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MIL  8
@BOS  4
 CAL 12
CLE  5
 CHW 17
OAK  1
 DET  3
TOR  2
(12)		 KCR  4
MIN  2
 NYY  6
BAL  2
 SEA  6
@TEX  4
 HOU  6
CIN  4
 MON  5
CHC  4
 PIT 10
PHI  5
 SDP  1
LAD  0
 SFG  6
ATL  3
 NYM  7
@STL  1
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 46,845

 Saturday, October 3, 1987
Time of Game: 2:33
Mets
7
91-70
Won 1
2nd, 4 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            1  0  0   0  0  1   2  0  3    7  9  1
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  3
W: Rick Aguilera (11-3), L: Lee Tunnell (4-4), S: David Cone (1)
 Cardinals
1
95-66
Lost 1
1st

Batting Stats

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Dykstra CF                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .286  .807              1   0   2B,SH
K Miller 2B                   4   2   1   0    1   1  .373  .898              1   2   SB
D Magadan 1B                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .318  .829             10   2   
H Johnson 3B                  4   1   1   1    1   2  .264  .865              1   1   2B,IW
M Wilson RF                   4   2   2   0    1   1  .299  .817              1   0   SB,IW
B Lyons C                     4   0   2   4    1   1  .254  .693              7   0   2B
M Carreon LF                  4   0   1   1    1   0  .250  .558              2   0   
K Elster SS                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .400 1.000              3   2   GDP
R Aguilera P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .569              1   2   
  G Jefferies PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167              0   0   
  D Cone P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .065  .191              0   0   
Totals                       37   7   9   0    6   6                         27   9
Batting Events
2B: L Dykstra (37, off R O'Neal); B Lyons (4, off B Dawley); H Johnson (21, off L Tunnell).
SH: L Dykstra (4, off R O'Neal).
IBB: M Wilson (8, by L Tunnell); H Johnson (18, by B Dawley).
TB: B Lyons 3; H Johnson 2; M Wilson 2; L Dykstra 2; D Magadan; M Carreon; K Miller.
GIDP: K Elster (1).
RBI: B Lyons 4 (24); M Carreon (1); H Johnson (99).
2-out RBI: H Johnson; B Lyons.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 15.
Fielding Events
E: M Carreon (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: M Wilson (21, 2nd base off R O'Neal/S Lake); K Miller (8, 2nd base off B Dawley/S Lake).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .220  .558              4   0   SB
T Pena C                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .210  .583              4   0   
  D DeCinces 3B               2   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .724              1   1   
T Pendleton 3B                2   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .772              0   0   
  S Lake C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .628              2   0   
D Driessen 1B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .625             12   0   
  J Morris PH-RF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .730              1   0   
J Lindeman RF-1B              3   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .640              1   1   
D Green LF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .829              0   0   
  B Dawley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .452              1   0   
J Oquendo SS                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .285  .741              0   3   
T Lawless 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .045  .205              1   5   
R O'Neal P                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .150  .340              0   2   
  J Clark PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .287 1.058              0   0   
  L Tunnell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .471              0   0   
  C Ford LF                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .733              0   0   
Totals                       31   1   3   0    0   7                         27  12
Batting Events
TB: D Green; R O'Neal; L Johnson.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Oquendo-T Lawless-D Driessen.
PB: T Pena (14).
E: T Pendleton (26); D DeCinces 2 (19).
Baserunning Events
SB: L Johnson (6, 2nd base off R Aguilera/B Lyons).

Pitching Stats

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
R Aguilera, W (11-3)           6     2   1   0    0   4   0   3.60   21     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 1· 0     70    -     1.05   0.27
D Cone, S (1)                  3     1   0   0    0   3   0   3.71   10     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.56   0.11
Totals                         9     3   1   0    0   7   0          31     -       ·  ·     14·10· 1· 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
R O'Neal                       5     2   1   1    2   4   0   5.32   21     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 0· 0     61    -     1.18   0.18
L Tunnell, L (4-4)             2     5   3   3    3   1   0   4.24   13     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.47  -0.28
B Dawley                       2     2   3   2    1   1   0   4.20   10     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 2· 0          0-0    0.21  -0.01
Totals                         9     9   7   6    6   6   0          44     -       ·  ·     19·13· 4· 0           -
Balks: None.
WP: R O'Neal (10).
HBP: None.
IBB: L Tunnell (7; M Wilson); B Dawley (11; H Johnson).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jim Quick.
Time of Game: 2:33.
Attendance: 46,845.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   New York Mets                             St. Louis Cardinals                          
1. Lenny Dykstra                CF       1. Lance Johnson                CF
2. Keith Miller                 2B       2. Tony Pena                     C
3. Dave Magadan                 1B       3. Terry Pendleton              3B
4. Howard Johnson               3B       4. Dan Driessen                 1B
5. Mookie Wilson                RF       5. Jim Lindeman                 RF
6. Barry Lyons                   C       6. David Green                  LF
7. Mark Carreon                 LF       7. Jose Oquendo                 SS
8. Kevin Elster                 SS       8. Tom Lawless                  2B
9. Rick Aguilera                 P       9. Randy O'Neal                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t6 1 12- R 15% 70% 1-1 NYM M. Carreon L. Tunnell Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Wilson Scores; Lyons to 2B
t7 2 1-3 R 13% 82% 2-1 NYM H. Johnson L. Tunnell Double to RF (Ground Ball); Miller Scores; Magadan to 3B
b1 2 --3 R -10% 47% 0-1 STL D. Driessen R. Aguilera Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Johnson Scores/No RBI/unER; Driessen to 2B
t6 1 12- OO -9% 60% 2-1 NYM K. Elster L. Tunnell Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t7 2 123 R 7% 90% 3-1 NYM B. Lyons L. Tunnell Walk; Magadan Scores; Johnson to 3B; Wilson to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Randy O'Neal facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 6% 56% 0-0 NYM L. Dykstra R. O'Neal Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t1 0 -2- O -1% 54% 0-0 NYM K. Miller R. O'Neal Groundout: 2B-1B; Dykstra to 3B
t1 1 --3 R 3% 58% 0-0 NYM D. Magadan R. O'Neal Passed Ball; Dykstra Scores
t1 1 --- O -1% 56% 1-0 NYM D. Magadan R. O'Neal Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 2 --- O -1% 55% 1-0 NYM H. Johnson R. O'Neal Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- -4% 51% 0-1 STL L. Johnson R. Aguilera Single to P (Bunt to P's Left)
b1 0 1-- O 2% 53% 0-1 STL T. Pena R. Aguilera Groundout: 1B-P; Johnson to 2B
b1 1 -2- O 3% 57% 0-1 STL T. Pendleton R. Aguilera Groundout: SS-1B; Johnson to 3B
b1 2 --3 R -10% 47% 0-1 STL D. Driessen R. Aguilera Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Johnson Scores/No RBI/unER; Driessen to 2B
b1 2 -2- O 3% 50% 1-1 STL J. Lindeman R. Aguilera Flyball: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Randy O'Neal facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 1-1 NYM M. Wilson R. O'Neal Strikeout
t2 1 --- O -2% 46% 1-1 NYM B. Lyons R. O'Neal Strikeout
t2 2 --- 1% 47% 1-1 NYM M. Carreon R. O'Neal Walk
t2 2 1-- O -2% 45% 1-1 NYM K. Elster R. O'Neal Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Rick Aguilera facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 1-1 STL D. Green R. Aguilera Strikeout
b2 1 --- O 2% 49% 1-1 STL J. Oquendo R. Aguilera Strikeout
b2 2 --- O 1% 50% 1-1 STL T. Lawless R. Aguilera Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Randy O'Neal facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- 7% 57% 1-1 NYM R. Aguilera R. O'Neal Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Aguilera to 2B
t3 0 -2- O -2% 55% 1-1 NYM L. Dykstra R. O'Neal Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Aguilera to 3B
t3 1 --3 O -6% 49% 1-1 NYM K. Miller R. O'Neal Strikeout
t3 2 --3 O -4% 44% 1-1 NYM D. Magadan R. O'Neal Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Rick Aguilera facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- -4% 40% 1-1 STL R. O'Neal R. Aguilera Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b3 0 1-- O 4% 44% 1-1 STL L. Johnson R. Aguilera Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b3 1 1-- -2% 42% 1-1 STL T. Pena R. Aguilera Johnson Steals 2B
b3 1 -2- O 4% 46% 1-1 STL T. Pena R. Aguilera Strikeout
b3 2 -2- O 4% 50% 1-1 STL T. Pendleton R. Aguilera Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Randy O'Neal facing 4-5-6
Steve Lake replaces Terry Pendleton (3B) playing C batting 3rd; Doug DeCinces replaces Tony Pena (C) playing 3B batting 2nd
t4 0 --- O -3% 47% 1-1 NYM H. Johnson R. O'Neal Flyball: RF
t4 1 --- 3% 50% 1-1 NYM M. Wilson R. O'Neal Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
t4 1 1-- 2% 52% 1-1 NYM B. Lyons R. O'Neal Wilson Steals 2B
t4 1 -2- O -4% 48% 1-1 NYM B. Lyons R. O'Neal Groundout: P-1B
t4 2 -2- O -4% 44% 1-1 NYM M. Carreon R. O'Neal Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Rick Aguilera facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 3% 47% 1-1 STL D. Driessen R. Aguilera Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1 --- O 2% 49% 1-1 STL J. Lindeman R. Aguilera Groundout: P-1B
b4 2 --- O 1% 50% 1-1 STL D. Green R. Aguilera Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Randy O'Neal facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O -3% 47% 1-1 NYM K. Elster R. O'Neal Foul Flyball: 3B
t5 1 --- 3% 50% 1-1 NYM R. Aguilera R. O'Neal Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Aguilera to 1B
t5 1 1-- 2% 52% 1-1 NYM L. Dykstra R. O'Neal Wild Pitch; Aguilera to 2B
t5 1 -2- 3% 55% 1-1 NYM L. Dykstra R. O'Neal Walk
t5 1 12- O -6% 49% 1-1 NYM K. Miller R. O'Neal Flyball: CF
t5 2 12- O -6% 43% 1-1 NYM D. Magadan R. O'Neal Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Rick Aguilera facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 3% 46% 1-1 STL J. Oquendo R. Aguilera Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1 --- O 2% 49% 1-1 STL T. Lawless R. Aguilera Groundout: 3B-1B
Jack Clark pinch hits for Randy O'Neal (P) batting 9th
b5 2 --- O 1% 50% 1-1 STL J. Clark R. Aguilera Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Lee Tunnell facing 4-5-6
Lee Tunnell replaces Jack Clark (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 0 --- O -3% 47% 1-1 NYM H. Johnson L. Tunnell Strikeout
t6 1 --- 4% 50% 1-1 NYM M. Wilson L. Tunnell Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t6 1 1-- 5% 55% 1-1 NYM B. Lyons L. Tunnell Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Wilson to 2B
t6 1 12- R 15% 70% 1-1 NYM M. Carreon L. Tunnell Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Wilson Scores; Lyons to 2B
t6 1 12- OO -9% 60% 2-1 NYM K. Elster L. Tunnell Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Mets' Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O 4% 64% 1-2 STL L. Johnson R. Aguilera Groundout: P-1B
b6 1 --- O 3% 67% 1-2 STL D. DeCinces R. Aguilera Flyball: RF
b6 2 --- O 2% 69% 1-2 STL S. Lake R. Aguilera Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Lee Tunnell facing 9-1-2
Gregg Jefferies pinch hits for Rick Aguilera (P) batting 9th
t7 0 --- O -3% 67% 2-1 NYM G. Jefferies L. Tunnell Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1 --- O -2% 65% 2-1 NYM L. Dykstra L. Tunnell Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2 --- 1% 66% 2-1 NYM K. Miller L. Tunnell Walk
t7 2 1-- 3% 69% 2-1 NYM D. Magadan L. Tunnell Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Miller to 3B
t7 2 1-3 R 13% 82% 2-1 NYM H. Johnson L. Tunnell Double to RF (Ground Ball); Miller Scores; Magadan to 3B
t7 2 -23 1% 83% 3-1 NYM M. Wilson L. Tunnell Intentional Walk
t7 2 123 R 7% 90% 3-1 NYM B. Lyons L. Tunnell Walk; Magadan Scores; Johnson to 3B; Wilson to 2B
t7 2 123 O -3% 87% 4-1 NYM M. Carreon L. Tunnell Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Mets' David Cone facing 4-5-6
David Cone replaces Gregg Jefferies (PH) pitching and batting 9th; John Morris pinch hits for Dan Driessen (1B) batting 4th
b7 0 --- O 3% 90% 1-4 STL J. Morris D. Cone Flyball: SS
b7 1 --- O 2% 92% 1-4 STL J. Lindeman D. Cone Strikeout
b7 2 --- -1% 90% 1-4 STL D. Green D. Cone Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b7 2 1-- O 2% 93% 1-4 STL J. Oquendo D. Cone Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cardinals' Bill Dawley facing 8-9-1
Bill Dawley replaces David Green (LF) pitching and batting 6th; Jim Lindeman moves from RF to 1B; Curt Ford replaces Lee Tunnell (P) playing LF batting 9th; John Morris moves from PH to RF
t8 0 --- O -1% 92% 4-1 NYM K. Elster B. Dawley Strikeout
t8 1 --- O -0% 92% 4-1 NYM D. Cone B. Dawley Groundout: 1B-P
t8 2 --- O -0% 91% 4-1 NYM L. Dykstra B. Dawley Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Mets' David Cone facing 8-9-1
b8 0 --- O 3% 94% 1-4 STL T. Lawless D. Cone Flyball: 2B
b8 1 --- O 2% 96% 1-4 STL C. Ford D. Cone Strikeout
b8 2 --- O 1% 97% 1-4 STL L. Johnson D. Cone Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cardinals' Bill Dawley facing 2-3-4
t9 0 --- 1% 97% 4-1 NYM K. Miller B. Dawley Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t9 0 1-- O -1% 97% 4-1 NYM D. Magadan B. Dawley Flyball: CF
t9 1 1-- 0% 97% 4-1 NYM H. Johnson B. Dawley Miller Steals 2B
t9 1 -2- 0% 97% 4-1 NYM H. Johnson B. Dawley Intentional Walk
t9 1 12- 1% 98% 4-1 NYM M. Wilson B. Dawley Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Miller to 3B; Johnson to 2B; Wilson to 1B
t9 1 123 RRR 2% 100% 4-1 NYM B. Lyons B. Dawley Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Miller Scores; Johnson Scores; Wilson Scores/unER
t9 1 -2- O -0% 100% 7-1 NYM M. Carreon B. Dawley Flyball: RF; Lyons to 3B
t9 2 --3 O 0% 100% 7-1 NYM K. Elster B. Dawley Flyball: CF
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-7, Mets' David Cone facing 2-3-4
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 1-7 STL D. DeCinces D. Cone Flyball: LF
b9 1 --- O 0% 100% 1-7 STL S. Lake D. Cone Flyball: LF
b9 2 --- O 0% 100% 1-7 STL J. Morris D. Cone Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 1.

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