September 3, 1965 New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
CLE 3 KCA 4
@CAL 1 KCA 1
@CAL 0 DET 10
WSA 2 MIN 6
CHW 4 NYY 9
BOS 0 CHC 5
SFG 4 CIN 16
PHI 7 LAD 3
@HOU 0 MLN 4
PIT 3 NYM 6
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 13,774

Friday, September 3, 1965, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:47

Mets

45-92

Won 1

10th, 32½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  1  1   1  0  2   1  0  0    6 13  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   2  0  1   0  0  0    3  6  0

W: D Selma (1-0), L: R Sadecki (4-12), S: G Richardson (2)

Cardinals

67-69

Lost 2

7th, 10 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Hunt 2B                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .237  .655    0    2   5   CS
R McMillan SS                 5   1   3   1    0   0  .253  .595    0    3   1   
J Christopher RF              4   0   1   0    1   1  .262  .672    0    0   0   
  J Lewis RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .723         0   0   
C Smith 3B                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .263  .726    0    1   2   
R Swoboda LF                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .230  .726    0    3   0   
  E Kranepool 1B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .710         0   0   
J Hickman 1B-LF               4   3   4   4    0   0  .223  .673    0   10   2   3·HR
C Jones CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .139  .278    0    2   0   SB
G Goossen C                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    5   0   
D Selma P                     2   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    1   2   
  G Richardson P              2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       38   6  13   6    2   7                    27  13

BATTING

HR: J Hickman 3 (12, 3 off R Sadecki; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: J Hickman 13; R McMillan 3; G Goossen 2; D Selma; R Hunt; J Christopher; C Smith.

RBI: J Hickman 4 (30); C Smith (59); R McMillan (36).

2-out RBI: R McMillan; J Hickman; C Smith.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Jones (1, 2nd base off N Briles/T McCarver).

CS: R Hunt (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by R Sadecki).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Tolan RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   0   CS
C Flood CF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .302  .769    0    2   0   
L Brock LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .805    0    0   0   
K Boyer 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .266  .723    0    0   1   
B White 1B                    3   1   1   2    0   0  .290  .849    0    8   2   HR,SH
D Groat SS                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .253  .635    0    5   4   
T McCarver C                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .276  .744    0    7   0   
J Javier 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .224  .564    0    4   5   
R Sadecki P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .461    0    0   1   
  D Dennis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  M Shannon PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .211  .656    0    0   0   
  N Briles P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125         0   0   
Totals                       31   3   6   3    3   5                    27  13

BATTING

HR: B White (21, off D Selma; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: B White (2, off G Richardson).

TB: B White 4; K Boyer; C Flood; T McCarver; L Brock; B Tolan.

RBI: B White 2 (67); K Boyer (72).

2-out RBI: B White 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Tolan (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by D Selma).

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 Selma, W (1-0)               5     6   3   3    2   0   1   5.40   22     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 1· 6     41    -     1.06  -0.17
G Richardson, S (2)            4     0   0   0    1   5   0   3.98   13     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 0· 0          2-0    1.32   0.37
Totals                         9     6   3   3    3   5   1          35     -       ·  ·     10·10· 1· 6          2-0

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 Sadecki, L (4-12)            6.2  10   6   6    2   6   3   5.91   30     -       ·  ·      8· 2· 2·10     34    -     0.79  -0.26
D Dennis                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.68    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-1    1.03  -0.06
N Briles                       2     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.75    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 2          0-0    0.35   0.02
Totals                         9    13   6   6    2   7   3          40     -       ·  ·     12· 3· 3·13          2-1

D Selma faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D Selma (1; B Tolan, 2nd base (CS)); R Sadecki (3; R Hunt, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 13,774.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. R Hunt               2B    1. B Tolan              RF 
2. R McMillan           SS    2. C Flood              CF 
3. J Christopher        RF    3. L Brock              LF 
4. C Smith              3B    4. K Boyer              3B 
5. R Swoboda            LF    5. B White              1B 
6. J Hickman            1B    6. D Groat              SS 
7. C Jones              CF    7. T McCarver           C  
8. G Goossen            C     8. J Javier             2B 
9. D Selma              P     9. R Sadecki            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  2-3  1--      19%  86% J Hickman       R Sadecki       Home Run; Swoboda Scores
   b 4   2  3-0  1--     -19%  63% B White         D Selma         Home Run; Boyer Scores
   b 6   0  5-2  12-     -12%  60% K Boyer         D Selma         Single to CF; Brock to 2B; Flood Scores
   b 6   1  5-3  -23      12%  73% D Groat         G Richardson    Strikeout
   t 2   2  0-0  ---      11%  57% J Hickman       R Sadecki       Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Hunt          Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  R McMillan      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Christopher   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Selma facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  B Tolan         Single to CF
   O      1--      47%  C Flood         Tolan Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS-P-2B)
   O      ---      49%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  L Brock         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  C Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  R Swoboda       Strikeout
   R      ---      57%  J Hickman       Home Run
   O      ---      56%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Selma facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      59%  K Boyer         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      60%  B White         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      59%  D Groat         Walk
   O      1--      62%  T McCarver      Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ray Sadecki facing 8-9-1
          ---      65%  G Goossen       Single to CF
   O      1--      62%  D Selma         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      60%  R Hunt          Groundout: 2B-1B; Selma to 2B
   R      -2-      70%  R McMillan      Single to LF; Selma Scores
          1--      71%  J Christopher   Walk; McMillan to 2B
   O      12-      68%  C Smith         Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Dick Selma facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      71%  J Javier        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      72%  R Sadecki       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      74%  B Tolan         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ray Sadecki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      72%  R Swoboda       Popfly: 1B
   R      ---      81%  J Hickman       Home Run
   O      ---      80%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      79%  G Goossen       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Dick Selma facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      82%  C Flood         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  L Brock         Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      82%  K Boyer         Walk
   RR     1--      63%  B White         Home Run; Boyer Scores
   O      ---      64%  D Groat         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ray Sadecki facing 9-1-2
          ---      68%  D Selma         Single to CF
   O      1--      64%  R Hunt          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      60%  R McMillan      Hunt Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---      62%  " "             Single to CF
   O      1--      59%  J Christopher   Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Dick Selma facing 7-8-9
          ---      53%  T McCarver      Single to LF
   O      1--      59%  J Javier        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      63%  R Sadecki       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      66%  B Tolan         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ray Sadecki facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      64%  C Smith         Flyball: RF
          ---      67%  R Swoboda       Walk
   RR     1--      86%  J Hickman       Home Run; Swoboda Scores
   O      ---      85%  C Jones         Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  G Goossen       Lineout: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Dick Selma facing 2-3-4
          ---      80%  C Flood         Single to CF
          1--      72%  L Brock         Single to RF; Flood to 2B
   R      12-      60%  K Boyer         Single to CF; Brock to 2B; Flood Scores
                  Gordie Richardson replaces Dick Selma pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      61%  B White         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Boyer to 2B; Brock to 3B
   O      -23      73%  D Groat         Strikeout
   O      -23      82%  T McCarver      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Ray Sadecki facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      81%  G Richardson    Strikeout
          ---      82%  R Hunt          Single to 2B
   O      1--      80%  R McMillan      Single/runner struck by batted ball and is out; Hunt out at 2B/2B
          1--      82%  J Christopher   Single to LF; McMillan to 2B
                  Don Dennis replaces Ray Sadecki pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      90%  C Smith         Single to CF; Christopher to 3B; McMillan Scores
   O      1-3      88%  R Swoboda       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Gordie Richardson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  J Javier        Strikeout Looking
                  Mike Shannon pinch hits for Don Dennis batting 9th
          ---      87%  M Shannon       Walk
   O      1--      91%  B Tolan         Popfly: SS
   O      1--      93%  C Flood         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-3, Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
                  Nelson Briles replaces Mike Shannon pitching and batting 9th
          ---      94%  J Hickman       Single to CF
   O      1--      93%  C Jones         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      94%  G Goossen       Jones Steals 2B
          -2-      95%  " "             Single to LF; Jones to 3B
   O      1-3      93%  G Richardson    Strikeout
   O      1-3      92%  R Hunt          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Gordie Richardson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      94%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  K Boyer         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      97%  B White         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-3, Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  R McMillan      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  J Christopher   Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      96%  C Smith         Foul Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Gordie Richardson facing 6-7-8
                  Ed Kranepool replaces Ron Swoboda playing 1B batting 5th; Jim Hickman moves to LF; Johnny Lewis replaces Joe Christopher playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---      98%  D Groat         Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  T McCarver      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Javier        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 3.

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