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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2

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New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2

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SABR Article

League Championship Series Game 1 Played on Wednesday, October 11, 2000 (N) at Busch Stadium II

NY  N    2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  3  -   6  8  3
STL N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  9  0
BATTING
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Perez rf                      5   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Alfonzo 2b                    3   1   1   1       1   0       0   4
Piazza c                      4   0   2   1       0   0       5   0
Ventura 3b                    2   0   0   1       1   0       0   2
Zeile 1b                      4   1   1   1       0   1      11   1
Agbayani lf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
  McEwing pr,lf               0   1   0   0       0   0       1   0
Payton cf                     4   1   1   2       0   0       2   0
Bordick ss                    3   0   0   0       0   0       3   4
  Abbott pr,ss                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Hampton p                     3   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
  J. Franco p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hamilton ph                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Trammell ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Benitez p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   6   8   6       2   2      27  11
FIELDING - 
E: Perez (1), Agbayani (1), Abbott (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Perez (1,off Kile); Piazza (1,off Kile).
HR: Zeile (1,9th inning off James 0 on 0 out); Payton (1,9th inning off James
1 on 0 out).
SF: Ventura (1,off Kile).
HBP: Bordick (1,by James).
GDP: Perez (1,off Christiansen).
Team LOB: 4.
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Vina 2b                       4   0   1   0       1   0       2   2
Renteria ss                   5   1   1   0       0   0       1   3
Edmonds cf                    5   0   2   0       0   1       2   0
Davis rf                      5   0   1   0       0   2       4   0
Clark 1b                      3   0   1   0       1   0      10   1
Hernandez c                   4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
  Marrero pr,c                0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Drew lf                       3   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
  Dunston ph,lf               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Polanco 3b                    3   0   1   0       0   0       0   4
  James p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Christiansen p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Lankford ph                 1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Kile p                        1   0   0   0       1   0       1   3
  Tatis ph,3b                 2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       37   2   9   0       3   5      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Christiansen-Renteria-Clark.
BATTING - 
2B: Clark (1,off Hampton); Lankford (1,off Benitez).
Team LOB: 11.
PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hampton W(1-0)                7     6   0   0   3   4   0  30
J. Franco                     1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Benitez                       1     2   2   0   0   0   0   6
Totals                        9     9   2   0   3   5   0  40
WP: Hampton (1).
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kile L(0-1)                   7     5   3   3   2   1   0  28
James                         1     3   3   3   0   0   2   7
Christiansen                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Totals                        9     8   6   6   2   2   2  37
James faced 4 batters in the 9th inning
WP: Kile (1).
HBP: James (1,Bordick).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Christiansen 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Dale Scott, 
LF - Dana DeMuth, RF - Steve Rippley
Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 52255
Starting Lineups:

   New York Mets                 St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Perez               rf        Vina                2b
2. Alfonzo             2b        Renteria            ss
3. Piazza              c         Edmonds             cf
4. Ventura             3b        Davis               rf
5. Zeile               1b        Clark               1b
6. Agbayani            lf        Hernandez           c
7. Payton              cf        Drew                lf
8. Bordick             ss        Polanco             3b
9. Hampton             p         Kile                p

METS 1ST: Perez doubled to right; Kile threw a wild pitch [Perez
to third]; Alfonzo walked; Piazza doubled to left [Perez scored,
Alfonzo to third]; Ventura hit a sacrifice fly to left [Alfonzo
scored]; Zeile was called out on strikes; Agbayani grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Vina grounded out (second to first); Renteria
singled to center; Edmonds forced Renteria (second to
shortstop); Davis singled to center [Edmonds to third]; Clark
walked [Davis to second]; Hernandez forced Clark (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Payton flied to center; Bordick grounded out (third to
first); Hampton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Drew lined to shortstop; Polanco grounded out
(first unassisted); Kile walked; Vina lined to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Perez popped to catcher; Alfonzo grounded out (pitcher
to second to first); Piazza singled to center; Ventura flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Renteria lined to first; Edmonds singled to left;
Hampton threw a wild pitch [Edmonds to second]; Davis was called
out on strikes; Clark grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

METS 4TH: Zeile flied to right; Agbayani grounded out (pitcher
to first); Payton lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez popped to first in foul territory; Drew
struck out; Polanco grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

METS 5TH: Bordick grounded out (third to first); Hampton singled
to shortstop; Perez grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Hampton
to second]; Alfonzo singled to left [Hampton scored]; Piazza
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Kile grounded out (third to first); Vina singled
to left [Vina to second (error by Agbayani)]; Renteria grounded
out (shortstop to first); Edmonds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

METS 6TH: Ventura walked; Zeile flied to right; Agbayani forced
Ventura (third to second); Payton forced Agbayani (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark
doubled to right; Hernandez grounded out (second to first)
[Clark to third]; Drew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

METS 7TH: Bordick popped to catcher; Hampton grounded out
(pitcher to first); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Polanco singled to center; TATIS BATTED FOR KILE;
Tatis struck out; Vina walked [Polanco to second]; Renteria
flied to right [Polanco to third]; Edmonds flied to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

METS 8TH: TATIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); JAMES REPLACED
POLANCO (PITCHING); Alfonzo lined to right; Piazza flied to
left; Ventura grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: J. FRANCO REPLACED HAMPTON (PITCHING); Davis was
called out on strikes; Clark lined to center; Hernandez singled
to left; DUNSTON BATTED FOR DREW; MARRERO RAN FOR HERNANDEZ;
Dunston lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals
0.

METS 9TH: DUNSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MARRERO STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Zeile homered to left-center; Agbayani
singled to left; MCEWING RAN FOR AGBAYANI; Payton homered to
left [McEwing scored]; Bordick was hit by a pitch; HAMILTON
BATTED FOR J. FRANCO; CHRISTIANSEN REPLACED JAMES (PITCHING);
TRAMMELL BATTED FOR HAMILTON; ABBOTT RAN FOR BORDICK; Trammell
struck out; Perez grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Abbott out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: MCEWING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ABBOTT
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BENITEZ REPLACED TRAMMELL
(PITCHING); LANKFORD BATTED FOR CHRISTIANSEN; Lankford doubled
to right; Tatis flied to left; Vina flied to right; Renteria
reached on an error by Abbott [Lankford scored (unearned)];
Edmonds singled to right [Renteria scored (error by Perez)
(unearned), Edmonds to third]; Davis grounded out (third to
first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Mets             6   8   3    4
 Cardinals        2   9   0   11
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