May 7, 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 2
@BAL 1 CHW 6
@CAL 4 CLE 8
@NYY 0 MIN 2
@OAK 1 BOS 3
@WSA 2 ATL 2
PIT 1 LAD 2
@CHC 1 PHI 5
@CIN 2 HOU 7
SFG 1 NYM 4
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 4,722

Tuesday, May 7, 1968, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 2:37

Dodgers

12-12

Won 1

3rd, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  7  0
Cubs            0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  7  0

W: C Osteen (2-4), L: R Nye (0-4), S: J Billingham (4)

Cubs

11-13

Lost 1

8th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Davis CF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .652    0    2   0   
Z Versalles SS                4   2   2   0    1   2  .190  .530    0    4   3   SB
W Parker 1B                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .231  .586    0   10   0   SH
R Colavito LF                 3   0   1   1    1   0  .178  .483    0    0   0   
  J Fairey LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .502         0   0   
B Bailey 3B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .154  .471    0    0   2   
R Fairly RF                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .218  .523    0    4   0   SF
L Alcaraz 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .177  .465    0    0   3   
  L Gabrielson PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
  P Popovich 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .120  .305         0   0   
T Haller C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .299  .723    0    7   0   
C Osteen P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .250    0    0   1   SH
  J Billingham P              0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   SH
Totals                       29   2   7   2    5   5                    27   9

BATTING

SF: R Fairly (2, off R Nye).

SH: C Osteen (4, off R Nye); J Billingham (1, off P Regan); W Parker (5, off R Nye).

TB: T Haller 2; Z Versalles 2; R Colavito; R Fairly; W Parker.

RBI: R Colavito (3); R Fairly (6).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: Z Versalles (2, 2nd base off R Nye/R Hundley).

PO: R Colavito (1st base by R Nye).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                3   1   0   0    0   0  .341  .846    0    1   3   SH
G Beckert 2B                  4   0   3   1    0   0  .310  .735    0    3   3   2B
B Williams LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .309  .869    0    1   0   
R Santo 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .241  .765    0    1   0   2B
E Banks 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .272  .788    0   11   3   
L Johnson RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .794    0    1   0   
R Hundley C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .532    0    6   0   
A Phillips CF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .225  .712    0    2   0   
R Nye P                       2   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .444    0    1   4   
  J Arcia PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .555    0    0   0   
  P Regan P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   1   7   1    1   6                    27  13

BATTING

2B: G Beckert (5, off C Osteen); R Santo (4, off C Osteen).

SH: D Kessinger (2, off C Osteen).

TB: G Beckert 4; R Santo 3; R Nye; B Williams.

RBI: G Beckert (7).

2-out RBI: G Beckert.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Osteen, W (2-4)              6.2   7   1   1    1   5   0   2.76   28     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 3· 2     60    -     1.34   0.25
J Billingham, S (4)            2.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.15    7     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 0          1-0    2.38   0.36
Totals                         9     7   1   1    1   6   0          35     -       ·  ·     12·11· 3· 2          1-0

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Nye, L (0-4)                 7     5   2   2    4   4   0   5.92   29     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 3· 2     59    -     1.21   0.04
P Regan                        2     2   0   0    1   1   0   3.86    9     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.01   0.07
Totals                         9     7   2   2    5   5   0          38     -       ·  ·     16· 6· 4· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: C Osteen (1).

IBB: None.

PO: R Nye (1; R Colavito, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 4,722.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Chicago Cubs                         
1. W Davis              CF    1. D Kessinger          SS 
2. Z Versalles          SS    2. G Beckert            2B 
3. W Parker             1B    3. B Williams           LF 
4. R Colavito           LF    4. R Santo              3B 
5. B Bailey             3B    5. E Banks              1B 
6. R Fairly             RF    6. L Johnson            RF 
7. L Alcaraz            2B    7. R Hundley            C  
8. T Haller             C     8. A Phillips           CF 
9. C Osteen             P     9. R Nye                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  2-0  1--     -15%  64% G Beckert       C Osteen        Double to LF (Line Drive); Kessinger Scores
   b 6   0  2-1  ---     -12%  52% R Santo         C Osteen        Double to LF
   b 7   0  2-1  ---      -8%  60% A Phillips      C Osteen        Walk
   b 6   0  2-1  -2-       8%  60% E Banks         C Osteen        Strikeout
   t 1   1  0-0  123      -8%  53% B Bailey        R Nye           Popfly: 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Nye facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Davis         Strikeout
          ---      50%  Z Versalles     Single to CF
          1--      54%  W Parker        Single to SS; Versalles to 2B
          12-      61%  R Colavito      Walk; Versalles to 3B; Parker to 2B
   O      123      53%  B Bailey        Popfly: 3B
   O      123      46%  R Fairly        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Claude Osteen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  G Beckert       Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  B Williams      Foul Flyball: C
          1--      46%  R Santo         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Beckert to 2B
          12-      44%  E Banks         Wild Pitch; Beckert to 3B; Santo to 2B
   O      -23      50%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Nye facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  L Alcaraz       Strikeout
          ---      50%  T Haller        Single to 2B (Line Drive)
   O      1--      49%  C Osteen        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Haller to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  W Davis         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Claude Osteen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  R Hundley       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  A Phillips      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Nye facing 2-3-4
          ---      54%  Z Versalles     Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      57%  W Parker        Versalles Steals 2B
          -2-      61%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      58%  R Colavito      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Versalles to 3B
          1-3      62%  B Bailey        Walk; Colavito to 2B
   RO     123      63%  R Fairly        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Versalles Scores
   O      12-      59%  L Alcaraz       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Claude Osteen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      62%  R Nye           Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  D Kessinger     Flyball: RF
          ---      62%  G Beckert       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      58%  B Williams      Single to RF (Line Drive); Beckert to 3B
   O      1-3      64%  R Santo         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rich Nye facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      62%  T Haller        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      61%  C Osteen        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  W Davis         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Claude Osteen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      63%  E Banks         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      65%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      66%  R Hundley       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rich Nye facing 2-3-4
          ---      70%  Z Versalles     Walk
   O      1--      72%  W Parker        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Versalles to 3B
   R      --3      79%  R Colavito      Single to LF (Line Drive); Versalles Scores
   O      1--      76%  B Bailey        Colavito Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      75%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Claude Osteen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      78%  A Phillips      Flyball: CF
          ---      75%  R Nye           Single to RF (Pop Fly)
   O      1--      78%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      64%  G Beckert       Double to LF (Line Drive); Kessinger Scores
   O      -2-      69%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rich Nye facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      67%  R Fairly        Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  L Alcaraz       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      64%  T Haller        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Claude Osteen facing 4-5-6
          ---      52%  R Santo         Double to LF
   O      -2-      60%  E Banks         Strikeout
   O      -2-      66%  L Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      72%  R Hundley       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rich Nye facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      70%  C Osteen        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  W Davis         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      68%  Z Versalles     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Claude Osteen facing 8-9-1
          ---      60%  A Phillips      Walk
                  Jose Arcia pinch hits for Rich Nye batting 9th
   O      1--      67%  J Arcia         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      70%  D Kessinger     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Arcia to 2B
                  Jack Billingham replaces Claude Osteen pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      78%  G Beckert       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Phil Regan facing 3-4-5
                  Phil Regan replaces Jose Arcia pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      76%  W Parker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      75%  R Colavito      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      75%  B Bailey        Walk
          1--      77%  R Fairly        Single to CF (Line Drive); Bailey to 2B
                  Len Gabrielson pinch hits for Luis Alcaraz batting 7th
   O      12-      74%  L Gabrielson    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Jack Billingham facing 3-4-5
                  Paul Popovich replaces Len Gabrielson playing 2B batting 7th; Jim Fairey replaces Rocky Colavito playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      79%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      83%  R Santo         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  E Banks         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Phil Regan facing 8-9-1
          ---      88%  T Haller        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      88%  J Billingham    Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Haller to 2B
   O      -2-      86%  W Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B; Haller to 3B
   O      --3      83%  Z Versalles     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Jack Billingham facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      91%  L Johnson       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      96%  R Hundley       Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  A Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cubs 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation