April 16, 1968 Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 9
@BOS 2 CLE 3
CHW 1 OAK 4
@NYY 3 STL 6
@ATL 2 CIN 9
@CHC 8 LAD 5
PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 10,763

Tuesday, April 16, 1968, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 2:43

Reds

2-3

Won 1

6th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            1  2  2   0  1  0   2  0  1    9 15  1
Cubs            0  0  7   0  1  0   0  0  0    8 16  1

W: T Abernathy (1-0), L: B Tiefenauer (0-1)

Cubs

2-3

Lost 1

6th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     5   2   4   2    0   1  .400 1.059    0    4   0   HR,2B
A Johnson LF                  5   1   1   0    0   2  .182  .432    0    0   0   
V Pinson CF                   3   2   1   1    1   0  .300  .718    0    2   0   2B,SF
T Perez 3B                    5   2   3   2    0   1  .476 1.405    0    0   0   HR
L May 1B                      5   1   4   3    0   0  .500 1.295    0    8   1   HR
D Pavletich C                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .111  .222    0    2   1   GDP
  J Bench C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   1   
T Helms 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .774    0    1   2   
  B Lee P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  M Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    0    0   0   
  T Abernathy P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
L Cardenas SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .150  .350    0    4   3   
G Arrigo P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Pappas PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   SH
  T Davidson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Kelso P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  C Ruiz 2B                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   5   
Totals                       40   9  15   8    1   8                    27  13

BATTING

2B: P Rose (2, off F Jenkins); V Pinson (2, off F Jenkins).

HR: T Perez (3, off F Jenkins; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); P Rose (1, off F Jenkins; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF); L May (1, off P Mikkelsen; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: V Pinson (1, off F Jenkins).

SH: M Pappas (1, off F Jenkins).

TB: P Rose 8; L May 7; T Perez 6; V Pinson 2; D Pavletich; A Johnson; L Cardenas.

GIDP: D Pavletich (2).

RBI: L May 3 (5); P Rose 2 (3); T Perez 2 (8); V Pinson (3).

2-out RBI: P Rose 2; L May.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Cardenas-T Helms-L May.

PB: D Pavletich (1).

E: T Helms (3).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                5   1   2   0    0   1  .364  .755    0    0   4   
G Beckert 2B                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .357  .900    0    5   2   2B
B Williams LF                 5   1   3   2    0   0  .435 1.218    0    1   0   2B
R Santo 3B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .353 1.206    0    0   5   CS,HBP,GDP
E Banks 1B                    5   2   2   3    0   1  .273  .955    0    9   1   HR,2B
R Hundley C                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .368  .907    0    8   0   SF
T Savage RF-CF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .286    0    2   0   CS
A Phillips CF                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .263  .774    0    1   0   2B
  B Tiefenauer P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
F Jenkins P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250 1.250         0   1   
  L Johnson PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .364  .909    0    0   0   2B
  K Holtzman PR               0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Stephenson PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  P Mikkelsen P               1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  C Hartenstein P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  A Spangler PH-RF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .715    0    0   0   
Totals                       39   8  16   8    0   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: E Banks (3, off B Kelso); G Beckert (2, off T Davidson); B Williams (2, off B Kelso); L Johnson (2, off T Davidson); A Phillips (1, off B Kelso).

HR: E Banks (2, off B Lee; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: R Hundley (1, off B Kelso).

HBP: R Santo (1, by T Abernathy).

TB: E Banks 6; B Williams 4; A Phillips 3; R Santo 2; G Beckert 2; D Kessinger 2; L Johnson 2; T Savage; R Hundley; P Mikkelsen.

GIDP: R Santo (2).

RBI: E Banks 3 (6); B Williams 2 (9); R Hundley (4); G Beckert (2); L Johnson (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Santo-G Beckert-E Banks.

E: R Santo (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Santo (1, 2nd base by T Abernathy/J Bench); T Savage (1, 2nd base by B Lee/D Pavletich).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Arrigo                       1     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2     49    -     1.39   0.05
T Davidson                     1     5   5   5    0   0   0  15.00    8     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 5          0-0    1.03  -0.34
B Kelso, BS (1)                2     4   2   2    0   1   0  11.25   10     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 4          1-1    0.89  -0.28
B Lee                          2     3   1   1    0   1   1   3.60    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.66  -0.06
T Abernathy, W (1-0)           3     2   0   0    0   3   0   1.50   11     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.97   0.34
Totals                         9    16   8   8    0   5   1          41     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0·16          1-1

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Jenkins                      3     6   5   5    0   2   2   5.25   16     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 6     29    -     0.73  -0.33
P Mikkelsen                    3     4   2   2    1   4   1   5.79   14     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.89  -0.01
C Hartenstein, BS (1)          2     2   1   1    0   1   0   4.50    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          1-1    1.92  -0.11
B Tiefenauer, L (0-1)          1     3   1   1    0   1   0   4.26    6     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 3          0-0    2.78  -0.33
Totals                         9    15   9   9    1   8   3          43     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0·15          1-1

T Davidson faced 5 batters in the 3rd inning.
P Mikkelsen faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: T Abernathy (1; R Santo).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 10,763.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 60° F, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Chicago Cubs                         
1. P Rose               RF    1. D Kessinger          SS 
2. A Johnson            LF    2. G Beckert            2B 
3. V Pinson             CF    3. B Williams           LF 
4. T Perez              3B    4. R Santo              3B 
5. L May                1B    5. E Banks              1B 
6. D Pavletich          C     6. R Hundley            C  
7. T Helms              2B    7. T Savage             RF 
8. L Cardenas           SS    8. A Phillips           CF 
9. G Arrigo             P     9. F Jenkins            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  5-4  12-     -24%  22% E Banks         B Kelso         Double to RF; Williams Scores; Santo Scores; Banks to 3B/Adv on E4
   t 7   0  8-6  12-      23%  54% L May           C Hartenstein   Single to CF; Pinson Scores; Perez to 3B
   t 9   1  8-8  1--      19%  70% T Perez         B Tiefenauer    Single to LF; Johnson to 3B
   t 9   1  8-8  1-3      19%  88% L May           B Tiefenauer    Single to CF; Johnson Scores; Perez to 2B
   t 2   2  0-1  -2-      18%  79% P Rose          F Jenkins       Home Run; Cardenas Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  P Rose          Double to LF
   O      -2-      55%  A Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B; Rose to 3B
   RO     --3      58%  V Pinson        Flyball: 2B/Sacrifice Fly; Rose Scores
          ---      59%  T Perez         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Perez to 1B
          1--      61%  L May           Single to LF; Perez to 2B
   O      12-      57%  D Pavletich     Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Gerry Arrigo facing 1-2-3
          ---      53%  D Kessinger     Single to CF
   O      1--      57%  G Beckert       Popfly: SS
          1--      53%  B Williams      Single to P; Kessinger to 2B
   OO     12-      62%  R Santo         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      60%  T Helms         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      62%  L Cardenas      Single to LF
                  Milt Pappas pinch hits for Gerry Arrigo batting 9th
   O      1--      61%  M Pappas        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Cardenas to 2B
   RR     -2-      79%  P Rose          Home Run; Cardenas Scores
   O      ---      79%  A Johnson       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Ted Davidson facing 5-6-7
                  Ted Davidson replaces Milt Pappas pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  E Banks         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  R Hundley       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      83%  T Savage        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 3-4-5
          ---      86%  V Pinson        Double to CF
   RR     -2-      93%  T Perez         Home Run; Pinson Scores
   O      ---      93%  L May           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  D Pavletich     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  T Helms         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Ted Davidson facing 8-9-1
          ---      90%  A Phillips      Single to CF
                  Lou Johnson pinch hits for Fergie Jenkins batting 9th
   R      1--      83%  L Johnson       Double to RF; Phillips Scores
                  Ken Holtzman pinch runs for Lou Johnson batting 9th
          -2-      76%  D Kessinger     Single to RF; Holtzman to 3B
   R      1-3      65%  G Beckert       Double to LF; Holtzman Scores; Kessinger to 3B
   RR     -23      54%  B Williams      Single to RF; Kessinger Scores; Beckert Scores
                  Bill Kelso replaces Ted Davidson pitching and batting 9th
          1--      47%  R Santo         Single to RF; Williams to 2B
   RR     12-      22%  E Banks         Double to RF; Williams Scores; Santo Scores; Banks to 3B/Adv on E4
   RO     --3      22%  R Hundley       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Banks Scores
   O      ---      23%  T Savage        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      22%  A Phillips      Double to LF
                  John Stephenson pinch hits for Ken Holtzman batting 9th
          -2-      22%  J Stephenson    Passed Ball; Phillips to 3B
   O      --3      24%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  7 runs, 8 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Cubs 7.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-7, Pete Mikkelsen facing 8-9-1
                  Pete Mikkelsen replaces John Stephenson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      22%  L Cardenas      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      20%  B Kelso         Strikeout
          ---      21%  P Rose          Single to LF
   O      1--      19%  A Johnson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-5, Bill Kelso facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      20%  D Kessinger     Strikeout
   O      ---      21%  G Beckert       Popfly: SS
          ---      20%  B Williams      Double to CF
   O      -2-      22%  R Santo         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Cubs 7.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-7, Pete Mikkelsen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      19%  V Pinson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      17%  T Perez         Strikeout
   R      ---      29%  L May           Home Run
          ---      30%  D Pavletich     Single to CF
   O      1--      27%  T Helms         Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-6, Bob Lee facing 5-6-7
                  Bob Lee replaces Tommy Helms pitching and batting 7th; Chico Ruiz replaces Bill Kelso playing 2B batting 9th
   R      ---      16%  E Banks         Home Run
   O      ---      17%  R Hundley       Flyball: RF
          ---      16%  T Savage        Single to LF
   O      1--      18%  A Phillips      Savage Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
   O      ---      19%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 8.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 6-8, Pete Mikkelsen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      16%  L Cardenas      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      14%  C Ruiz          Strikeout Looking
          ---      16%  P Rose          Single to 2B
   O      1--      13%  A Johnson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-6, Bob Lee facing 9-1-2
          ---      11%  P Mikkelsen     Single to CF
   O      1--      13%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      14%  G Beckert       Groundout: 2B-1B; Kessinger to 2B
   O      -2-      15%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 8.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 6-8, Pete Mikkelsen facing 3-4-5
          ---      21%  V Pinson        Walk
                  Chuck Hartenstein replaces Pete Mikkelsen pitching and batting 9th
          1--      31%  T Perez         Single to SS; Pinson to 2B
   R      12-      54%  L May           Single to CF; Pinson Scores; Perez to 3B
   ROO    1-3      44%  D Pavletich     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Perez Scores/No RBI
                  Mack Jones pinch hits for Bob Lee batting 7th
   O      ---      42%  M Jones         Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 8-8, Ted Abernathy facing 4-5-6
                  Ted Abernathy replaces Mack Jones pitching and batting 7th; Johnny Bench replaces Don Pavletich playing C batting 6th
          ---      36%  R Santo         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      46%  E Banks         Santo Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      48%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      46%  R Hundley       Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  T Savage        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Cubs 8.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 8-8, Chuck Hartenstein facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      46%  L Cardenas      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      43%  C Ruiz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      41%  P Rose          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 8-8, Ted Abernathy facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      45%  A Phillips      Flyball: 2B
                  Al Spangler pinch hits for Chuck Hartenstein batting 9th
   O      ---      48%  A Spangler      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Cubs 8.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 8-8, Bobby Tiefenauer facing 2-3-4
                  Bobby Tiefenauer replaces Adolfo Phillips pitching and batting 8th; Ted Savage moves to CF; Al Spangler moves to RF
          ---      58%  A Johnson       Single to SS
   O      1--      50%  V Pinson        Flyball: CF
          1--      70%  T Perez         Single to LF; Johnson to 3B
   R      1-3      88%  L May           Single to CF; Johnson Scores; Perez to 2B
   O      12-      86%  J Bench         Flyball: LF
   O      12-      83%  T Abernathy     Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 9, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 8-9, Ted Abernathy facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      91%  G Beckert       Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      92%  R Santo         Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  E Banks         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Cubs 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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