April 10, 1970 New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
DET 2
(10) CHW 5
MIL 4 CAL 11
@KCR 7 BOS 4
@WSA 1 ATL 5
@HOU 0 SDP 7
@LAD 2 CHC 2
@MON 1 PHI 2
PIT 0 SFG 4
CIN 3 STL 7
NYM 3

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 45,960

Friday, April 10, 1970, 8:10PM
Time of Game: 2:28

Mets

1-2

Lost 2

3rd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   1  0  0   0  2  0    3  8  0
Cardinals       0  0  7   0  0  0   0  0  X    7 10  1

W: G Culver (1-0), L: J McAndrew (0-1), S: C Taylor (2)

Cardinals

3-0

Won 3

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .376    0    3   0   
B Harrelson SS                3   0   1   0    2   1  .300  .762    0    1   1   
J Foy 3B                      5   0   1   0    0   1  .083  .226    0    0   2   
C Jones LF                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .364 1.098    0    3   0   2·2B
A Shamsky 1B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .364  .962    0    6   1   
R Swoboda RF                  3   0   1   1    1   1  .182  .581    0    1   0   
K Boswell 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .661    0    2   1   
J Grote C                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .200  .550    0    7   0   2B
J McAndrew P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  R Sadecki P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Kranepool PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Cardwell P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Jorgensen PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  C Koonce P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  D Clendenon PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   3   8   2    4   5                    24   8

BATTING

2B: C Jones 2 (3, 2 off G Culver); J Grote (1, off G Culver).

TB: C Jones 4; J Grote 3; K Boswell; B Harrelson; J Foy; R Swoboda.

RBI: R Swoboda (1); K Boswell (1).

2-out RBI: K Boswell; R Swoboda.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .286  .833    0    1   0   
J Cardenal CF                 5   1   3   1    0   0  .357  .757    0    3   0   SB
D Allen 3B                    3   1   0   0    1   2  .385 1.275    0    2   1   
J Torre C                     4   1   1   2    0   2  .333 1.096    0    6   0   2B
L Lee RF                      4   1   3   1    0   0  .308  .742    0    1   0   2B
J Hague 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .637    0   11   0   
J Javier 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .273  .606    0    3   3   IW
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .222  .666    0    0   5   SF
G Culver P                    3   1   1   2    0   1  .333 1.333    0    0   3   3B
  R Nye P                     0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  C Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   7  10   7    4   6                    27  12

BATTING

2B: L Lee (1, off J McAndrew); J Torre (1, off J McAndrew).

3B: G Culver (1, off R Sadecki).

SF: D Maxvill (1, off R Sadecki).

IBB: J Javier (1, by R Sadecki).

TB: L Lee 4; G Culver 3; J Cardenal 3; J Torre 2; L Brock; D Maxvill.

RBI: G Culver 2 (2); J Torre 2 (5); D Maxvill (2); J Cardenal (3); L Lee (1).

2-out RBI: G Culver 2; J Cardenal.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

PB: J Torre (1).

E: L Lee (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cardenal (2, 2nd base off J McAndrew/J Grote).

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
J McAndrew, L (0-1)            2     7   5   5    1   2   0  22.50   14     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 7     23    -     1.24  -0.25
R Sadecki                      2     2   2   2    2   2   0   9.00   10     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 2          2-2    0.43  -0.06
D Cardwell                     2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.01
C Koonce                       2     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8    10   7   7    4   6   0          38     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 1·10          2-2

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
G Culver, W (1-0)              7.2   6   3   2    4   5   0   2.35   33     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 0· 6     58    -     0.50   0.18
R Nye                          0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.41  -0.01
C Taylor, S (2)                1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 1          1-0    0.46   0.03
Totals                         9     8   3   2    4   5   0          39     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 0· 8          2-0

J McAndrew faced 5 batters in the 3rd inning.
R Nye faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: G Culver (1).

IBB: R Sadecki (1; J Javier).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 45,960.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. T Agee               CF    1. L Brock              LF 
2. B Harrelson          SS    2. J Cardenal           CF 
3. J Foy                3B    3. D Allen              3B 
4. C Jones              LF    4. J Torre              C  
5. A Shamsky            1B    5. L Lee                RF 
6. R Swoboda            RF    6. J Hague              1B 
7. K Boswell            2B    7. J Javier             2B 
8. J Grote              C     8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. J McAndrew           P     9. G Culver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  0-0  123      13%  86% J Torre         J McAndrew      Double to LF; Allen to 3B; Cardenal Scores; Brock Scores
   b 3   0  0-0  12-       8%  73% D Allen         J McAndrew      Walk; Brock to 3B; Cardenal to 2B
   t 3   0  0-0  ---      -7%  43% J Grote         G Culver        Double to CF
   t 3   0  0-0  -2-       6%  50% J McAndrew      G Culver        Fielder's Choice P; Grote out at 3B/P-3B
   b 3   2  0-4  -23       6%  96% G Culver        R Sadecki       Triple to CF; Javier Scores; Lee Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, George Culver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Agee          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Harrelson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      55%  J Foy           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim McAndrew facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Brock         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      55%  J Cardenal      Single to RF
          1--      57%  D Allen         Cardenal Steals 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Flyball: CF; Cardenal to 3B
   O      --3      50%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, George Culver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  C Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  A Shamsky       Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  R Swoboda       Walk
   O      1--      55%  K Boswell       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim McAndrew facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  L Lee           Single to LF
   O      1--      55%  J Hague         Strikeout
   O      1--      52%  J Javier        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      55%  D Maxvill       Single to RF; Javier to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  G Culver        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, George Culver facing 8-9-1
          ---      43%  J Grote         Double to CF
   O      -2-      50%  J McAndrew      Fielder's Choice P; Grote out at 3B/P-3B
          1--      48%  T Agee          Wild Pitch; McAndrew to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
          -2-      51%  B Harrelson     Walk
   O      12-      56%  J Foy           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim McAndrew facing 1-2-3
          ---      60%  L Brock         Single to RF
          1--      65%  J Cardenal      Single to LF; Brock to 2B
          12-      73%  D Allen         Walk; Brock to 3B; Cardenal to 2B
   RR     123      86%  J Torre         Double to LF; Allen to 3B; Cardenal Scores; Brock Scores
   R      -23      91%  L Lee           Double to LF; Torre to 3B; Allen Scores
                  Ray Sadecki replaces Jim McAndrew pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      88%  J Hague         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          -23      88%  J Javier        Intentional Walk
   RO     123      90%  D Maxvill       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Torre Scores; Lee to 3B; Javier to 2B
   RR     -23      96%  G Culver        Triple to CF; Javier Scores; Lee Scores
          --3      96%  L Brock         Walk
   R      1-3      97%  J Cardenal      Single to CF; Brock to 2B; Culver Scores
   O      12-      97%  D Allen         Strikeout Looking
                  7 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-7, George Culver facing 4-5-6
          ---      96%  C Jones         Double to RF
   O      -2-      97%  A Shamsky       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      98%  R Swoboda       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      96%  K Boswell       Single to RF; Jones Scores
   O      1--      97%  J Grote         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-1, Ray Sadecki facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  J Torre         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  L Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  J Hague         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-7, George Culver facing 9-1-2
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Ray Sadecki batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  T Agee          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      97%  B Harrelson     Walk
          1--      96%  J Foy           Single to LF; Harrelson to 2B
   O      12-      98%  C Jones         Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-1, Don Cardwell facing 7-8-9
                  Don Cardwell replaces Ed Kranepool pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  J Javier        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      97%  D Maxvill       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  G Culver        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-7, George Culver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  A Shamsky       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  R Swoboda       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  K Boswell       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-1, Don Cardwell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  D Allen         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-7, George Culver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  J Grote         Strikeout
                  Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Don Cardwell batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  M Jorgensen     Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  T Agee          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-1, Cal Koonce facing 4-5-6
                  Cal Koonce replaces Mike Jorgensen pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  J Torre         Strikeout
          ---      99%  L Lee           Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  J Hague         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  J Javier        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-7, George Culver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Foy           Strikeout Looking
          ---     100%  C Jones         Double to RF
          -2-      99%  A Shamsky       Walk
          12-      99%  R Swoboda       Passed Ball; Jones to 3B
   RR     1-3      98%  " "             Single to RF; Jones Scores; Swoboda to 3B/Adv on E9; Shamsky Scores/No RBI/unER
                  Rich Nye replaces George Culver pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      99%  K Boswell       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Cal Koonce facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  D Maxvill       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      99%  R Nye           Walk
   O      1--      99%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      99%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-7, Rich Nye facing 8-9-1
          ---      97%  J Grote         Single to CF
                  Chuck Taylor replaces Rich Nye pitching and batting 9th; Donn Clendenon pinch hits for Cal Koonce batting 9th
   O      1--      98%  D Clendenon     Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--     100%  T Agee          Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      99%  B Harrelson     Single to LF; Grote to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Foy           Popfly: 2B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation