September 25, 1974 Montreal Expos at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
DET 4 CLE 8
MIL 3 CAL 7
@KCR 0 NYY 1
BOS 0
(10) MIN 1
@OAK 0 MON 7
@CHC 1 MON 3
@CHC 2 CIN 4
HOU 1 ATL 5
@LAD 2 PHI 6
NYM 2 PHI 6
NYM 3 SDP 3
SFG 2 STL 13
PIT 12
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Wrigley Field, Attendance: Not Given

Wednesday, September 25, 1974, 12:00PM
Time of Game: 2:35

Expos

74-81

Won 2

4th, 8 GB

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

W: T Walker (4-5), L: B Bonham (11-21)

Cubs

65-90

Lost 2

6th, 18 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Lintz 2B                    5   2   3   0    0   0  .247  .629    0    2   2   2·SB
W Cromartie LF                4   1   1   0    1   2  .176  .476    0    5   0   SB
W Davis CF                    5   1   3   2    0   0  .295  .754    0    4   0   HR
M Jorgensen 1B                5   0   1   2    0   0  .312  .921    0    7   1   
K Singleton RF                3   1   0   0    2   0  .274  .754    0    0   0   
B Bailey 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .276  .836    0    0   1   HR
  L Parrish 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .510         1   0   
G Carter C                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .429  .959    0    5   0   SB
P Frias SS                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .220  .540    0    2   4   
T Walker P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .188  .485    0    1   0   SH
Totals                       37   7  12   6    3   8                    27   8

BATTING

HR: B Bailey (20, off B Bonham; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); W Davis (12, off R Reuschel; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

SH: T Walker (1, off B Bonham).

TB: W Davis 6; B Bailey 4; L Lintz 3; G Carter 2; W Cromartie; P Frias; M Jorgensen.

RBI: W Davis 2 (88); M Jorgensen 2 (57); B Bailey (72); G Carter (4).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Frias-M Jorgensen.

BASERUNNING

SB: W Cromartie (1, 2nd base off B Bonham/S Swisher); L Lintz 2 (49, 3rd base off B Bonham/S Swisher, 2nd base off B Bonham/S Swisher); G Carter (2, 2nd base off B Bonham/S Swisher).

PO: W Davis (1st base by B Bonham).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Monday CF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .294  .851    0    4   0   3B
D Kessinger SS                4   0   1   1    0   1  .265  .665    0    1   3   GDP
B Madlock 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .315  .811    0    1   0   
J Cardenal LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .296  .813    0    3   0   2B
C Ward 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .538    0    6   1   
P LaCock RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .175  .496    0    0   1   
R Dunn 2B                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .300  .934    0    2   4   
S Swisher C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .619    0    9   0   
B Bonham P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .148  .342    0    1   1   
  K Frailing P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .539         0   0   
  R Stelmaszek PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .653    0    0   0   
  R Reuschel P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .534         0   0   
Totals                       32   1   6   1    3   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: J Cardenal (35, off T Walker).

3B: R Monday (7, off T Walker).

TB: R Monday 4; B Madlock 2; J Cardenal 2; D Kessinger.

GIDP: D Kessinger (13).

RBI: D Kessinger (40).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: D Kessinger 2 (29); B Bonham (6).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Walker, W (4-5)              9     6   1   1    3   5   0   3.81   35     -       ·  ·     11·11· 2· 3     73    -     0.90   0.29
Totals                         9     6   1   1    3   5   0          35     -       ·  ·     11·11· 2· 3           -

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 Bonham, L (11-21)            6.1   8   5   4    3   6   1   3.91   30     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 2· 2     42    -     0.78  -0.20
K Frailing                     0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.78    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-1    0.46  -0.01
R Reuschel                     2     3   2   2    0   2   1   4.38    9     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 2· 2          0-0    0.10  -0.00
Totals                         9    12   7   6    3   8   2          41     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 4· 5          2-1

Balks: B Bonham (8); R Reuschel (1).

WP: K Frailing (9).

IBB: None.

