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Scores
Standings
DET
@BOS		9
2
CHW
@CLE		1
3
OAK
@NYY		4
3
STL
@ATL		6
2
CIN
@CHC		9
8
PHI
@LAD		3
5
Tuesday, April 16, 1968, 1:30PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 10,763, Time of Game: 2:43
Reds
9
2-3
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Cubs
8
2-3
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 
                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

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose RF 5 2 4 2 0 1 .400 1.059 0.256 0.75 0.278 -0.022 2.5 4 0 HR,2B
Alex Johnson LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .182 .432 0.015 1.13 0.082 -0.067 -0.2 0 0
Vada Pinson CF 3 2 1 1 1 0 .300 .718 0.017 1.57 0.121 -0.104 0.7 2 0 2B,SF
Tony Perez 3B 5 2 3 2 0 1 .476 1.405 0.354 1.41 0.371 -0.017 2.6 0 0 HR
Lee May 1B 5 1 4 3 0 0 .500 1.295 0.544 2.11 0.548 -0.004 3.1 8 1 HR
Don Pavletich C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .111 .222 -0.126 1.40 0.018 -0.144 -1.1 2 1 GDP
   Johnny Bench C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.024 1.14 0.000 -0.024 -0.4 3 1
Tommy Helms 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .774 -0.052 0.69 0.000 -0.052 -0.5 1 2
   Bob Lee P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Mack Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 -0.018 0.73 0.000 -0.018 -0.1
   Ted Abernathy P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.025 1.02 0.000 -0.025 -0.4 0 0
Leo Cardenas SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .150 .350 -0.073 1.13 0.022 -0.095 -0.4 4 3
Gerry Arrigo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Milt Pappas PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 -0.014 1.07 0.000 -0.014 -0.2 SH
   Ted Davidson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bill Kelso P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.016 0.67 0.000 -0.016 -0.1 0 0
   Chico Ruiz 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.048 1.03 0.000 -0.048 -0.3 2 5
Team Totals 40 9 15 8 1 8 .375 1.031 0.790 1.25 1.440 -0.650 5.3 27 13
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Kessinger SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 .364 .755 0.055 0.84 0.105 -0.050 0.5 0 4
Glenn Beckert 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 .357 .900 -0.011 1.54 0.116 -0.128 0.3 5 2 2B
Billy Williams LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 .435 1.217 0.089 1.30 0.159 -0.070 1.1 1 0 2B
Ron Santo 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .353 1.206 -0.027 1.75 0.179 -0.206 -0.6 0 5 CS,HBP,GDP
Ernie Banks 1B 5 2 2 3 0 1 .273 .955 0.225 1.70 0.352 -0.128 2.4 9 1 HR,2B
Randy Hundley C 3 0 1 1 0 0 .368 .907 -0.004 0.68 0.020 -0.024 -0.3 8 0 SF
Ted Savage RF-CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .143 .286 -0.062 0.63 0.013 -0.076 -0.5 2 0 CS
Adolfo Phillips CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .263 .774 -0.007 0.71 0.040 -0.048 0.3 1 0 2B
   Bobby Tiefenauer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Fergie Jenkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1.250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Lou Johnson PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .364 .909 0.072 0.93 0.072 0.000 1.2 2B
   Ken Holtzman PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   John Stephenson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.024 0.94 0.000 -0.024 -0.3
   Pete Mikkelsen P 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.017 0.42 0.017 0.000 0.4 0 0
   Chuck Hartenstein P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Al Spangler PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .714 -0.030 1.29 0.000 -0.030 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 39 8 16 8 0 5 .410 1.030 0.293 1.15 1.073 -0.784 4.3 27 13
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).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gerry Arrigo 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 49 0.047 1.53 0.4
Ted Davidson 1 5 5 5 0 0 0 15.00 8 0 0 -0.339 1.02 -4.0
Bill Kelso, BS (1) 2 4 2 2 0 1 0 11.25 10 1 1 -0.276 0.90 -1.8
Bob Lee 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 3.60 8 0 0 -0.063 0.53 -0.2
Ted Abernathy, W (1-0) 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 1.50 11 0 0 0.340 1.79 1.2
Team Totals 9 16 8 8 0 5 1 8.00 41 49 1 1 -0.291 1.25 -4.3
T Davidson faced 5 batters in the 3rd inning.

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Fergie Jenkins 3 6 5 5 0 2 2 5.25 16 29 -0.334 0.72 -3.8
Pete Mikkelsen 3 4 2 2 1 4 1 5.79 14 0 0 -0.010 0.83 -0.1
Chuck Hartenstein, BS (1) 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.50 7 1 1 -0.114 2.03 -0.8
Bobby Tiefenauer, L (0-1) 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.26 6 0 0 -0.333 2.73 -0.6
Team Totals 9 15 9 9 1 8 3 9.00 43 29 1 1 -0.791 1.15 -5.3
P Mikkelsen faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: T Abernathy (1; R Santo).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 10,763.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 60° F, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Chicago Cubs
1 Pete Rose RF 1 Don Kessinger SS
2 Alex Johnson LF 2 Glenn Beckert 2B
3 Vada Pinson CF 3 Billy Williams LF
4 Tony Perez 3B 4 Ron Santo 3B
5 Lee May 1B 5 Ernie Banks 1B
6 Don Pavletich C 6 Randy Hundley C
7 Tommy Helms 2B 7 Ted Savage RF
8 Leo Cardenas SS 8 Adolfo Phillips CF
9 Gerry Arrigo P 9 Fergie Jenkins P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 4-5 0 12- RR CHC E. Banks B. Kelso -24% 22% Double to RF; Williams Scores; Santo Scores; Banks to 3B/Adv on E4
t7 6-8 0 12- R CIN L. May C. Hartenstein 23% 54% Single to CF; Pinson Scores; Perez to 3B
t9 8-8 1 1-- CIN T. Perez B. Tiefenauer 19% 70% Single to LF; Johnson to 3B
t9 8-8 1 1-3 R CIN L. May B. Tiefenauer 19% 88% Single to CF; Johnson Scores; Perez to 2B
t2 1-0 2 -2- RR CIN P. Rose F. Jenkins 18% 79% Home Run; Cardenas Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CIN P. Rose F. Jenkins 6% 56% Double to LF
t1 0-0 0 -2- O CIN A. Johnson F. Jenkins -1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B; Rose to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 RO CIN V. Pinson F. Jenkins 3% 58% Flyball: 2B/Sacrifice Fly; Rose Scores
t1 1-0 2 --- CIN T. Perez F. Jenkins 1% 59% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Perez to 1B
t1 1-0 2 1-- CIN L. May F. Jenkins 2% 61% Single to LF; Perez to 2B
t1 1-0 2 12- O CIN D. Pavletich F. Jenkins -4% 57% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Gerry Arrigo facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- CHC D. Kessinger G. Arrigo -4% 53% Single to CF
b1 0-1 0 1-- O CHC G. Beckert G. Arrigo 4% 57% Popfly: SS
b1 0-1 1 1-- CHC B. Williams G. Arrigo -4% 53% Single to P; Kessinger to 2B
b1 0-1 1 12- OO CHC R. Santo G. Arrigo 9% 62% 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, Cubs' Fergie Jenkins facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- O CIN T. Helms F. Jenkins -2% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- CIN L. Cardenas F. Jenkins 2% 62% Single to LF
Milt Pappas pinch hits for Gerry Arrigo (P) batting 9th
t2 1-0 1 1-- O CIN M. Pappas F. Jenkins -1% 61% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Cardenas to 2B
t2 1-0 2 -2- RR CIN P. Rose F. Jenkins 18% 79% Home Run; Cardenas Scores
t2 3-0 2 --- O CIN A. Johnson F. Jenkins -1% 79% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Ted Davidson facing 5-6-7
Ted Davidson replaces Milt Pappas (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b2 0-3 0 --- O CHC E. Banks T. Davidson 2% 81% Flyball: CF
b2 0-3 1 --- O CHC R. Hundley T. Davidson 1% 82% Flyball: RF
b2 0-3 2 --- O CHC T. Savage T. Davidson 1% 83% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cubs' Fergie Jenkins facing 3-4-5
t3 3-0 0 --- CIN V. Pinson F. Jenkins 3% 86% Double to CF
t3 3-0 0 -2- RR CIN T. Perez F. Jenkins 7% 93% Home Run; Pinson Scores
t3 5-0 0 --- O CIN L. May F. Jenkins -0% 93% Flyball: CF
