September 26, 1971 Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 8
WSA 1 CHW 6
@CAL 5
(10) BAL 5
@CLE 0 NYY 3
@DET 2 MIN 6
@KCR 2 KCR 5
MIN 3 OAK 7
MIL 0 LAD 5
@ATL 2 PHI 5
@CHC 1 SFG 12
@CIN 5 NYM 3
PIT 1 STL 7
MON 1

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 18,505

Sunday, September 26, 1971
Time of Game: 2:39

Phillies

66-94

Won 1

6th, 30 GB

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

W: K Reynolds (5-9), L: J Decker (3-2)

Cubs

82-77

Lost 1

3rd, 13½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Bowa SS                     5   0   3   0    0   0  .248  .582    9    3   8   CS
M Anderson CF                 5   0   2   1    0   2  .226  .656   18    2   0   2B
T McCarver C                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .280  .732   16    2   0   
W Montanez RF                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .254  .791   11    1   0   
D Johnson 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .263  .831   16    0   2   
  J Vukovich PR-3B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .402    1    2   1   
G Luzinski 1B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .304  .853    6    8   2   
D Doyle 2B                    3   2   1   0    1   1  .231  .578   12    5   1   
R Freed LF                    4   1   3   4    0   1  .223  .630   13    4   0   HR,2B,CS
K Reynolds P                  4   1   2   0    0   2  .200  .499   13    0   1   
Totals                       38   5  12   5    3  10              115   27  15

BATTING

2B: R Freed (12, off J Decker); M Anderson (4, off J Decker).

HR: R Freed (6, off J Colborn; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

TB: R Freed 7; M Anderson 3; L Bowa 3; K Reynolds 2; D Doyle; G Luzinski.

RBI: R Freed 4 (37); M Anderson (4).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Bowa-G Luzinski.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Freed (3, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by K Rudolph); L Bowa (11, 2nd base by J Decker/K Rudolph).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C James CF                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .289  .730    7    3   0   CS
P Popovich 2B                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .552    9    3   2   GDP
C Fanzone LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .594    8    0   0   
E Banks 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .193  .572   11    8   1   
R Santo 3B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .270  .783    6    1   2   
B North RF                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .375  .899   15    1   0   
D Kessinger SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .632   10    0   4   
K Rudolph C                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .188  .495    6    7   2   
  B Davis PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .653         0   0   
  R Tompkins P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Hickman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .802    1    0   0   
J Decker P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .708    2    0   0   
  J Colborn P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Newman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Cannizzaro PH             0   0   0   0    1   0  .211  .642    5    0   0   
  G Hiser PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .437         0   0   
  B Bonham P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         1   0   
  F Fernandez PH-C            2   0   0   0    0   1  .138  .630    4    3   0   
Totals                       35   1  10   1    3   2               84   27  11

BATTING

TB: C James 3; K Rudolph 2; B North 2; R Santo 2; E Banks.

GIDP: P Popovich (7).

RBI: R Santo (87).

2-out RBI: R Santo.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: P Popovich (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: C James (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by K Reynolds).

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
K Reynolds, W (5-9)            9    10   1   1    3   2   0   4.49   38   84-58   35· 3· 7   16· 7· 3· 7     62    -     0.85   0.23
Totals                         9    10   1   1    3   2   0          38   84-58   35· 3· 7   16· 7· 3· 7           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Decker, L (3-2)              3     7   4   4    2   3   0   4.73   16   55-36   17· 4· 7    6· 0· 1· 4     30    -     1.22  -0.17
J Colborn                      0.1   3   1   1    0   0   1   6.97    4    7-5     4· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 2          2-2    0.81  -0.18
R Newman                       1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.44    5   12-10    5· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.47   0.05
B Bonham                       2     2   0   0    1   2   0   5.10    9   23-15   10· 2· 1    2· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.37   0.03
R Tompkins                     2     0   0   0    0   3   0   4.08    7   13-13    4· 2· 1    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9    12   5   5    3  10   1          41  110-79   40· 9·12   15· 4· 1· 8          4-2

J Decker faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: K Reynolds (6; C James, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 18,505.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 62° F, Wind 7mph in unknown direction, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Chicago Cubs                         
1. L Bowa               SS    1. C James              CF 
2. M Anderson           CF    2. P Popovich           2B 
3. T McCarver           C     3. C Fanzone            LF 
4. W Montanez           RF    4. E Banks              1B 
5. D Johnson            3B    5. R Santo              3B 
6. G Luzinski           1B    6. B North              RF 
7. D Doyle              2B    7. D Kessinger          SS 
8. R Freed              LF    8. K Rudolph            C  
9. K Reynolds           P     9. J Decker             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  1-2  12-  4   17%  88% R Freed         J Colborn       Home Run (LF-CF); Luzinski Scores; Doyle Scores
   t 3   1  1-1  12-  2   16%  70% M Anderson      J Decker        Double to RF; Reynolds Scores; Bowa to 3B
   t 3   0  1-0  1--  5   14%  57% R Freed         J Decker        Double (CF-RF); Doyle Scores
   b 5   0  5-1  12-  3   10%  90% P Popovich      K Reynolds      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Hiser to 3B
   b 1   2  0-0  12-  3  -10%  36% R Santo         K Reynolds      Single to LF (Ground Ball); James Scores; Banks to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Decker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   54%  L Bowa          Single to LF
   O      1--      48%  M Anderson      Bowa Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  5   46%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   45%  T McCarver      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Reynolds facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   42%  C James         Single to CF
   O      1--  1   45%  P Popovich      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   48%  C Fanzone       Lineout: LF
          1--  5   46%  E Banks         Single to 3B; James to 2B
   R      12-  3   36%  R Santo         Single to LF (Ground Ball); James Scores; Banks to 2B
          12-  6   33%  B North         Walk; Banks to 3B; Santo to 2B
   O      123  4   39%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Decker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   37%  W Montanez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   35%  D Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   34%  G Luzinski      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ken Reynolds facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   31%  K Rudolph       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   34%  J Decker        Bunt Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   36%  C James         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      38%  P Popovich      James Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Decker facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   43%  D Doyle         Walk
   R      1--  5   57%  R Freed         Double (CF-RF); Doyle Scores
   O      -2-      48%  K Reynolds      Freed Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (C-SS-3B)
          ---  2   50%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   54%  L Bowa          Single to P; Reynolds to 2B
   R      12-  2   70%  M Anderson      Double to RF; Reynolds Scores; Bowa to 3B
   O      -23  2   62%  T McCarver      Lineout: 2B
          -23  5   64%  W Montanez      Walk
   O      123  5   57%  D Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Ken Reynolds facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   59%  P Popovich      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   61%  C Fanzone       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   60%  E Banks         Walk
   O      1--  1   63%  R Santo         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Joe Decker facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   66%  G Luzinski      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   72%  D Doyle         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Luzinski to 2B
                  Jim Colborn replaces Joe Decker pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    12-  4   88%  R Freed         Home Run (LF-CF); Luzinski Scores; Doyle Scores
          ---  1   90%  K Reynolds      Single to LF
   O      1--  1   88%  L Bowa          Flyball: CF
          1--  1   90%  M Anderson      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Reynolds to 2B
                  Ray Newman replaces Jim Colborn pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  6   88%  T McCarver      Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  1   86%  W Montanez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Ken Reynolds facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   88%  B North         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   89%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   90%  K Rudolph       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-1, Ray Newman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   89%  D Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   89%  G Luzinski      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   88%  D Doyle         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Ken Reynolds facing 9-1-2
                  Chris Cannizzaro pinch hits for Ray Newman batting 9th
          ---  5   85%  C Cannizzaro    Walk
                  Gene Hiser pinch runs for Chris Cannizzaro batting 9th
          1--  1   79%  C James         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hiser to 2B
   OO     12-  3   90%  P Popovich      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Hiser to 3B
   O      --3  5   92%  C Fanzone       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bill Bonham facing 8-9-1
                  Bill Bonham replaces Gene Hiser pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   93%  R Freed         Single to SS
   O      1--  6   92%  K Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   93%  L Bowa          Single to CF; Freed to 2B
   O      12-  5   92%  M Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   91%  T McCarver      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Ken Reynolds facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   93%  E Banks         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   94%  R Santo         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   93%  B North         Single to RF
   O      1--  1   94%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bill Bonham facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   94%  W Montanez      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   94%  D Johnson       Walk
                  John Vukovich pinch runs for Deron Johnson batting 5th
   O      1--  1   94%  G Luzinski      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   93%  D Doyle         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Ken Reynolds facing 8-9-1
                  John Vukovich moves to 3B
          ---  1   90%  K Rudolph       Single to LF
                  Frank Fernandez pinch hits for Bill Bonham batting 9th; Brock Davis pinch runs for Ken Rudolph batting 8th
   O      1--  1   93%  F Fernandez     Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1   95%  C James         Popfly: SS
   O      1--  3   97%  P Popovich      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-1, Ron Tompkins facing 8-9-1
                  Ron Tompkins replaces Brock Davis pitching and batting 8th; Frank Fernandez moves to C
   O      ---  3   96%  R Freed         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   96%  K Reynolds      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   96%  L Bowa          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Ken Reynolds facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   97%  C Fanzone       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   98%  E Banks         Popfly: 3B
          ---  1   98%  R Santo         Single to LF
          1--  2   96%  B North         Single to LF; Santo to 2B
   O      12-  4   99%  D Kessinger     Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-1, Ron Tompkins facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   98%  M Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  T McCarver      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   98%  W Montanez      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Montanez to 1B
   O      1--  1   98%  J Vukovich      Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Ken Reynolds facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Hickman pinch hits for Ron Tompkins batting 8th
   O      ---  1   99%  J Hickman       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  F Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1  100%  C James         Single to LF
   O      1--  1  100%  P Popovich      Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation