September 4, 1984 New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 12
OAK 2 CAL 5
@CLE 3
(12) BAL 4
@DET 1 KCR 4
MIN 1 BOS 3
@MIL 1 TOR 6
@NYY 4 SEA 6
@TEX 3
(13) ATL 8
HOU 7 LAD 2
SDP 1 PIT 5
@MON 3 CHC 7
@PHI 2 CIN 8
@SFG 3 STL 12
NYM 2

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 16,917

Tuesday, September 4, 1984
Time of Game: 2:35

Mets

77-61

Lost 2

2nd, 7 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  1
Cardinals       1  2  1   5  0  3   0  0  X   12 17  0

W: D Cox (7-10), L: S Fernandez (4-4)

Cardinals

70-66

Won 3

4th, 13 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Backman 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .686    0    3   4   
M Wilson CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .686    0    1   1   
  H Winningham CF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .777    0    1   0   
K Hernandez 1B                2   1   1   0    1   0  .316  .877    0    4   0   
  J Martin LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .165  .502    0    1   0   
D Strawberry RF               3   1   1   2    1   1  .251  .791    0    1   0   HR
G Foster LF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .739    0    1   0   HBP,GDP
  E Lynch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .481         0   0   
  K Mitchell PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
H Brooks SS                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .296  .787    0    2   4   
R Knight 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .226  .547    0    0   1   
R Hodges C                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .196  .600    0    7   0   
  B Gaff P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Heep PH-1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .634    0    2   0   GDP
S Fernandez P                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    0   0   
  W Gardner P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Stearns C                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000    0    1   1   
Totals                       29   2   4   2    3   6                    24  11

BATTING

HR: D Strawberry (20, off D Cox; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

HBP: G Foster (3, by D Cox).

TB: D Strawberry 4; S Fernandez; K Hernandez; R Hodges.

GIDP: D Heep (9); G Foster (12).

RBI: D Strawberry 2 (76).

2-out RBI: D Strawberry 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Stearns-H Brooks-W Backman; H Brooks-W Backman-K Hernandez.

E: D Strawberry (6).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W McGee CF                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .276  .695    0    3   0   GDP
T Herr 2B                     4   2   3   1    0   0  .268  .654    0    1   3   2·2B
  B Lyons PR-2B               1   1   1   0    0   0  .080  .327    0    0   1   
T Pendleton 3B                3   3   2   1    1   1  .316  .739    0    3   0   SB
  A Van Slyke LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .679    0    0   0   
G Hendrick RF                 5   2   4   4    0   0  .277  .730    0    0   0   2B
L Smith LF                    4   0   3   2    0   0  .261  .720    0    2   0   
  A Howe 3B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .607    0    0   2   
D Green 1B                    4   0   0   1    0   2  .273  .736    0    8   0   
  M Jorgensen 1B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .686         2   0   
O Smith SS                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .248  .664    0    2   4   
T Nieto C                     4   2   3   2    0   1  .309  .832    0    6   0   HR
D Cox P                       3   0   0   0    1   1  .122  .322    0    0   0   GDP
  B Forsch P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .462         0   0   
Totals                       38  12  17  11    3   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: G Hendrick (28, off S Fernandez); T Herr 2 (19, off S Fernandez, off B Gaff).

HR: T Nieto (3, off S Fernandez; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out).

TB: T Nieto 6; G Hendrick 5; T Herr 5; L Smith 3; T Pendleton 2; O Smith; B Lyons.

GIDP: W McGee (11); D Cox (2).

RBI: G Hendrick 4 (69); T Nieto 2 (12); L Smith 2 (40); D Green (52); T Herr (40); T Pendleton (22).

2-out RBI: G Hendrick 2; L Smith; T Pendleton; T Herr.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 10 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 2. O Smith-T Herr-D Green; B Lyons-O Smith-D Green.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Pendleton (15, 2nd base off S Fernandez/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
S Fernandez, L (4-4)           3     7   6   6    3   4   1   3.28   17     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 7     22    -     0.92  -0.40
W Gardner                      0.2   3   3   3    0   2   0   6.88    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          2-2    0.96  -0.07
B Gaff                         2.1   6   3   3    0   0   0   3.50   12     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 6          2-2    0.09  -0.03
E Lynch                        2     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.17    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    17  12  12    3   7   1          41     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0·17          4-4

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 Cox, W (7-10)                8     4   2   2    2   6   1   4.66   29     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 2· 4     70    -     0.59  -0.01
B Forsch                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.48    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     4   2   2    3   6   1          33     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 2· 4           -

S Fernandez faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: D Cox (3).

WP: B Gaff (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: D Cox (6; G Foster).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 16,917.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. W Backman            2B    1. W McGee              CF 
2. M Wilson             CF    2. T Herr               2B 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. T Pendleton          3B 
4. D Strawberry         RF    4. G Hendrick           RF 
5. G Foster             LF    5. L Smith              LF 
6. H Brooks             SS    6. D Green              1B 
7. R Knight             3B    7. O Smith              SS 
8. R Hodges             C     8. T Nieto              C  
9. S Fernandez          P     9. D Cox                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  2-1  1--      21%  64% T Nieto         S Fernandez     Home Run; Smith Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-     -19%  32% D Strawberry    D Cox           Home Run; Hernandez Scores
   b 1   2  2-0  --3      10%  42% G Hendrick      S Fernandez     Double; Herr Scores
   b 3   1  2-3  -2-       8%  78% G Hendrick      S Fernandez     Single; Pendleton Scores
   b 4   2  2-4  1-3       7%  87% T Herr          W Gardner       Single; Smith Scores; Nieto to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Backman       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  M Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      52%  K Hernandez     Walk
          1--      51%  D Strawberry    Balk; Hernandez to 2B
   RR     -2-      32%  " "             Home Run; Hernandez Scores
          ---      31%  G Foster        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      33%  H Brooks        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Sid Fernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      31%  W McGee         Strikeout
          ---      35%  T Herr          Double
   O      -2-      32%  T Pendleton     Strikeout; Herr to 3B
   R      --3      42%  G Hendrick      Double; Herr Scores
   O      -2-      39%  L Smith         Single; Hendrick out at Hm/CF-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Danny Cox facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      41%  R Knight        Strikeout
          ---      38%  R Hodges        Single
          1--      32%  S Fernandez     Single; Hodges to 3B
   O      1-3      38%  W Backman       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1-3      43%  M Wilson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Sid Fernandez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      40%  D Green         Strikeout
          ---      43%  O Smith         Walk
   RR     1--      64%  T Nieto         Home Run; Smith Scores
          ---      67%  D Cox           Walk
   OO     1--      62%  W McGee         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Danny Cox facing 3-4-5
          ---      58%  K Hernandez     Single
   O      1--      62%  D Strawberry    Strikeout
   OO     1--      68%  G Foster        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Sid Fernandez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  T Herr          Flyball: RF
          ---      68%  T Pendleton     Walk
          1--      70%  G Hendrick      Pendleton Steals 2B
   R      -2-      78%  " "             Single; Pendleton Scores
   O      1--      76%  L Smith         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      75%  D Green         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Danny Cox facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      77%  H Brooks        Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  R Knight        Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  R Hodges        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Sid Fernandez facing 7-8-9
          ---      82%  O Smith         Single
          1--      88%  T Nieto         Single; Smith to 3B
                  Wes Gardner replaces Sid Fernandez pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      85%  D Cox           Strikeout
   O      1-3      80%  W McGee         Strikeout
   R      1-3      87%  T Herr          Single; Smith Scores; Nieto to 2B
   R      12-      92%  T Pendleton     Single; Nieto Scores; Herr to 2B
   R      12-      96%  G Hendrick      Single; Herr Scores; Pendleton to 2B
                  Brent Gaff replaces Ron Hodges pitching and batting 8th; John Stearns replaces Wes Gardner playing C batting 9th
          12-      96%  L Smith         Wild Pitch; Pendleton to 3B; Hendrick to 2B
   RR     -23      99%  " "             Single; Pendleton Scores; Hendrick Scores/Adv on E9; Smith to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  D Green         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 9.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-9, Danny Cox facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  J Stearns       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  W Backman       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      99%  M Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-2, Brent Gaff facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  T Nieto         Single
   OO     1--      99%  D Cox           Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt C-SS-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 9.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-9, Danny Cox facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  K Hernandez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  D Strawberry    Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  G Foster        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-2, Brent Gaff facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  T Herr          Double
                  Bill Lyons pinch runs for Tom Herr batting 2nd
          -2-     100%  T Pendleton     Single; Lyons to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  G Hendrick      Single; Lyons Scores; Pendleton to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  L Smith         Single; Pendleton Scores; Hendrick to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  D Green         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hendrick Scores
   O      1--     100%  O Smith         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 12.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-12, Danny Cox facing 6-7-8
                  Bill Lyons moves to 2B; Art Howe replaces Lonnie Smith playing 3B batting 5th; Andy Van Slyke replaces Terry Pendleton playing LF batting 3rd
          ---     100%  H Brooks        Walk
   O      1--     100%  R Knight        Strikeout
                  Danny Heep pinch hits for Brent Gaff batting 8th
   OO     1--     100%  D Heep          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 12.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 12-2, Ed Lynch facing 8-9-1
                  Ed Lynch replaces George Foster pitching and batting 5th; Danny Heep moves to 1B; Jerry Martin replaces Keith Hernandez playing LF batting 3rd; Herm Winningham replaces Mookie Wilson playing CF batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  T Nieto         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Cox           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  W McGee         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 12.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-12, Danny Cox facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  J Stearns       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  W Backman       Lineout: SS
   O      ---     100%  H Winningham    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 12-2, Ed Lynch facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  B Lyons         Single
   O      1--     100%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  G Hendrick      Flyball: 2B
   O      1--     100%  A Howe          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 12.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-12, Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Forsch replaces Danny Cox pitching and batting 9th; Mike Jorgensen replaces David Green playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  J Martin        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  D Strawberry    Walk
                  Kevin Mitchell pinch hits for Ed Lynch batting 5th
   O      1--     100%  K Mitchell      Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  H Brooks        Foul Flyball: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 12.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation