April 11, 1962 New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
CLE 0
(12) MIN 8
@KCA 0 HOU 2
CHC 0 LAD 6
CIN 2 SFG 3
MLN 1 STL 11
NYM 4

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 16,147

Wednesday, April 11, 1962
Time of Game: 2:53

Mets

0-1

Lost 1

7th, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  2   1  1  0   0  0  0    4  8  3
Cardinals       2  0  3   0  1  4   0  1  X   11 16  1

W: L Jackson (1-0), L: R Craig (0-1)

Cardinals

1-0

Won 1

3rd, ½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Ashburn CF                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    3   0   
F Mantilla SS                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .900    0    4   1   2B
C Neal 2B                     4   1   3   2    0   0  .750 2.250    0    1   4   HR
F Thomas LF                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   SF,GDP
G Bell RF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833    0    2   3   
G Hodges 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .250 1.250    0    8   1   HR,GDP
D Zimmer 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   3   
H Landrith C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    4   0   
R Craig P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  E Bouchee PH                0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  B Moorhead P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  H Moford P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Labine P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Marshall PH               0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   8   4    4   2                    24  12

BATTING

2B: F Mantilla (1, off L Jackson).

HR: C Neal (1, off L Jackson; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); G Hodges (1, off L Jackson; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: F Thomas (1, off L Jackson).

TB: C Neal 6; G Hodges 4; F Mantilla 2; G Bell; D Zimmer; R Ashburn.

GIDP: G Hodges (1); F Thomas (1).

RBI: C Neal 2 (2); F Thomas (1); G Hodges (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

E: C Neal (1); H Landrith (1); F Mantilla (1).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Flood CF                    4   3   2   1    0   0  .500  .900    0    5   0   2·SB,SF
J Javier 2B                   5   3   4   1    0   0  .800 1.600    0    3   4   SB
B White 1B                    4   1   2   3    0   0  .500  .900    0    9   0   SF
S Musial RF                   3   1   3   2    1   0 1.000 2.333    0    2   0   2B
  D Landrum RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .250  .750    0    1   3   2B
M Minoso LF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .500    0    3   0   
G Oliver C                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .500 1.500    0    3   0   2·2B
J Gotay SS                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   2   
L Jackson P                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   1   
Totals                       37  11  16  11    1   2                    27  10

BATTING

2B: K Boyer (1, off B Moorhead); G Oliver 2 (2, off B Moorhead, off H Moford); S Musial (1, off R Craig).

SF: B White (1, off B Moorhead); C Flood (1, off B Moorhead).

TB: G Oliver 4; J Javier 4; S Musial 4; K Boyer 2; B White 2; C Flood 2; L Jackson; M Minoso.

RBI: B White 3 (3); K Boyer 2 (2); S Musial 2 (2); L Jackson (1); C Flood (1); M Minoso (1); J Javier (1).

2-out RBI: K Boyer; M Minoso.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 9 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Gotay-J Javier-B White; L Jackson-J Javier-B White.

E: K Boyer (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Flood 2 (2, 2nd base off R Craig/H Landrith, 2nd base off C Labine/H Landrith); J Javier (1, 2nd base off B Moorhead/H Landrith).

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
R Craig, L (0-1)               3     8   5   5    0   1   0  15.00   15     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 4· 4     24    -     1.04  -0.35
B Moorhead                     3     6   5   2    1   1   0   6.00   16     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 1· 6          0-0    0.70  -0.17
H Moford                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 2· 1          0-0    0.03   0.00
C Labine                       1     1   1   0    0   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    16  11   7    1   2   0          40     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 7·12           -

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 Jackson, W (1-0)             9     8   4   4    4   2   2   4.00   38     -       ·  ·     10·13· 5· 4     53    -     0.77  -0.01
Totals                         9     8   4   4    4   2   2          38     -       ·  ·     10·13· 5· 4           -

Balks: R Craig (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Al Forman.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 16,147.

Field Condition: Soaked.

Weather: 55° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. R Ashburn            CF    1. C Flood              CF 
2. F Mantilla           SS    2. J Javier             2B 
3. C Neal               2B    3. B White              1B 
4. F Thomas             LF    4. S Musial             RF 
5. G Bell               RF    5. K Boyer              3B 
6. G Hodges             1B    6. M Minoso             LF 
7. D Zimmer             3B    7. G Oliver             C  
8. H Landrith           C     8. J Gotay              SS 
9. R Craig              P     9. L Jackson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  2-0  12-     -13%  53% C Neal          L Jackson       Single to RF; Ashburn Scores; Mantilla to 3B
   b 5   2  4-5  12-      11%  81% K Boyer         B Moorhead      Double to RF; Flood Scores; Musial to 3B
   t 5   1  5-3  ---     -11%  66% C Neal          L Jackson       Home Run (Line Drive)
   b 3   0  2-2  1-3       8%  77% B White         R Craig         Single to LF (Line Drive); Flood Scores; Javier to 3B
   t 4   0  5-2  ---      -8%  72% G Hodges        L Jackson       Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Ashburn       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  F Mantilla      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  C Neal          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Craig facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  C Flood         Flyball: CF
          ---      55%  J Javier        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      61%  B White         Single to RF (Line Drive); Javier to 3B
   R      1-3      67%  S Musial        Single to LF (Line Drive); Javier Scores; White to 2B
          12-      71%  K Boyer         Balk; White to 3B; Musial to 2B
   RO     -23      71%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B; White Scores
   O      -2-      69%  M Minoso        Foul Flyball: C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Larry Jackson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      71%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      69%  G Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      72%  G Hodges        Flyball: 3B
          1--      70%  D Zimmer        Single to CF (Line Drive); Bell to 2B
   O      12-      74%  H Landrith      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Roger Craig facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      72%  G Oliver        Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  J Gotay         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      70%  L Jackson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Larry Jackson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      73%  R Craig         Strikeout
          ---      70%  R Ashburn       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      66%  F Mantilla      Walk; Ashburn to 2B
   R      12-      53%  C Neal          Single to RF; Ashburn Scores; Mantilla to 3B
   RO     1-3      53%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Mantilla Scores
   O      1--      56%  G Bell          Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Roger Craig facing 1-2-3
          ---      60%  C Flood         Single to LF
          1--      62%  J Javier        Flood Steals 2B
          -2-      69%  " "             Single to LF; Flood to 3B
   R      1-3      77%  B White         Single to LF (Line Drive); Flood Scores; Javier to 3B
   RO     1-3      77%  S Musial        Double to RF; Javier Scores; White out at Hm/RF-2B-C
   O      -2-      74%  K Boyer         Groundout: 3B-1B
   RO     -2-      80%  M Minoso        Single to RF; Musial Scores; Minoso out at 2B/RF-1B-2B-3B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Larry Jackson facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      72%  G Hodges        Home Run
   O      ---      75%  D Zimmer        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      77%  H Landrith      Flyball: LF
                  Ed Bouchee pinch hits for Roger Craig batting 9th
          ---      75%  E Bouchee       Walk
   O      1--      78%  R Ashburn       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bob Moorhead facing 7-8-9
                  Bob Moorhead replaces Ed Bouchee pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      76%  G Oliver        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      75%  J Gotay         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      74%  L Jackson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-5, Larry Jackson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      77%  F Mantilla      Lineout: CF
   R      ---      66%  C Neal          Home Run (Line Drive)
          ---      63%  F Thomas        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Thomas to 1B
   O      1--      67%  G Bell          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      70%  G Hodges        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Bob Moorhead facing 1-2-3
          ---      74%  C Flood         Single to LF
   O      1--      72%  J Javier        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Flood to 2B
   O      -2-      69%  B White         Flyball: SS
          -2-      69%  S Musial        Walk
   R      12-      81%  K Boyer         Double to RF; Flood Scores; Musial to 3B
   O      -23      77%  M Minoso        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-6, Larry Jackson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      80%  D Zimmer        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      82%  H Landrith      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  B Moorhead      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Bob Moorhead facing 7-8-9
          ---      88%  G Oliver        Double to LF
          -2-      91%  J Gotay         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Oliver to 3B; Gotay to 1B
   R      1-3      95%  L Jackson       Single to CF; Oliver Scores; Gotay to 3B; Jackson to 2B/Adv on throw
   RO     -23      96%  C Flood         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Gotay Scores/unER; Jackson to 3B
   R      --3      97%  J Javier        Single to LF; Jackson Scores/unER
          1--      98%  B White         Javier Steals 2B; Javier to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   RO     --3      98%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Javier Scores/unER
   O      ---      98%  S Musial        Single to RF; Musial out at 2B/RF-SS
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 10.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-10, Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
                  Don Landrum replaces Stan Musial playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---      99%  R Ashburn       Flyball: C
          ---      98%  F Mantilla      Double to LF
          -2-      97%  C Neal          Single to CF; Mantilla to 3B
   OO     1-3      99%  F Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 10-4, Herb Moford facing 5-6-7
                  Herb Moford replaces Bob Moorhead pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  K Boyer         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      99%  M Minoso        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  G Oliver        Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  J Gotay         Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 10.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-10, Larry Jackson facing 5-6-7
          ---      98%  G Bell          Walk
   OO     1--     100%  G Hodges        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Zimmer        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 10-4, Clem Labine facing 9-1-2
                  Clem Labine replaces Herb Moford pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  L Jackson       Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  C Flood         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--     100%  J Javier        Flood Steals 2B
          -2-     100%  " "             Single to LF; Flood to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  B White         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Flood Scores/unER
   O      1--     100%  D Landrum       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 11.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-11, Larry Jackson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  H Landrith      Flyball: CF
                  Jim Marshall pinch hits for Clem Labine batting 9th
          ---     100%  J Marshall      Walk
   O      1--     100%  R Ashburn       Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  F Mantilla      Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 11.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation