April 15, 1970 Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 6
NYY 2 MIN 8
@CAL 2 CHW 7
@OAK 0 ATL 7
SDP 5 CHC 5
PHI 1 CIN 3
LAD 2 HOU 7
SFG 6
(10) STL 10
MON 0

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 7,120

Wednesday, April 15, 1970, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 2:23

Phillies

3-4

Lost 4

5th, 2 GB

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

W: B Hands (1-0), L: R Wise (0-1)

Cubs

3-3

Won 2

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Bowa SS                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .074  .278    0    0   3   
D Doyle 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .646    0    2   3   
J Briggs RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .136  .376    0    3   0   GDP
D Johnson 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .167  .759    0    8   1   2B
T McCarver C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .833    0    5   0   
L Hisle CF                    3   0   1   1    0   2  .350  .931    0    1   0   
T Taylor LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .432    0    2   0   
D Money 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .333 1.012    0    1   1   
R Wise P                      2   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    2   1   
  B Lersch P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Stone PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Wilson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   1   6   1    0   8                    24   9

BATTING

2B: D Johnson (2, off B Hands).

TB: D Johnson 2; L Hisle; D Doyle; T McCarver; R Wise; J Briggs.

GIDP: J Briggs (2).

RBI: L Hisle (2).

2-out RBI: L Hisle.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Bowa-D Doyle-D Johnson.

E: D Johnson (1).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .490    0    1   3   
G Beckert 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .318  .666    0    1   3   
B Williams LF                 4   2   4   1    0   0  .208  .541    0    4   1   HR,SB
R Santo 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .190  .482    0    0   3   
J Callison RF                 4   1   1   2    0   0  .190  .703    0    2   0   
E Banks 1B                    2   1   1   1    2   0  .316  .803    0    9   1   
J Hickman CF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .389 1.117    0    1   0   GDP
R Hundley C                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .143  .268    0    8   0   SF
B Hands P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   2   SH
Totals                       31   5   9   5    3   3                    27  13

BATTING

HR: B Williams (1, off B Lersch; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: R Hundley (1, off R Wise).

SH: B Hands (1, off R Wise).

TB: B Williams 7; G Beckert; E Banks; R Santo; J Hickman; J Callison.

GIDP: J Hickman (1).

RBI: J Callison 2 (6); B Williams (2); R Hundley (1); E Banks (3).

2-out RBI: E Banks; J Callison.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Beckert-D Kessinger-E Banks.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Williams (1, 2nd base off R Wise/T McCarver).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Wise, L (0-1)                4.2   8   4   4    3   1   0   6.10   25     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 2· 4     30    -     1.03  -0.18
B Lersch                       2.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   5.40    8     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 1          2-0    0.26   0.02
B Wilson                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8     9   5   5    3   3   1          36     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 3· 5          2-0

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Hands, W (1-0)               9     6   1   1    0   8   0   0.56   31     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 4· 2     79    -     0.75   0.34
Totals                         9     6   1   1    0   8   0          31     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 4· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 7,120.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 50° F.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Chicago Cubs                         
1. L Bowa               SS    1. D Kessinger          SS 
2. D Doyle              2B    2. G Beckert            2B 
3. J Briggs             RF    3. B Williams           LF 
4. D Johnson            1B    4. R Santo              3B 
5. T McCarver           C     5. J Callison           RF 
6. L Hisle              CF    6. E Banks              1B 
7. T Taylor             LF    7. J Hickman            CF 
8. D Money              3B    8. R Hundley            C  
9. R Wise               P     9. B Hands              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  1-2  -2-      11%  79% J Callison      R Wise          Single to 1B; Williams Scores; Callison to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 3   1  0-2  123     -10%  72% J Hickman       R Wise          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--       9%  68% J Hickman       R Wise          Single to CF (Line Drive); Banks to 3B
   b 5   2  1-3  -2-       7%  86% E Banks         R Wise          Single to LF; Callison Scores
   t 4   2  2-0  -2-      -6%  68% L Hisle         B Hands         Single to LF (Line Drive); Johnson Scores; Hisle out at 2B/LF-3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Bowa          Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      50%  D Doyle         Single to CF
   OO     1--      55%  J Briggs        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Kessinger     Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---      51%  G Beckert       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      52%  B Williams      Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      54%  R Santo         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Williams to 2B
   O      12-      50%  J Callison      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Hands facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  D Johnson       Strikeout
          ---      50%  T McCarver      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      53%  L Hisle         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      55%  T Taylor        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 6-7-8
          ---      59%  E Banks         Walk
          1--      68%  J Hickman       Single to CF (Line Drive); Banks to 3B
   RO     1-3      65%  R Hundley       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Banks Scores
   O      1--      64%  B Hands         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hickman to 2B
   O      -2-      61%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Hands facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      63%  D Money         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      60%  R Wise          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      64%  L Bowa          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      66%  D Doyle         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Wise facing 2-3-4
          ---      70%  G Beckert       Single to CF
          1--      74%  B Williams      Single to CF; Beckert to 2B
   O      12-      72%  R Santo         Flyball: RF; Beckert to 3B
   R      1-3      78%  J Callison      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Beckert Scores; Williams to 2B; Callison to 1B
          12-      82%  E Banks         Walk; Williams to 3B; Callison to 2B
   OO     123      72%  J Hickman       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Bill Hands facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      75%  J Briggs        Strikeout Looking
          ---      70%  D Johnson       Double to LF
   O      -2-      74%  T McCarver      Flyball: RF
   RO     -2-      68%  L Hisle         Single to LF (Line Drive); Johnson Scores; Hisle out at 2B/LF-3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rick Wise facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      66%  R Hundley       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      64%  B Hands         Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  D Kessinger     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-2, Bill Hands facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      66%  T Taylor        Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  D Money         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      70%  R Wise          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rick Wise facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      68%  G Beckert       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      70%  B Williams      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      72%  R Santo         Williams Steals 2B
   O      -2-      69%  " "             Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      79%  J Callison      Single to 1B; Williams Scores; Callison to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      -2-      86%  E Banks         Single to LF; Callison Scores
          1--      87%  J Hickman       Walk; Banks to 2B
                  Barry Lersch replaces Rick Wise pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      85%  R Hundley       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 4.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-4, Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  L Bowa          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      89%  D Doyle         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      90%  J Briggs        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Barry Lersch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      90%  B Hands         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  G Beckert       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 4.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-4, Bill Hands facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      91%  D Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  T McCarver      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  L Hisle         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Barry Lersch facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      97%  B Williams      Home Run
   O      ---      96%  R Santo         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      96%  J Callison      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      96%  E Banks         Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 5.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Bill Hands facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  T Taylor        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  D Money         Strikeout Looking
                  Ron Stone pinch hits for Barry Lersch batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  R Stone         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bill Wilson facing 7-8-9
                  Bill Wilson replaces Ron Stone pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  J Hickman       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  R Hundley       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      98%  B Hands         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  L Bowa          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  D Doyle         Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  J Briggs        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--     100%  D Johnson       Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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