 6

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .522    0    3   0   GDP
B Bailor SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .706    0    2   3   
D Kingman 1B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .242  .629    0   11   0   SB,GDP
G Foster LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .648    0    4   0   
M Bishop C                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    2   0   
  R Hodges PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .453    0    0   0   
D Heep RF                     3   0   1   1    1   1  .545 1.598    0    0   0   
H Brooks 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .241  .612    0    2   2   
B Giles 2B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .190  .440    0    0   4   
E Lynch P                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   1   
  D Sisk P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   2   7   1    2   9                    24  10

BATTING

TB: D Kingman 2; E Lynch; B Bailor; M Wilson; H Brooks; D Heep.

GIDP: D Kingman (1); M Wilson (1).

RBI: D Heep (3).

2-out RBI: D Heep.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Bailor-D Kingman.

E: B Giles (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Kingman (1, 2nd base off D LaPoint/D Porter).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .222  .545    0    1   0   SB,HBP
O Smith SS                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .807    0    1   3   
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .345  .815    0    7   1   
D Porter C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .510    0    9   0   
G Hendrick RF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .407 1.263    0    3   0   
K Oberkfell 3B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .555    0    0   3   SH,GDP
D Green CF                    2   2   2   1    2   0  .269  .867    0    2   0   3B
M Ramsey 2B                   3   1   1   2    0   0  .348  .805    0    3   1   3B,SF
D LaPoint P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  D Iorg PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .500 2.167    0    0   0   3B
  G Roof PR                   0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Sutter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
Totals                       30   6   8   6    2   2                    27  10

BATTING

3B: D Iorg (1, off E Lynch); D Green (2, off E Lynch); M Ramsey (1, off E Lynch).

SF: M Ramsey (2, off E Lynch).

SH: K Oberkfell (1, off E Lynch).

HBP: L Smith (2, by E Lynch).

TB: D Green 4; M Ramsey 3; D Iorg 3; O Smith; L Smith; G Hendrick; K Hernandez.

GIDP: K Oberkfell (1).

RBI: M Ramsey 2 (6); O Smith (2); D Iorg (1); L Smith (3); D Green (6).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. O Smith-K Hernandez; K Oberkfell-M Ramsey-K Hernandez.

E: O Smith (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Smith (3, 2nd base off D Sisk/M Bishop).

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
E Lynch, L (0-1)               6.1   5   5   4    1   2   0   5.68   27     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0· 5     46    -     1.15  -0.37
D Sisk                         1.2   3   1   1    1   0   0   2.35    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 3          1-1    0.21  -0.05
Totals                         8     8   6   5    2   2   0          35     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0· 8          1-1

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
D LaPoint, W (1-0)             7     7   2   1    2   8   0   2.19   28     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 2· 7     63    -     1.17   0.05
B Sutter                       2     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.80    6     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.03
Totals                         9     7   2   1    2   9   0          34     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 2· 7           -

Balks: D LaPoint (1).

WP: E Lynch (1); D LaPoint (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: E Lynch (1; L Smith).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Paul Runge.

Time of Game: 2:03.

