April 17, 1987 New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
CLE 1 CAL 2
MIN 1 DET 3
CHW 1 MIL 10
TEX 2 SEA 4
OAK 2 TOR 10
BOS 5 CHC 7
MON 0 CIN 9
HOU 8 PHI 6
@PIT 2
(10) LAD 5
@SDP 3 ATL 2
@SFG 0 STL 4
NYM 3

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 43,699

Friday, April 17, 1987
Time of Game: 2:27

Mets

6-3

Lost 1

1st

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

W: J Tudor (2-1), L: B Ojeda (1-2), S: R Horton (2)

Cardinals

5-4

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .333  .833    0    3   0   3B
T Teufel 2B                   5   2   3   1    0   1  .455 1.000    0    2   1   GDP
K Hernandez 1B                3   0   1   0    1   1  .176  .469    0   10   0   
G Carter C                    3   0   2   2    1   0  .324  .883    0    3   0   GDP
D Strawberry RF               4   0   1   0    0   0  .355 1.352    0    5   0   
K McReynolds LF               4   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .864    0    0   0   
H Johnson 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .706    0    0   2   
R Santana SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .161  .349    0    1   5   
B Ojeda P                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .167    0    0   2   
  G Walter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Dykstra PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .346 1.145    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   3  12   3    2   7                    24  10

BATTING

3B: M Wilson (1, off J Tudor).

TB: M Wilson 4; T Teufel 3; G Carter 2; K McReynolds 2; K Hernandez; R Santana; D Strawberry.

GIDP: T Teufel (1); G Carter (1).

RBI: G Carter 2 (7); T Teufel (1).

2-out RBI: G Carter 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: R Santana (4).

BASERUNNING

PO: K McReynolds (1st base by R Horton).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  3   2   1   0    1   1  .250  .649    0    2   0   SB
O Smith SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .641    0    0   3   
T Herr 2B                     4   0   1   3    0   0  .222  .650    0    2   5   
J Clark 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .979    0   11   0   
  T Lawless PR                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Laga 1B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .773         1   0   
W McGee CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .702    0    2   0   2B
J Lindeman RF                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .257  .879    0    2   0   2B
T Pendleton 3B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .729    0    0   2   
S Lake C                      3   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .904    0    7   0   
J Tudor P                     2   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   2   
  R Horton P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
Totals                       31   4   7   4    1   3                    27  14

BATTING

2B: W McGee (1, off B Ojeda); J Lindeman (4, off B Ojeda).

TB: J Lindeman 2; W McGee 2; J Clark; S Lake; V Coleman; T Herr; J Tudor.

RBI: T Herr 3 (9); S Lake (2).

2-out RBI: T Herr 2; S Lake.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Tudor-T Herr-J Clark; O Smith-T Herr-M Laga.

E: W McGee (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: V Coleman (8, 2nd base off B Ojeda/G Carter).

