Another of yesterday’s leftovers. The anniversary was yesterday but, you know, Mrs. Met…
But there’s a reason to give this one top billing—actually, a statistic that puts him on top: Win Probability Added (WPA). As many THT readers know, WPA is the “story stat” that gauges how each at-bat in a game affects a club’s likelihood of winning. The game starts with the assumption that each team has a 50-50 chance of winning and ends at 100-0. WPA notes every little change in fortune along the way. It’s not a perfect stat by any stretch, but it does a great job describing how the game feels while watching it.
And no Met batter ever shined in WPA like obscure Mets infielder Tim Harkness did 50 years ago today.
via 50th anniversary: greatest one-game clutch batting effort in Mets history.
The finish to the story is really cool but I didn’t want to give it away here in the tease.
