August 12, 1997 New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
OAK 0 TEX 12
@BOS 2 CHW 8
ANA 5 CLE 7
DET 4 KCR 6
@NYY 4 MIL 5
@SEA 3 TOR 9
MIN 1 PIT 5
@ATL 2 PHI 5
@COL 0 HOU 13
FLA 2 CHC 4
@LAD 2 SDP 6
MON 4 SFG 7
CIN 3 STL 5
NYM 2

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 32,547

Tuesday, August 12, 1997, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:33

Mets

65-53

Lost 4

3rd, 8½ GB

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

W: A Benes (8-6), L: D Mlicki (5-9), S: D Eckersley (28)

Cardinals

54-64

Won 1

3rd, 10 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    4   0   2   0    1   0  .242  .705   21    2   0   
B Gilkey LF                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .210  .650   16    2   0   
J Olerud 1B                   2   0   1   0    2   0  .297  .880   18   10   0   
T Hundley C                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .279  .987   16    2   1   HR
E Alfonzo 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .316  .828   11    1   4   
C Baerga 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .723   11    0   2   
B Huskey RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .778   14    4   0   GDP
R Ordonez SS                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .557    7    2   2   
  L Lopez PH-SS               2   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .670   12    1   1   
D Mlicki P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .552    6    0   1   
  A Ochoa PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .228  .621    5    0   0   
  T Wendell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
  M Franco PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .781    2    0   0   
Totals                       34   2   9   2    4   5              139   24  11

BATTING

HR: T Hundley (26, off A Benes; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: T Hundley 4; B McRae 2; B Gilkey; E Alfonzo; B Huskey; C Baerga; D Mlicki; J Olerud.

GIDP: B Huskey (17).

RBI: B Gilkey (51); T Hundley (70).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Baerga-R Ordonez-J Olerud.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeShields 2B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .797   12    2   1   3B
B Jordan RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .248  .612    9    3   0   SB
R Lankford CF                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .320 1.049   32    5   0   
M McGwire 1B                  4   1   2   3    0   0  .270  .970   16    7   0   HR,2B
R Gant LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .228  .699   13    0   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   3   1   2   0    0   0  .266  .746    5    1   0   
  T Fossas P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Eckersley P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Pagnozzi C                  3   1   1   2    0   0  .273  .818   10    5   0   HR,GDP
R Clayton SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .681   11    3   5   
A Benes P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .545    3    1   1   
  D Bell 3B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .675    5    0   0   
Totals                       31   5   8   5    1   2              116   27   8

BATTING

2B: M McGwire (25, off D Mlicki).

3B: D DeShields (11, off D Mlicki).

HR: T Pagnozzi (1, off D Mlicki; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); M McGwire (36, off D Mlicki; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: M McGwire 6; T Pagnozzi 4; D DeShields 3; G Gaetti 2; R Gant; B Jordan.

GIDP: T Pagnozzi (1).

RBI: M McGwire 3 (85); T Pagnozzi 2 (2).

2-out RBI: M McGwire 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Clayton-D DeShields-M McGwire; R Clayton-M McGwire.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Jordan (6, 2nd base off D Mlicki/T Hundley).

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 Mlicki, L (5-9)              6     8   5   5    1   2   2   4.50   26   85-53   36· 7·10    8· 9· 6· 0     37    -     0.72  -0.24
T Wendell                      2     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.94    6   25-16    7· 2· 7    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.14   0.02
Totals                         8     8   5   5    1   2   2          32  110-69   43· 9·17   10·12· 7· 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
A Benes, W (8-6)               6.1   9   2   2    3   3   1   3.17   29  104-63   40· 5·18    9· 7· 7· 0     47    -     0.99   0.11
T Fossas, H (12)               0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.45    2   13-6     3· 2· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.98   0.01
C King, H (2)                  1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   13-10    5· 2· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          3-0    1.28   0.13
D Eckersley, S (28)            1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.72    3    9-7     2· 1· 4    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.48   0.03
Totals                         9     9   2   2    4   5   1          38  139-86   50·10·26   11·10· 8· 0          5-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Jim Quick.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 32,547.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 12mph out to Leftfield, Night, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. B McRae              CF    1. D DeShields          2B 
2. B Gilkey             LF    2. B Jordan             RF 
3. J Olerud             1B    3. R Lankford           CF 
4. T Hundley            C     4. M McGwire            1B 
5. E Alfonzo            3B    5. R Gant               LF 
6. C Baerga             2B    6. G Gaetti             3B 
7. B Huskey             RF    7. T Pagnozzi           C  
8. R Ordonez            SS    8. R Clayton            SS 
9. D Mlicki             P     9. A Benes              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  1--  7   18%  73% T Pagnozzi      D Mlicki        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gaetti Scores
   b 5   2  1-3  12-  4   12%  93% M McGwire       D Mlicki        Double to LF (Line Drive); Jordan Scores; Lankford Scores
   t 4   0  2-0  ---  1  -11%  62% T Hundley       A Benes         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   b 4   0  1-2  ---  4   10%  79% M McGwire       D Mlicki        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   t 7   1  5-2  123  7    9%  86% T Hundley       T Fossas        Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  9   47%  B McRae         Walk
   OO     1--  2   54%  B Gilkey        Line Drive Double Play: SS (SS-2B); McRae out at 1B/SS-1B
          ---  7   53%  J Olerud        Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  T Hundley       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Mlicki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  D DeShields     Lineout: LF (Short LF)
          ---  1   55%  B Jordan        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      57%  R Lankford      Jordan Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   53%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   50%  M McGwire       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Benes facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   46%  E Alfonzo       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   50%  C Baerga        Foul Popfly: 3B
   OO     1--  2   55%  B Huskey        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Mlicki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  R Gant          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   55%  G Gaetti        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   RR     1--  7   73%  T Pagnozzi      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gaetti Scores
   O      ---  4   72%  R Clayton       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   71%  A Benes         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Andy Benes facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   74%  R Ordonez       Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   71%  D Mlicki        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   67%  B McRae         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Mlicki to 2B
   O      12-  3   72%  B Gilkey        Flyball: RF
   O      12-  4   77%  J Olerud        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dave Mlicki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   75%  D DeShields     Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   74%  B Jordan        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   73%  R Lankford      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Andy Benes facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   62%  T Hundley       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   65%  E Alfonzo       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   67%  C Baerga        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  3   66%  B Huskey        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   69%  R Ordonez       Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dave Mlicki facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  4   79%  M McGwire       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          ---  5   81%  R Gant          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   85%  G Gaetti        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Gant to 2B
   OO     12-  1   78%  T Pagnozzi      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Gant to 3B
   O      --3  2   75%  R Clayton       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Andy Benes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   78%  D Mlicki        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   80%  B McRae         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   81%  B Gilkey        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dave Mlicki facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   80%  A Benes         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  3   85%  D DeShields     Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  2   80%  B Jordan        Fielder's Choice 3B; DeShields out at Hm/3B-C-3B; Jordan to 2B
          -2-  7   81%  R Lankford      Walk
   RR     12-  4   93%  M McGwire       Double to LF (Line Drive); Jordan Scores; Lankford Scores
   O      -2-  3   92%  R Gant          Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Andy Benes facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   89%  J Olerud        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   92%  T Hundley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   94%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: RF
          1--  3   92%  C Baerga        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Olerud to 3B
   O      1-3  6   95%  B Huskey        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dave Mlicki facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   95%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   94%  T Pagnozzi      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   94%  R Clayton       Flyball: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Andy Benes facing 8-9-1
                  Luis Lopez pinch hits for Rey Ordonez batting 8th
   O      ---  6   96%  L Lopez         Lineout: CF
                  Alex Ochoa pinch hits for Dave Mlicki batting 9th
          ---  5   94%  A Ochoa         Walk
          1--  1   90%  B McRae         Single to CF (Line Drive); Ochoa to 3B
   R      1-3  3   85%  B Gilkey        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Ochoa Scores; McRae to 2B
                  Tony Fossas replaces Gary Gaetti pitching and batting 6th; David Bell replaces Andy Benes playing 3B batting 9th
          12-  6   77%  J Olerud        Walk; McRae to 3B; Gilkey to 2B
   O      123  7   86%  T Hundley       Flyball: CF
                  Curtis King replaces Tony Fossas pitching and batting 6th
   O      123  2   94%  E Alfonzo       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Turk Wendell facing 9-1-2
                  Turk Wendell replaces Alex Ochoa pitching and batting 9th; Luis Lopez moves to SS
   O      ---  5   94%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   93%  D DeShields     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   93%  B Jordan        Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Curtis King facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   95%  C Baerga        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   97%  B Huskey        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   97%  L Lopez         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Turk Wendell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   97%  R Lankford      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   97%  M McGwire       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  3   97%  R Gant          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Dennis Eckersley facing 9-1-2
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Curtis King pitching and batting 6th; Matt Franco pinch hits for Turk Wendell batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  M Franco        Lineout: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  3  100%  B McRae         Flyball: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  B Gilkey        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 5.

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