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
B Ojeda, L (1-2)               7     6   4   3    1   3   0   3.50   28     -       ·  ·      8·12· 4· 0     53    -     1.07  -0.15
G Walter                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.03
Totals                         8     7   4   3    1   3   0          32     -       ·  ·     12·12· 4· 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 Tudor, W (2-1)               6     9   3   2    1   4   0   6.06   27     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 5· 0     47    -     1.12   0.00
R Horton, S (2)                3     3   0   0    1   3   0   1.00   11     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.16   0.38
Totals                         9    12   3   2    2   7   0          38     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: R Horton (1; K McReynolds, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Dave Pallone.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 43,699.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. M Wilson             CF    1. V Coleman            LF 
2. T Teufel             2B    2. O Smith              SS 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. T Herr               2B 
4. G Carter             C     4. J Clark              1B 
5. D Strawberry         RF    5. W McGee              CF 
6. K McReynolds         LF    6. J Lindeman           RF 
7. H Johnson            3B    7. T Pendleton          3B 
8. R Santana            SS    8. S Lake               C  
9. B Ojeda              P     9. J Tudor              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  3-2  -23      25%  68% T Herr          B Ojeda         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Tudor Scores; Coleman Scores/unER
   t 9   1  4-3  1--      17% 100% T Teufel        R Horton        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 8   0  4-3  1--      14%  80% H Johnson       R Horton        McReynolds Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   b 5   1  3-2  1--      13%  55% V Coleman       B Ojeda         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Tudor to 3B; Coleman to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   t 5   0  2-2  ---     -12%  38% M Wilson        J Tudor         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Wilson        Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  T Teufel        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--      52%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B; Teufel to 2B
   R      -2-      43%  G Carter        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Teufel Scores
          1--      41%  D Strawberry    Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Carter to 2B
   O      12-      45%  K McReynolds    Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Ojeda facing 1-2-3
          ---      49%  V Coleman       Walk
          1--      51%  O Smith         Coleman Steals 2B
   O      -2-      49%  " "             Flyball: CF; Coleman to 3B
   RO     --3      51%  T Herr          Groundout: 3B-1B; Coleman Scores
   O      ---      50%  J Clark         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, John Tudor facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  H Johnson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  R Santana       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Ojeda         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Ojeda facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  W McGee         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      57%  J Lindeman      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-      53%  T Pendleton     Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      63%  S Lake          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Lindeman Scores
   O      1--      61%  J Tudor         Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, John Tudor facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      64%  M Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      59%  T Teufel        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Teufel to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-      63%  K Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-      53%  G Carter        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Teufel Scores/unER
   O      1--      56%  D Strawberry    Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Ojeda facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  V Coleman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  O Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  T Herr          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, John Tudor facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  K McReynolds    Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      50%  H Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      53%  R Santana       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      56%  B Ojeda         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Ojeda facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  J Clark         Strikeout
          ---      58%  W McGee         Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-      54%  J Lindeman      Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      50%  T Pendleton     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, John Tudor facing 1-2-3
          ---      38%  M Wilson        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   R      --3      32%  T Teufel        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Wilson Scores
          1--      27%  K Hernandez     Walk; Teufel to 2B
   OO     12-      37%  G Carter        Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B; Teufel to 3B
   O      --3      42%  D Strawberry    Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Ojeda facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      38%  S Lake          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      42%  J Tudor         Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
          1--      55%  V Coleman       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Tudor to 3B; Coleman to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   O      -23      43%  O Smith         Popfly: 1B
   RR     -23      68%  T Herr          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Tudor Scores; Coleman Scores/unER
   O      1--      66%  J Clark         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, John Tudor facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      70%  K McReynolds    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  H Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      70%  R Santana       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to P's Right)
   O      1--      74%  B Ojeda         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bob Ojeda facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      72%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  J Lindeman      Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  T Pendleton     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Ricky Horton facing 1-2-3
                  Ricky Horton replaces John Tudor pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      74%  M Wilson        Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  T Teufel        Strikeout
          ---      74%  K Hernandez     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--      70%  G Carter        Walk; Hernandez to 2B
   O      12-      79%  D Strawberry    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bob Ojeda facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      77%  S Lake          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      75%  R Horton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      74%  V Coleman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Ricky Horton facing 6-7-8
          ---      66%  K McReynolds    Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--      80%  H Johnson       McReynolds Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      84%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      87%  R Santana       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Gene Walter facing 2-3-4
                  Gene Walter replaces Bob Ojeda pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  O Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  T Herr          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      85%  J Clark         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Tom Lawless pinch runs for Jack Clark batting 4th
   O      1--      83%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Ricky Horton facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Laga replaces Tom Lawless playing 1B batting 4th; Lenny Dykstra pinch hits for Gene Walter batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  L Dykstra       Strikeout Looking
          ---      83%  M Wilson        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--     100%  T Teufel        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation