September 2, 1989 Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 6
SEA 5 BAL 2
@CHW 1 DET 10
CLE 4 OAK 7
@MIL 2 NYY 2
CAL 1 TEX 6
KCR 3 TOR 4
MIN 2 CHC 10
@ATL 3 LAD 4
MON 3 CIN 6
@PIT 2 SDP 3
PHI 2 SFG 6
NYM 2 STL 13
HOU 5

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 41,020

Saturday, September 2, 1989, 7:27
Time of Game: 2:20

Cubs

76-59

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            6  1  0   3  0  0   0  0  0   10 12  1
Braves          1  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  0    3  8  4

W: G Maddux (16-10), L: M Clary (4-3)

Braves

54-81

Lost 1

6th, 23 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Walton CF                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .305  .766   11    1   0   2B
  D Dascenzo CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .142  .345    2    3   0   
R Sandberg 2B                 4   1   0   0    0   1  .279  .832   11    0   2   
  G Smith 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   1   
D Smith LF-RF                 4   1   2   1    1   0  .299  .826   17    3   0   
M Grace 1B                    5   2   3   0    0   0  .315  .872    9    9   1   SB
A Dawson RF                   2   2   1   2    1   1  .254  .781   13    0   0   2B
  M Wynne LF                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .636   10    2   0   
L Salazar 3B                  3   1   2   2    0   0  .270  .716   10    1   0   2B
  C Wilkerson 3B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .591   12    1   1   
S Dunston SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .725    8    1   2   
  D Ramos SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .654    7    1   0   
R Wrona C                     4   1   1   3    0   2  .234  .543   13    4   0   HR
G Maddux P                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .468    8    0   2   
  G Varsho PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .198  .531    2    0   0   
  K Blankenship P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       41  10  12   8    2   5              134   27   9

BATTING

2B: L Salazar (8, off S Valdez); A Dawson (16, off S Valdez); J Walton (23, off M Clary).

HR: R Wrona (1, off M Clary; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: R Wrona 4; J Walton 3; L Salazar 3; M Grace 3; D Smith 2; A Dawson 2; G Maddux.

RBI: R Wrona 3 (7); A Dawson 2 (60); L Salazar 2 (24); D Smith (45).

2-out RBI: R Wrona 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Maddux-S Dunston-M Grace.

E: A Dawson (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Grace (12, 3rd base off M Clary/J Russell).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 4   2   2   0    0   0  .252  .676   10    3   0   2B
J Treadway 2B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .284  .707   14    0   3   
L Smith LF                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .325  .980   15    2   0   
D Murphy RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .226  .658   17    2   0   
  J Boever P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
D Evans 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .215  .703   13   13   2   
J Blauser 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .728   13    0   5   
A Thomas SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .550    6    0   0   GDP
J Russell C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .435   11    6   1   
M Clary P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .477         1   2   
  D Lilliquist PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .410    2    0   0   
  S Valdez P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  T Castillo P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Wetherby PH               1   1   1   1    0   0  .278  .780    5    0   0   HR
  J Aldrich P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Gregg PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .637    4    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   8   3    0   2              110   27  13

BATTING

2B: O McDowell (16, off K Blankenship).

HR: J Wetherby (1, off G Maddux; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

TB: J Wetherby 4; O McDowell 3; L Smith 2; J Treadway; J Blauser; D Evans.

GIDP: A Thomas (14).

RBI: J Wetherby (6); L Smith (66); J Treadway (31).

2-out RBI: L Smith.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: T Gregg (2); A Thomas 2 (25); J Blauser (17).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Maddux, W (16-10)            7     6   2   1    0   2   1   2.77   26   84-53   34· 8·11    9·10· 5· 0     61    -     0.21   0.03
K Blankenship                  2     2   1   1    0   0   0   4.50    8   26-18   12· 0· 6    2· 3· 3· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     8   3   2    0   2   1          34  110-71   46· 8·17   11·13· 8· 0           -

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Clary, L (4-3)               3     7   7   1    1   1   1   2.63   19   55-37   26· 5· 6   10· 5· 2· 0     29    -     0.69  -0.44
S Valdez                       2     3   3   3    1   2   0   5.40   10   29-20   12· 4· 4    5· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.11  -0.03
T Castillo                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.40    3   10-5     4· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
J Aldrich                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.54    6   19-12    8· 2· 2    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
J Boever                       1     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.42    5   17-11    7· 1· 3    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    12  10   4    2   5   1          43  130-85   57·12·16   21· 9· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Clary (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Hirschbeck, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 41,020.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Atlanta Braves                       
1. J Walton             CF    1. O McDowell           CF 
2. R Sandberg           2B    2. J Treadway           2B 
3. D Smith              LF    3. L Smith              LF 
4. M Grace              1B    4. D Murphy             RF 
5. A Dawson             RF    5. D Evans              1B 
6. L Salazar            3B    6. J Blauser            3B 
7. S Dunston            SS    7. A Thomas             SS 
8. R Wrona              C     8. J Russell            C  
9. G Maddux             P     9. M Clary              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-3  1-3  1   14%  92% R Wrona         M Clary         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Dawson Scores/unER; Salazar Scores/unER; Wrona Scores/unER
   t 1   1  0-0  -23  4   13%  72% M Grace         M Clary         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Walton Scores/No RBI/unER; Sandberg Scores/unER/No RBI; Grace to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   t 1   1  0-2  1-3  3    7%  82% L Salazar       M Clary         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Grace Scores/unER; Dawson to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  2    6%  59% R Sandberg      M Clary         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Walton to 2B; Sandberg to 1B
   t 1   1  0-3  1-3  3   -4%  78% S Dunston       M Clary         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Marty Clary facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   54%  J Walton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   59%  R Sandberg      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Walton to 2B; Sandberg to 1B
   O      12-  3   59%  D Smith         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Walton to 3B; Sandberg to 2B
   RR     -23  4   72%  M Grace         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Walton Scores/No RBI/unER; Sandberg Scores/unER/No RBI; Grace to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
          -2-      74%  A Dawson        Grace Steals 3B
          --3  6   75%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3  3   82%  L Salazar       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Grace Scores/unER; Dawson to 3B
   O      1-3  3   78%  S Dunston       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   RRR    1-3  1   92%  R Wrona         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Dawson Scores/unER; Salazar Scores/unER; Wrona Scores/unER
   O      ---  1   92%  G Maddux        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  6 runs, 3 hits, 3 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   88%  O McDowell      Single to RF (Line Drive); McDowell to 3B/Adv on E9
   RO     --3  4   90%  J Treadway      Groundout: 2B-1B; McDowell Scores/unER
   O      ---  6   90%  L Smith         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   91%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Braves 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-1, Marty Clary facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   93%  J Walton        Double to CF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   92%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 1B-P; Walton to 3B
   R      --3  4   94%  D Smith         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Walton Scores
          1--  1   95%  M Grace         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Smith to 2B
   O      12-  4   94%  A Dawson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   93%  L Salazar       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-7, Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   94%  D Evans         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  3   93%  J Blauser       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   OO     1--  2   95%  A Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-1, Marty Clary facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   95%  S Dunston       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   95%  R Wrona         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   95%  G Maddux        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      95%  J Walton        Wild Pitch; Maddux to 2B
   O      -2-  3   94%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-7, Greg Maddux facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   95%  J Russell       Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
                  Derek Lilliquist pinch hits for Marty Clary batting 9th
   O      ---  2   96%  D Lilliquist    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   96%  O McDowell      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-1, Sergio Valdez facing 2-3-4
                  Sergio Valdez replaces Derek Lilliquist pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   96%  R Sandberg      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   96%  D Smith         Walk
          1--  1   97%  M Grace         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Smith to 2B
   RR     12-  1   99%  A Dawson        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Smith Scores; Grace Scores
   R      -2-  4   99%  L Salazar       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Dawson Scores
   O      -2-  2   99%  S Dunston       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Salazar to 3B
   O      --3  3   99%  R Wrona         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 10, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-10, Greg Maddux facing 2-3-4
                  Marvell Wynne replaces Andre Dawson playing LF batting 5th; Dwight Smith moves to RF
   O      ---  7   99%  J Treadway      Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   99%  L Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 10, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 10-1, Sergio Valdez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   99%  G Maddux        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   99%  J Walton        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   99%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 10, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-10, Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
                  Greg Smith replaces Ryne Sandberg playing 2B batting 2nd; Curtis Wilkerson replaces Luis Salazar playing 3B batting 6th; Domingo Ramos replaces Shawon Dunston playing SS batting 7th; Doug Dascenzo replaces Jerome Walton playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---  2  100%  D Evans         Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  5  100%  J Blauser       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  1  100%  A Thomas        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 10, Braves 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 10-1, Tony Castillo facing 3-4-5
                  Tony Castillo replaces Sergio Valdez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  D Smith         Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2  100%  M Grace         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5  100%  M Wynne         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 10, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-10, Greg Maddux facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6  100%  J Russell       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  Jeff Wetherby pinch hits for Tony Castillo batting 9th
   R      ---  5  100%  J Wetherby      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1  100%  O McDowell      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1  100%  J Treadway      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--  3   99%  L Smith         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Treadway to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  D Murphy        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 10, Braves 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 10-2, Jay Aldrich facing 6-7-8
                  Jay Aldrich replaces Jeff Wetherby pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3  100%  D Ramos         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5  100%  R Wrona         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 10, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-10, Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   99%  D Evans         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  2  100%  J Blauser       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      1--  2  100%  A Thomas        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  2  100%  J Russell       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 10, Braves 2.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 10-2, Jay Aldrich facing 9-1-2
                  Gary Varsho pinch hits for Greg Maddux batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  G Varsho        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2  100%  D Dascenzo      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1  100%  G Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 10, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-10, Kevin Blankenship facing 9-1-2
                  Kevin Blankenship replaces Gary Varsho pitching and batting 9th; Tommy Gregg pinch hits for Jay Aldrich batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  T Gregg         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1  100%  O McDowell      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  2  100%  J Treadway      Lineout: RF
   R      -2-  4  100%  L Smith         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); McDowell Scores
   O      1--  6  100%  D Murphy        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 10, Braves 3.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 10-3, Joe Boever facing 3-4-5
                  Joe Boever replaces Dale Murphy pitching and batting 4th; Tommy Gregg moves to RF
          ---  1  100%  D Smith         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  1  100%  M Grace         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Smith to 3B/Adv on E9
   O      1-3  5  100%  M Wynne         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  6  100%  C Wilkerson     Fielder's Choice 1B; Smith out at Hm/1B-C; Grace to 2B; Wilkerson to 1B
   O      12-  4  100%  D Ramos         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 10, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-10, Kevin Blankenship facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5  100%  D Evans         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3  100%  J Blauser       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  1  100%  A Thomas        Popfly: CF (Short CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 10, Braves 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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