April 18, 1977 New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
CLE 3 BOS 5
DET 3 MIN 8
@KCR 6 TOR 5
@NYY 1 SEA 8
TEX 6 SDP 12
@ATL 6 PHI 3
@CHC 1 LAD 7
@CIN 3 MON 6
PIT 5
(14) STL 3
NYM 2

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 8,855

Monday, April 18, 1977, 7:39PM
Time of Game: 2:09

Mets

5-5

Lost 1

3rd, 2 GB

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

W: B Forsch (3-0), L: C Swan (0-2), S: A Hrabosky (1)

Cardinals

7-3

Won 2

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Mazzilli CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .475    0    2   0   
F Millan 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .211  .468    0    1   1   
B Boisclair LF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .873    0    0   0   
  J Torre PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .429 1.429    0    1   0   GDP
D Kingman 1B-LF               4   1   2   2    0   2  .359 1.123    0    7   1   HR,2B
E Kranepool RF                3   0   1   0    1   1  .351 1.007    0    3   0   IW
J Stearns C                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .188  .493    0    4   1   
R Staiger 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .725    0    3   2   
B Harrelson SS                2   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .321    0    2   2   
  M Phillips PH-SS            1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .077    0    0   2   
C Swan P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  M Vail PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .629    0    0   0   
  B Myrick P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   2   4   2    3   9                    24   9

BATTING

2B: D Kingman (2, off B Forsch).

HR: D Kingman (4, off A Hrabosky; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

IBB: E Kranepool (2, by B Forsch).

TB: D Kingman 6; E Kranepool; R Staiger.

GIDP: J Torre (2).

RBI: D Kingman 2 (10).

2-out RBI: D Kingman.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Staiger.

E: J Stearns (1).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .788    0    3   0   IW
  J Youngblood PH-LF          1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393    0    0   0   
G Templeton SS                4   0   1   1    0   1  .262  .583    0    3   3   
B McBride CF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .857    0    4   0   
  M Anderson RF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .522    0    0   0   
T Simmons C                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .359  .954    0    9   0   SB
K Hernandez 1B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .286 1.004    0    6   2   
T Scott RF-CF                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .400 1.071    0    1   0   
K Reitz 3B                    3   2   2   2    0   0  .200  .565    0    0   0   HR
M Tyson 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .900    0    0   2   
B Forsch P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393    0    1   1   SH
  A Hrabosky P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       28   3   6   3    3   4                    27   8

BATTING

HR: K Reitz (1, off C Swan; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: B Forsch (2, off C Swan).

IBB: L Brock (2, by C Swan).

TB: K Reitz 5; T Simmons 2; G Templeton; M Tyson.

RBI: K Reitz 2 (7); G Templeton (5).

2-out RBI: K Reitz 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Tyson-G Templeton-K Hernandez.

E: G Templeton (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Simmons (1, 2nd base off C Swan/J Stearns).

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
C Swan, L (0-2)                6     6   3   3    3   3   1   9.00   26     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 2· 6     48    -     1.36  -0.14
B Myrick                       2     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.08    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.04
Totals                         8     6   3   3    3   4   1          32     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 2· 6           -

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
B Forsch, W (3-0)              7.1   3   1   0    3   6   0   1.17   29     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 3     73    -     1.04   0.24
A Hrabosky, S (1)              1.2   1   1   1    0   3   1   4.50    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-0    2.06   0.15
Totals                         9     4   2   1    3   9   1          34     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 4          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Swan (1; L Brock); B Forsch (1; E Kranepool).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 2:09.