PO: B Bonham (2; W Davis, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Paul Runge.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 10mph in unknown direction, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Chicago Cubs                         
1. L Lintz              2B    1. R Monday             CF 
2. W Cromartie          LF    2. D Kessinger          SS 
3. W Davis              CF    3. B Madlock            3B 
4. M Jorgensen          1B    4. J Cardenal           LF 
5. K Singleton          RF    5. C Ward               1B 
6. B Bailey             3B    6. P LaCock             RF 
7. G Carter             C     7. R Dunn               2B 
8. P Frias              SS    8. S Swisher            C  
9. T Walker             P     9. B Bonham             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  4-1  1--     -10%  75% J Cardenal      T Walker        Ground-rule Double; Madlock to 3B
   t 2   0  0-1  ---      10%  71% B Bailey        B Bonham        Home Run
   b 6   2  4-1  123       9%  90% R Dunn          T Walker        Flyball: LF
   b 6   1  4-1  -23       9%  84% C Ward          T Walker        Flyball: CF
   t 2   2  0-2  -2-       8%  78% L Lintz         B Bonham        Single to SS; Frias Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI/unER; Lintz to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Bonham facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  L Lintz         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      56%  W Cromartie     Lintz Steals 2B
          -2-      59%  " "             Walk
          12-      64%  W Davis         Lintz Steals 3B; Cromartie Steals 2B
   O      -23      59%  " "             Flyball: SS
   RO     -23      59%  M Jorgensen     Groundout: 1B-P; Lintz Scores; Cromartie to 3B
   O      --3      56%  K Singleton     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Walker facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  R Monday        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      60%  D Kessinger     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---      59%  B Madlock       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      61%  J Cardenal      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Bonham facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      71%  B Bailey        Home Run
   O      ---      69%  G Carter        Strikeout Looking
          ---      71%  P Frias         Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      70%  T Walker        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Frias to 2B
   R      -2-      78%  L Lintz         Single to SS; Frias Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI/unER; Lintz to 2B
   O      -2-      76%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Walker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      78%  C Ward          Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      80%  P LaCock        Flyball: SS
          ---      79%  R Dunn          Walk
   O      1--      81%  S Swisher       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bill Bonham facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      79%  W Davis         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      78%  M Jorgensen     Flyball: LF
          ---      79%  K Singleton     Walk
   O      1--      78%  B Bailey        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Walker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      80%  B Bonham        Strikeout
          ---      74%  R Monday        Triple to CF
   R      --3      68%  D Kessinger     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Monday Scores
   O      1--      70%  B Madlock       Groundout: 3B-1B; Kessinger to 2B
   O      -2-      74%  J Cardenal      Foul Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bill Bonham facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      72%  G Carter        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      71%  P Frias         Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  T Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Walker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      73%  C Ward          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      75%  P LaCock        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      76%  R Dunn          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bill Bonham facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  L Lintz         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      73%  W Cromartie     Strikeout
          ---      74%  W Davis         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      75%  M Jorgensen     Davis Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Davis to 2B
   O      -2-      73%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Walker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      76%  S Swisher       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      78%  B Bonham        Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  R Monday        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bill Bonham facing 5-6-7
          ---      81%  K Singleton     Walk
          1--      84%  B Bailey        Balk; Singleton to 2B
   O      -2-      81%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      87%  G Carter        Single to LF (Line Drive); Singleton Scores
          1--      88%  P Frias         Carter Steals 2B
   O      -2-      87%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      85%  T Walker        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Tom Walker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      88%  D Kessinger     Strikeout
          ---      85%  B Madlock       Single to P
          1--      75%  J Cardenal      Ground-rule Double; Madlock to 3B
   O      -23      84%  C Ward          Flyball: CF
          -23      81%  P LaCock        Walk
   O      123      90%  R Dunn          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bill Bonham facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  L Lintz         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      90%  W Cromartie     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      93%  W Davis         Single to CF (Pop Fly); Cromartie to 3B
                  Ken Frailing replaces Bill Bonham pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3      94%  M Jorgensen     Single to RF; Cromartie Scores; Davis out at Hm/RF-2B-C
          1--      94%  K Singleton     Wild Pitch; Jorgensen to 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Tom Walker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  S Swisher       Flyball: CF
                  Rick Stelmaszek pinch hits for Ken Frailing batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  R Stelmaszek    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Monday        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cubs 1.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rick Reuschel facing 6-7-8
                  Rick Reuschel replaces Rick Stelmaszek pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  B Bailey        Flyball: CF
          ---      97%  G Carter        Single to SS; Carter to 2B/Adv on E6
   O      -2-      96%  P Frias         Fielder's Choice SS; Carter out at 3B/SS-3B
   O      1--      96%  T Walker        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Tom Walker facing 2-3-4
                  Larry Parrish replaces Bob Bailey playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---      98%  D Kessinger     Lineout: LF
   O      ---      98%  B Madlock       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  J Cardenal      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cubs 1.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
          ---      99%  L Lintz         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      99%  W Cromartie     Balk; Lintz to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Strikeout
   RR     -2-     100%  W Davis         Inside-the-park Home Run to LF; Lintz Scores
   O      ---     100%  M Jorgensen     Lineout: CF
   O      ---     100%  K Singleton     Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-7, Tom Walker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  C Ward          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  P LaCock        Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  R Dunn          Walk
   O      1--     100%  S Swisher       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Cubs 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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