t3 5-0 1 --- O CIN D. Pavletich F. Jenkins -0% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 5-0 2 --- O CIN T. Helms F. Jenkins -0% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Reds' Ted Davidson facing 8-9-1
b3 0-5 0 --- CHC A. Phillips T. Davidson -2% 90% Single to CF
Lou Johnson pinch hits for Fergie Jenkins (P) batting 9th
b3 0-5 0 1-- R CHC L. Johnson T. Davidson -7% 83% Double to RF; Phillips Scores
Ken Holtzman pinch runs for Lou Johnson (PH) batting 9th
b3 1-5 0 -2- CHC D. Kessinger T. Davidson -6% 76% Single to RF; Holtzman to 3B
b3 1-5 0 1-3 R CHC G. Beckert T. Davidson -12% 65% Double to LF; Holtzman Scores; Kessinger to 3B
b3 2-5 0 -23 RR CHC B. Williams T. Davidson -10% 54% Single to RF; Kessinger Scores; Beckert Scores
Bill Kelso replaces Ted Davidson pitching and batting 9th
b3 4-5 0 1-- CHC R. Santo B. Kelso -7% 47% Single to RF; Williams to 2B
b3 4-5 0 12- RR CHC E. Banks B. Kelso -24% 22% Double to RF; Williams Scores; Santo Scores; Banks to 3B/Adv on E4
b3 6-5 0 --3 RO CHC R. Hundley B. Kelso -0% 22% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Banks Scores
b3 7-5 1 --- O CHC T. Savage B. Kelso 1% 23% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 7-5 2 --- CHC A. Phillips B. Kelso -1% 22% Double to LF
John Stephenson pinch hits for Ken Holtzman (PR) batting 9th
b3 7-5 2 -2- CHC J. Stephenson B. Kelso -0% 22% Passed Ball; Phillips to 3B
b3 7-5 2 --3 O CHC J. Stephenson B. Kelso 2% 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, Cubs' Pete Mikkelsen facing 8-9-1
Pete Mikkelsen replaces John Stephenson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t4 5-7 0 --- O CIN L. Cardenas P. Mikkelsen -2% 21% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 5-7 1 --- O CIN B. Kelso P. Mikkelsen -2% 20% Strikeout
t4 5-7 2 --- CIN P. Rose P. Mikkelsen 1% 21% Single to LF
t4 5-7 2 1-- O CIN A. Johnson P. Mikkelsen -2% 19% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Cubs 7.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-5, Reds' Bill Kelso facing 1-2-3
b4 7-5 0 --- O CHC D. Kessinger B. Kelso 1% 20% Strikeout
b4 7-5 1 --- O CHC G. Beckert B. Kelso 1% 21% Popfly: SS
b4 7-5 2 --- CHC B. Williams B. Kelso -1% 20% Double to CF
b4 7-5 2 -2- O CHC R. Santo B. Kelso 2% 22% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Cubs 7.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-7, Cubs' Pete Mikkelsen facing 3-4-5
t5 5-7 0 --- O CIN V. Pinson P. Mikkelsen -3% 19% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 5-7 1 --- O CIN T. Perez P. Mikkelsen -2% 17% Strikeout
t5 5-7 2 --- R CIN L. May P. Mikkelsen 11% 29% Home Run
t5 6-7 2 --- CIN D. Pavletich P. Mikkelsen 2% 30% Single to CF
t5 6-7 2 1-- O CIN T. Helms P. Mikkelsen -3% 27% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-6, Reds' Bob Lee facing 5-6-7
Bob Lee replaces Tommy Helms (2B) pitching and batting 7th
Chico Ruiz replaces Bill Kelso (P) playing 2B batting 9th
b5 7-6 0 --- R CHC E. Banks B. Lee -11% 16% Home Run
b5 8-6 0 --- O CHC R. Hundley B. Lee 1% 17% Flyball: RF
b5 8-6 1 --- CHC T. Savage B. Lee -1% 16% Single to LF
b5 8-6 1 1-- O CHC A. Phillips B. Lee 2% 18% Savage Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
b5 8-6 2 --- O CHC A. Phillips B. Lee 1% 19% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 8.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 6-8, Cubs' Pete Mikkelsen facing 8-9-1
t6 6-8 0 --- O CIN L. Cardenas P. Mikkelsen -3% 16% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 6-8 1 --- O CIN C. Ruiz P. Mikkelsen -2% 14% Strikeout Looking
t6 6-8 2 --- CIN P. Rose P. Mikkelsen 2% 16% Single to 2B
t6 6-8 2 1-- O CIN A. Johnson P. Mikkelsen -3% 13% 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, Reds' Bob Lee facing 9-1-2