Attendance: 8,855.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. L Mazzilli           CF    1. L Brock              LF 
2. F Millan             2B    2. G Templeton          SS 
3. B Boisclair          LF    3. B McBride            CF 
4. D Kingman            1B    4. T Simmons            C  
5. E Kranepool          RF    5. K Hernandez          1B 
6. J Stearns            C     6. T Scott              RF 
7. R Staiger            3B    7. K Reitz              3B 
8. B Harrelson          SS    8. M Tyson              2B 
9. C Swan               P     9. B Forsch             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  1-1  -2-      28%  83% K Reitz         C Swan          Home Run; Simmons Scores
   t 6   2  1-0  1--     -19%  52% D Kingman       B Forsch        Double to LF; Millan Scores/unER
   b 5   1  0-1  123     -13%  67% B McBride       C Swan          Line Drive Double Play: 3B unassisted
   b 5   1  0-0  123      11%  80% G Templeton     C Swan          Single to 2B; Reitz Scores; Tyson to 3B; Brock to 2B
   t 9   0  3-1  ---      -9%  84% D Kingman       A Hrabosky      Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  F Millan        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  B Boisclair     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig Swan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Brock         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      51%  G Templeton     Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  B McBride       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  E Kranepool     Flyball: LF
          ---      53%  J Stearns       Walk
          1--      51%  R Staiger       Single to LF; Stearns to 2B
   O      12-      55%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig Swan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF
          ---      55%  K Hernandez     Walk
          1--      59%  T Scott         Walk; Hernandez to 2B
   O      12-      55%  K Reitz         Flyball: RF; Hernandez to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  M Tyson         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  C Swan          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      55%  F Millan        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig Swan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  B Forsch        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  G Templeton     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  B Boisclair     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      55%  D Kingman       Strikeout
          ---      53%  E Kranepool     Single to RF
   O      1--      56%  J Stearns       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig Swan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  B McBride       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      56%  T Simmons       Single to CF
          1--      62%  K Hernandez     Simmons Steals 2B; Simmons to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      55%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      --3      50%  T Scott         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  R Staiger       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Harrelson     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      57%  C Swan          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig Swan facing 7-8-9
          ---      61%  K Reitz         Single to CF
          1--      68%  M Tyson         Single to RF; Reitz to 2B
   O      12-      68%  B Forsch        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Reitz to 3B; Tyson to 2B
          -23      69%  L Brock         Intentional Walk
   R      123      80%  G Templeton     Single to 2B; Reitz Scores; Tyson to 3B; Brock to 2B
   OO     123      67%  B McBride       Line Drive Double Play: 3B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  L Mazzilli      Flyball: CF
          ---      66%  F Millan        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Millan to 1B
   O      1--      71%  B Boisclair     Flyball: CF
   R      1--      52%  D Kingman       Double to LF; Millan Scores/unER
          -2-      51%  E Kranepool     Intentional Walk
   O      12-      57%  J Stearns       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Craig Swan facing 4-5-6
          ---      63%  T Simmons       Single to RF
   O      1--      58%  K Hernandez     Popfly: SS
   O      1--      55%  T Scott         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Simmons to 2B
   RR     -2-      83%  K Reitz         Home Run; Simmons Scores
   O      ---      82%  M Tyson         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  R Staiger       Strikeout Looking
                  Mike Phillips pinch hits for Bud Harrelson batting 8th
   O      ---      88%  M Phillips      Strikeout
                  Mike Vail pinch hits for Craig Swan batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  M Vail          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Myrick facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Myrick replaces Mike Vail pitching and batting 9th; Mike Phillips moves to SS
   O      ---      88%  B Forsch        Flyball: CF
                  Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Lou Brock batting 1st
   O      ---      88%  J Youngblood    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  G Templeton     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
                  Joel Youngblood moves to LF; Tony Scott moves to CF; Mike Anderson replaces Bake McBride playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---      91%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      86%  F Millan        Walk
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Bob Forsch pitching and batting 9th; Joe Torre pinch hits for Bruce Boisclair batting 3rd
   OO     1--      94%  J Torre         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Myrick facing 3-4-5
                  Joe Torre moves to 1B; Dave Kingman moves to LF
   O      ---      94%  M Anderson      Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  K Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Al Hrabosky facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      84%  D Kingman       Home Run
   O      ---      91%  E Kranepool     Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  J Stearns       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  R Staiger       Strikeout Looking
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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