Attendance: 27,137.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. M Wilson             CF    1. L Smith              LF 
2. B Bailor             SS    2. O Smith              SS 
3. D Kingman            1B    3. K Hernandez          1B 
4. G Foster             LF    4. D Porter             C  
5. M Bishop             C     5. G Hendrick           RF 
6. D Heep               RF    6. K Oberkfell          3B 
7. H Brooks             3B    7. D Green              CF 
8. B Giles              2B    8. M Ramsey             2B 
9. E Lynch              P     9. D LaPoint            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  2-2  1--      26%  85% M Ramsey        E Lynch         Triple (CF-RF); Green Scores
   b 7   1  2-1  -2-      20%  59% D Green         E Lynch         Single (CF-RF); Hendrick Scores/unER
   t 6   2  1-1  -2-     -18%  34% D Heep          D LaPoint       Single to CF; Kingman Scores; Heep to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 5   0  1-0  ---      15%  55% D Green         E Lynch         Triple (CF-RF)
   b 7   0  2-1  ---       8%  42% G Hendrick      E Lynch         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave LaPoint facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Wilson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  B Bailor        Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  D Kingman       Single (CF-RF)
          1--      51%  G Foster        Wild Pitch; Kingman to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Lynch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  O Smith         Flyball: LF
          ---      52%  K Hernandez     Single to CF
          1--      54%  D Porter        Wild Pitch; Hernandez to 3B
   O      --3      50%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave LaPoint facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  M Bishop        Strikeout
          ---      50%  D Heep          Walk
          1--      46%  H Brooks        Single (LF-CF); Heep to 2B
   O      12-      50%  B Giles         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Heep to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  E Lynch         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Lynch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  G Hendrick      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  K Oberkfell     Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      52%  D Green         Walk
   O      1--      50%  M Ramsey        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave LaPoint facing 1-2-3
          ---      43%  M Wilson        Single to 2B; Wilson to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
          -2-      35%  B Bailor        Single (CF-RF); Wilson to 3B
   ROO    1-3      42%  D Kingman       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Wilson Scores/unER
   O      ---      43%  G Foster        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Ed Lynch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      40%  D LaPoint       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      43%  L Smith         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      39%  O Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      37%  K Hernandez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave LaPoint facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      39%  M Bishop        Strikeout
   O      ---      41%  D Heep          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      42%  H Brooks        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Ed Lynch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      39%  D Porter        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      36%  G Hendrick      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      35%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave LaPoint facing 8-9-1
          ---      31%  B Giles         Walk
          1--      29%  E Lynch         Balk; Giles to 2B
   O      -2-      33%  " "             Lineout: RF
   O      -2-      37%  M Wilson        Lineout: RF
   O      -2-      40%  B Bailor        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Ed Lynch facing 7-8-9
          ---      55%  D Green         Triple (CF-RF)
   RO     --3      53%  M Ramsey        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Green Scores
   O      ---      51%  D LaPoint       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  L Smith         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave LaPoint facing 3-4-5
          ---      45%  D Kingman       Single (LF-CF)
          1--      40%  G Foster        Kingman Steals 2B
   O      -2-      47%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      52%  M Bishop        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      34%  D Heep          Single to CF; Kingman Scores; Heep to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      38%  H Brooks        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Ed Lynch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      34%  O Smith         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      31%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      29%  D Porter        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dave LaPoint facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      32%  B Giles         Flyball: RF
          ---      29%  E Lynch         Single to RF
   OO     1--      35%  M Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Ed Lynch facing 5-6-7
          ---      42%  G Hendrick      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      39%  K Oberkfell     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Hendrick to 2B
   R      -2-      59%  D Green         Single (CF-RF); Hendrick Scores/unER
   R      1--      85%  M Ramsey        Triple (CF-RF); Green Scores
                  Dane Iorg pinch hits for Dave LaPoint batting 9th
   R      --3      92%  D Iorg          Triple to CF; Ramsey Scores
                  Doug Sisk replaces Ed Lynch pitching and batting 9th; Gene Roof pinch runs for Dane Iorg batting 9th
   R      --3      95%  L Smith         Single to LF; Roof Scores
          1--      95%  O Smith         Smith Steals 2B
   R      -2-      97%  " "             Single to CF; Smith Scores
   O      1--      97%  K Hernandez     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--      97%  D Porter        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-6, Bruce Sutter facing 2-3-4
                  Bruce Sutter replaces Gene Roof pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  B Bailor        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Kingman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  G Foster        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Doug Sisk facing 5-6-7
          ---      99%  G Hendrick      Single to CF
   OO     1--      99%  K Oberkfell     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---      99%  D Green         Walk
   O      1--      99%  M Ramsey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-6, Bruce Sutter facing 5-6-7
                  Ron Hodges pinch hits for Mike Bishop batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  R Hodges        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Heep          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  H Brooks        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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