September 24, 1988 New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 35,670

Saturday, September 24, 1988, 1:15
Time of Game: 2:45

Mets

95-58

Won 1

1st

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

W: D West (1-0), L: L McWilliams (6-8)

Cardinals

74-81

Lost 1

4th, 22 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF-RF                5   3   3   4    1   1  .302  .794   16    2   0   HR
G Jefferies 3B                6   1   2   3    0   2  .364 1.105   20    0   3   2B
K Hernandez 1B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .742    8    3   0   
  D Magadan 1B                2   0   1   1    1   0  .280  .729   13    1   1   2B
D Strawberry RF               3   2   2   0    1   0  .267  .903   11    2   0   2B
  L Dykstra CF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .696    2    1   0   
K McReynolds LF               4   1   2   4    0   0  .289  .838   11    2   0   HR,2B
  R Aguilera P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         1   1   
  B McClure P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Mazzilli PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .391    1    0   0   
  R McDowell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .375 1.125         0   0   
G Carter C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .663    9    5   0   
  B Lyons C                   1   1   0   0    0   0  .202  .525    2    4   0   
T Teufel 2B                   4   2   1   1    1   1  .229  .640   18    3   2   HR
K Elster SS                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .212  .589   20    3   0   
D West P                      2   1   2   0    0   0 1.000 2.500    5    0   0   2B
  M Carreon PH-LF             1   2   0   0    2   0  .000  .400   24    0   0   
Totals                       42  14  14  13    6   6              160   27   7

BATTING

2B: G Jefferies (8, off S Peters); D West (1, off D Quisenberry); D Strawberry (27, off D Quisenberry); K McReynolds (29, off D Quisenberry); D Magadan (14, off S Peters).

HR: M Wilson (8, off L McWilliams; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); K McReynolds (26, off L McWilliams; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); T Teufel (4, off L McWilliams; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: M Wilson 6; K McReynolds 6; T Teufel 4; G Jefferies 3; D West 3; D Strawberry 3; D Magadan 2; K Elster.

RBI: M Wilson 4 (40); K McReynolds 4 (97); G Jefferies 3 (17); D Magadan (34); T Teufel (29).

2-out RBI: K McReynolds 3; M Wilson 2; G Jefferies.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Jefferies-T Teufel-K Hernandez 2.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman CF                  4   0   2   0    0   2  .261  .654   16    4   0   2B,SB
O Smith SS                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .269  .687   12    2   2   
  S Peters P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Booker PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .368  .952    6    0   0   SB
  J Costello P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Oquendo 2B-SS-C             2   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .721   17    2   1   
  M Laga 1B                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .313    9    1   0   
P Guerrero LF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .752   14    2   0   GDP
  C Ford PR-LF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .198  .513    4    0   0   
T Brunansky RF                2   0   0   0    1   0  .239  .754   17    0   0   
  J Morris RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .511    4    2   0   
T Pagnozzi 1B-C               4   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .633   17    6   0   GDP
T Pena C                      2   0   2   1    0   0  .257  .667    3    4   0   2·2B
  T Jones SS                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .606    9    0   0   
T Lawless 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .175  .528   12    2   0   
L McWilliams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .405         0   0   
  S Lake PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .741    1    0   0   
  D Quisenberry P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  L Alicea PH-2B              3   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .560    7    2   1   
Totals                       31   1   6   1    5   7              148   27   4

BATTING

2B: T Pena 2 (21, 2 off D West); V Coleman (20, off B McClure).

TB: T Pena 4; V Coleman 3; O Smith; T Pagnozzi.

GIDP: T Pagnozzi (5); P Guerrero (5).

RBI: T Pena (46).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

FIELDING

E: L Alicea (13); J Morris (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Booker (2, 2nd base off B McClure/B Lyons); V Coleman (81, 3rd base off B McClure/B Lyons).

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
D West, W (1-0)                5     5   1   1    2   3   0   1.80   20   75-45   31· 5· 9    2· 8· 5· 0     54    -     0.86   0.09
R Aguilera                     2     0   0   0    1   1   0   7.66    7   29-21   15· 4· 2    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
B McClure                      1     1   0   0    1   2   0   5.53    5   21-13    5· 5· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
R McDowell                     1     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.52    4   20-11    6· 0· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     6   1   1    5   7   0          36  145-90   57·14·19    5·13· 6· 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
L McWilliams, L (6-8)          2     5   6   6    1   3   3   3.72   12   35-21   12· 0· 9    0· 4· 1· 3     24    -     0.69  -0.39
D Quisenberry                  3     3   1   1    1   1   0   4.70   13   37-24   15· 2· 7    3· 5· 3· 0          0-0    0.30   0.00
S Peters                       3     4   3   3    2   2   0   6.43   15   53-31   20· 3· 8    2· 3· 6· 0          0-0    0.06  -0.01
J Costello                     1     2   4   0    2   0   0   1.90    8   31-16    8· 3· 5    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    14  14  10    6   6   3          48  156-92   55· 8·29    8·14·11· 3           -

Balks: S Peters (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Greg Bonin, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Eric Gregg.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 35,670.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 80° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. M Wilson             CF    1. V Coleman            CF 
2. G Jefferies          3B    2. O Smith              SS 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. J Oquendo            2B 
4. D Strawberry         RF    4. P Guerrero           LF 
5. K McReynolds         LF    5. T Brunansky          RF 
6. G Carter             C     6. T Pagnozzi           1B 
7. T Teufel             2B    7. T Pena               C  
8. K Elster             SS    8. T Lawless            3B 
9. D West               P     9. L McWilliams         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  12-  2   27%  77% K McReynolds    L McWilliams    Home Run; Wilson Scores; Strawberry Scores
   t 2   1  0-4  1--  2    7%  94% M Wilson        L McWilliams    Home Run; West Scores
   t 2   0  0-3  ---  2    6%  87% T Teufel        L McWilliams    Home Run
   b 1   0  3-0  1--  6   -6%  67% O Smith         D West          Walk; Coleman to 2B
   b 1   0  3-0  12-  2    5%  72% J Oquendo       D West          Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry McWilliams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   54%  M Wilson        Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  G Jefferies     Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  1   48%  K Hernandez     Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          1--  3   50%  D Strawberry    Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Wilson to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   77%  K McReynolds    Home Run; Wilson Scores; Strawberry Scores
   O      ---  3   76%  G Carter        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, David West facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   73%  V Coleman       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  6   67%  O Smith         Walk; Coleman to 2B
   O      12-  2   72%  J Oquendo       Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      12-  5   76%  P Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   80%  T Brunansky     Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Larry McWilliams facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  2   87%  T Teufel        Home Run
   O      ---  4   86%  K Elster        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   87%  D West          Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   RR     1--  2   94%  M Wilson        Home Run; West Scores
   O      ---  6   94%  G Jefferies     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   94%  K Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, David West facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   92%  T Pagnozzi      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   R      1--  2   86%  T Pena          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Pagnozzi Scores
   O      -2-  2   88%  T Lawless       Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Pena to 3B
                  Steve Lake pinch hits for Larry McWilliams batting 9th
   O      --3  1   91%  S Lake          Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   O      --3  3   92%  V Coleman       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dan Quisenberry facing 4-5-6
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Steve Lake pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   93%  D Strawberry    Walk
   O      1--  2   93%  K McReynolds    Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   92%  G Carter        Flyball: LF (Deep LF); Strawberry to 2B
   O      -2-  4   91%  T Teufel        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, David West facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   89%  O Smith         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  6   91%  J Oquendo       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   OO     1--  5   94%  P Guerrero      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dan Quisenberry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   93%  K Elster        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   94%  D West          Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   94%  M Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   93%  G Jefferies     Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, David West facing 5-6-7
          --- 10   91%  T Brunansky     Walk
   OO     1--  5   95%  T Pagnozzi      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---  1   94%  T Pena          Double to 2B (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  4   95%  T Lawless       Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dan Quisenberry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   95%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   95%  D Strawberry    Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   R      -2-  2   97%  K McReynolds    Double to LF (Line Drive); Strawberry Scores
   O      -2-  2   97%  G Carter        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   97%  T Teufel        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-7, David West facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Magadan replaces Keith Hernandez playing 1B batting 3rd; Luis Alicea pinch hits for Dan Quisenberry batting 9th
   O      ---  1   97%  L Alicea        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  8   98%  V Coleman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   98%  O Smith         Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-1, Steve Peters facing 8-9-1
                  Steve Peters replaces Ozzie Smith pitching and batting 2nd; Luis Alicea moves to 2B; Jose Oquendo moves to SS
          ---  2   98%  K Elster        Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
                  Mark Carreon pinch hits for David West batting 9th
          1--      99%  M Carreon       Balk; Elster to 2B
          -2-  7   99%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   98%  M Wilson        Lineout: CF
   RR     12-  2  100%  G Jefferies     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Elster Scores; Carreon Scores
   R      -2-  1  100%  D Magadan       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Jefferies Scores
   O      -2-  2  100%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 1B unassisted; Magadan to 3B
   O      --3  5  100%  K McReynolds    Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 10, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-10, Rick Aguilera facing 3-4-5
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Kevin McReynolds pitching and batting 5th; Mark Carreon moves to LF; Lenny Dykstra replaces Darryl Strawberry playing CF batting 4th; Mookie Wilson moves to RF
          ---  9  100%  J Oquendo       Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  P Guerrero      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Right)
                  Curt Ford pinch runs for Pedro Guerrero batting 4th
   O      1--  5  100%  T Brunansky     Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
   O      1--  5  100%  T Pagnozzi      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 10, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 10-1, Steve Peters facing 6-7-8
                  Jose Oquendo moves to C; Tim Jones replaces Tony Pena playing SS batting 7th; Curt Ford moves to LF; John Morris replaces Tom Brunansky playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  1  100%  G Carter        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4  100%  T Teufel        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  K Elster        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 10, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-10, Rick Aguilera facing 7-8-9
                  Barry Lyons replaces Gary Carter playing C batting 6th
   O      ---  2  100%  T Jones         Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2  100%  T Lawless       Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
   O      ---  2  100%  L Alicea        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 10, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 10-1, Steve Peters facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Pagnozzi moves to C; Mike Laga replaces Jose Oquendo playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---  7  100%  M Carreon       Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
          ---  3  100%  M Wilson        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3  100%  G Jefferies     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  7  100%  D Magadan       Walk; Wilson to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  L Dykstra       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 10, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-10, Bob McClure facing 1-2-3
                  Bob McClure replaces Rick Aguilera pitching and batting 5th
          ---  1  100%  V Coleman       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
                  Rod Booker pinch hits for Steve Peters batting 2nd
          -2-  6  100%  R Booker        Walk
          12-     100%  M Laga          Coleman Steals 3B; Booker Steals 2B
   O      -23  6  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  4  100%  C Ford          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  4  100%  J Morris        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 10, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 10-1, John Costello facing 5-6-7
                  John Costello replaces Rod Booker pitching and batting 2nd; Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Bob McClure batting 5th
   O      ---  1  100%  L Mazzilli      Lineout: 2B
          ---  2  100%  B Lyons         Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Lyons to 1B
          1--  5  100%  T Teufel        Walk; Lyons to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  K Elster        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          12-  6  100%  M Carreon       Walk; Lyons to 3B; Teufel to 2B
   RRR    123  3  100%  M Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lyons Scores/unER; Teufel Scores/unER; Carreon Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/unER; Wilson to 2B
   R      -2-  4  100%  G Jefferies     Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Wilson Scores/unER
   O      1--  5  100%  D Magadan       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 14, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-14, Roger McDowell facing 6-7-8
                  Roger McDowell replaces Lee Mazzilli pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  5  100%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7  100%  T Jones         Strikeout Looking
          ---  4  100%  T Lawless       Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  L Alicea        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 14, Cardinals 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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