b6 8-6 0 --- CHC P. Mikkelsen B. Lee -2% 11% Single to CF
b6 8-6 0 1-- O CHC D. Kessinger B. Lee 2% 13% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 8-6 1 1-- O CHC G. Beckert B. Lee 1% 14% Groundout: 2B-1B; Kessinger to 2B
b6 8-6 2 -2- O CHC B. Williams B. Lee 2% 15% Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 8.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 6-8, Cubs' Pete Mikkelsen facing 3-4-5
t7 6-8 0 --- CIN V. Pinson P. Mikkelsen 6% 21% Walk
Chuck Hartenstein replaces Pete Mikkelsen pitching and batting 9th
t7 6-8 0 1-- CIN T. Perez C. Hartenstein 10% 31% Single to SS; Pinson to 2B
t7 6-8 0 12- R CIN L. May C. Hartenstein 23% 54% Single to CF; Pinson Scores; Perez to 3B
t7 7-8 0 1-3 ROO CIN D. Pavletich C. Hartenstein -10% 44% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Perez Scores/No RBI
Mack Jones pinch hits for Bob Lee (P) batting 7th
t7 8-8 2 --- O CIN M. Jones C. Hartenstein -2% 42% Groundout: 1B-P
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Cubs 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 8-8, Reds' Ted Abernathy facing 4-5-6
Ted Abernathy replaces Mack Jones (PH) pitching and batting 7th
Johnny Bench replaces Don Pavletich playing C batting 6th
b7 8-8 0 --- CHC R. Santo T. Abernathy -6% 36% Hit By Pitch
b7 8-8 0 1-- O CHC E. Banks T. Abernathy 9% 46% Santo Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b7 8-8 1 --- O CHC E. Banks T. Abernathy 3% 48% Strikeout
b7 8-8 2 --- CHC R. Hundley T. Abernathy -2% 46% Single to CF
b7 8-8 2 1-- O CHC T. Savage T. Abernathy 4% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Cubs 8.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 8-8, Cubs' Chuck Hartenstein facing 8-9-1
t8 8-8 0 --- O CIN L. Cardenas C. Hartenstein -4% 46% Flyball: RF
t8 8-8 1 --- O CIN C. Ruiz C. Hartenstein -3% 43% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 8-8 2 --- O CIN P. Rose C. Hartenstein -2% 41% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Cubs 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 8-8, Reds' Ted Abernathy facing 8-9-1
b8 8-8 0 --- O CHC A. Phillips T. Abernathy 4% 45% Flyball: 2B
Al Spangler pinch hits for Chuck Hartenstein (P) batting 9th
b8 8-8 1 --- O CHC A. Spangler T. Abernathy 3% 48% Flyball: CF
b8 8-8 2 --- O CHC D. Kessinger T. Abernathy 2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Cubs 8.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 8-8, Cubs' Bobby Tiefenauer facing 2-3-4
Bobby Tiefenauer replaces Adolfo Phillips (CF) pitching and batting 8th
Ted Savage moves from RF to CF
Al Spangler moves from PH to RF
t9 8-8 0 --- CIN A. Johnson B. Tiefenauer 8% 58% Single to SS
t9 8-8 0 1-- O CIN V. Pinson B. Tiefenauer -8% 50% Flyball: CF
t9 8-8 1 1-- CIN T. Perez B. Tiefenauer 19% 70% Single to LF; Johnson to 3B
t9 8-8 1 1-3 R CIN L. May B. Tiefenauer 19% 88% Single to CF; Johnson Scores; Perez to 2B
t9 9-8 1 12- O CIN J. Bench B. Tiefenauer -2% 86% Flyball: LF
t9 9-8 2 12- O CIN T. Abernathy B. Tiefenauer -2% 83% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 9, Cubs 8.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 8-9, Reds' Ted Abernathy facing 2-3-4
b9 8-9 0 --- O CHC G. Beckert T. Abernathy 8% 91% Strikeout
b9 8-9 1 --- O CHC B. Williams T. Abernathy 5% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 8-9 2 --- CHC R. Santo T. Abernathy -5% 92% Single to CF
b9 8-9 2 1-- O CHC E. Banks T. Abernathy 8% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Cubs 8.

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  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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