September 28, 1977 Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 5,116

Wednesday, September 28, 1977
Time of Game: 2:15

Phillies

99-59

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        2  0  0   1  0  0   0  2  0    5 13  2
Cubs            1  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  8  1

W: R Lerch (10-6), L: M Krukow (8-14), S: W Brusstar (3)

Cubs

81-78

Lost 2

4th, 18½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Martin CF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .266  .789    0    1   0   HBP
T Hutton LF                   5   1   3   0    0   0  .297  .781    0    2   0   
J Johnstone RF                4   0   1   1    1   2  .281  .814    7    1   1   
M Schmidt 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .276  .972    0    2   2   2B
  J Morrison 3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   2   
D Johnson 1B                  3   1   2   0    1   1  .320  .952    5   11   1   HBP
B Foote C                     5   1   2   1    0   1  .237  .735    7    3   2   GDP
F Andrews 2B                  3   1   1   1    0   1  .200  .527    0    5   4   SB,SF,GDP
M Buskey SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533    0    2   5   HBP
M Seoane P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  J Vukovich PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Lerch P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .400    0    0   1   
  T McCarver PH               1   0   1   1    0   0  .319  .933    0    0   0   SB
  W Brusstar P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       36   5  13   5    2   7               19   27  18

BATTING

2B: M Schmidt (27, off M Krukow).

SF: F Andrews (1, off P Reuschel).

HBP: D Johnson (2, by M Krukow); J Martin (4, by M Krukow); M Buskey (1, by M Krukow).

TB: T Hutton 3; D Johnson 2; J Martin 2; M Schmidt 2; B Foote 2; J Johnstone; F Andrews; T McCarver.

GIDP: F Andrews (1); B Foote (6).

RBI: B Foote (11); F Andrews (2); T McCarver (30); J Johnstone (54); J Martin (28).

2-out RBI: T McCarver; J Martin.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 3. M Buskey-F Andrews-D Johnson 2; M Schmidt-M Buskey-F Andrews-D Johnson.

E: M Buskey 2 (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: T McCarver (3, 2nd base off D Roberts/M Gordon); F Andrews (1, 2nd base off M Krukow/M Gordon).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I DeJesus SS                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .683    0    3   3   SB,2·GDP
G Gross LF                    3   2   3   0    1   0  .326  .866    0    1   0   2B
L Biittner 1B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .303  .789    0    8   0   GDP
B Murcer RF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .266  .810    0    3   0   
S Ontiveros 3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .808    0    2   1   
M Trillo 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .282  .722    0    2   6   
J Wallis CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .260  .764    0    0   0   
M Gordon C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .043  .163    0    7   0   SH
  B Buckner PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .749    0    0   0   
M Krukow P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .432    0    1   1   
  J Cardenal PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .240  .671    0    0   0   
  P Broberg P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Rosello PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .225  .639    0    0   0   
  P Reuschel P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Roberts P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .115         0   0   
  G Clines PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .769    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   2   8   1    5   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: G Gross (10, off M Seoane).

SH: M Gordon (1, off R Lerch).

TB: G Gross 4; L Biittner; I DeJesus; M Trillo; D Rosello; B Murcer.

GIDP: I DeJesus 2 (8); L Biittner (17).

RBI: L Biittner (62).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. S Ontiveros-M Trillo-L Biittner; M Krukow-M Trillo; M Trillo-I DeJesus-L Biittner.

E: G Gross (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: I DeJesus (24, 2nd base off M Seoane/B Foote).

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
M Seoane                       3     4   1   1    2   1   0   6.00   14     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 3· 0     46    -     1.37   0.08
R Lerch, W (10-6)              4     4   1   0    3   2   0   5.16   17     -       ·  ·      9· 0· 3· 0          0-0    2.01   0.22
W Brusstar, S (3)              2     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.73    6     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.67   0.10
Totals                         9     8   2   1    5   3   0          37     -       ·  ·     17· 6· 6· 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
M Krukow, L (8-14)             4     8   3   3    0   5   0   4.40   21     -       ·  ·      9· 1· 2· 1     39    -     1.17  -0.10
P Broberg                      2     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.75    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.76   0.10
P Reuschel                     1.2   3   2   2    0   1   0   4.25    8     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 2· 1          0-0    1.04  -0.05
D Roberts                      1.1   2   0   0    1   0   0   4.62    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 4· 0          1-1    0.34  -0.05
Totals                         9    13   5   5    2   7   0          42     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 9· 2          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: P Reuschel (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Krukow 3 (3; D Johnson, M Buskey, J Martin).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Andy Olsen.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 5,116.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 63° F, Wind 13mph in unknown direction, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Chicago Cubs                         
1. J Martin             CF    1. I DeJesus            SS 
2. T Hutton             LF    2. G Gross              LF 
3. J Johnstone          RF    3. L Biittner           1B 
4. M Schmidt            3B    4. B Murcer             RF 
5. D Johnson            1B    5. S Ontiveros          3B 
6. B Foote              C     6. M Trillo             2B 
7. F Andrews            2B    7. J Wallis             CF 
8. M Buskey             SS    8. M Gordon             C  
9. M Seoane             P     9. M Krukow             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  3-1  123      19%  74% I DeJesus       R Lerch         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-2B-1B
   b 5   1  3-1  12-     -16%  48% S Ontiveros     R Lerch         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Gross Scores/Adv on E6/unER; Murcer to 3B; Ontiveros to 1B
   b 7   0  3-2  1--      16%  71% L Biittner      R Lerch         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 1   1  0-2  123     -11%  64% F Andrews       M Krukow        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 5   1  3-2  1-3      11%  59% M Trillo        R Lerch         Fielder's Choice 3B; Murcer out at Hm/3B-C-3B; Ontiveros to 2B; Trillo to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Krukow facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  J Martin        Single to CF
          1--      62%  T Hutton        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Martin to 3B
   R      1-3      70%  J Johnstone     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Martin Scores; Hutton to 3B
   O      1-3      65%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
          1-3  5   68%  D Johnson       Hit By Pitch; Johnstone to 2B
   R      123      75%  B Foote         Single to LF (Line Drive); Hutton Scores; Johnstone to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   OO     123      64%  F Andrews       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Manny Seoane facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  I DeJesus       Flyball: SS
          ---      62%  G Gross         Double to CF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-      55%  L Biittner      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Gross Scores
   O      1--      58%  B Murcer        Single to RF (Line Drive); Biittner out at 3B/RF-3B
   O      1--      60%  S Ontiveros     Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Krukow facing 8-9-1
          ---      63%  M Buskey        Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--      56%  M Seoane        Double Play: Bunt Popfly: P-2B
          ---      57%  J Martin        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      55%  T Hutton        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Manny Seoane facing 6-7-8
          ---      51%  M Trillo        Walk
   O      1--      55%  J Wallis        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      58%  M Gordon        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      61%  M Krukow        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Krukow facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      59%  J Johnstone     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      63%  M Schmidt       Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      59%  D Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  7   56%  B Foote         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Manny Seoane facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  I DeJesus       Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--      49%  G Gross         DeJesus Steals 2B
          -2-      45%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      51%  L Biittner      Popfly: SS
   O      12-      55%  B Murcer        Groundout: 1B-SS-1B; DeJesus to 3B; Gross to 2B
   O      -23      62%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Krukow facing 7-8-9
          ---      65%  F Andrews       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      68%  M Buskey        Andrews Steals 2B
   O      -2-      64%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  John Vukovich pinch hits for Manny Seoane batting 9th
   O      -2-      60%  J Vukovich      Strikeout
   R      -2-      70%  J Martin        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Andrews Scores
          1--      72%  T Hutton        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Martin to 3B
   O      1-3      68%  J Johnstone     Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Randy Lerch facing 6-7-8
                  Randy Lerch replaces John Vukovich pitching and batting 9th
          ---      63%  M Trillo        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      56%  J Wallis        Walk; Trillo to 2B
   O      12-      57%  M Gordon        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Trillo to 3B; Wallis to 2B
                  Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Mike Krukow batting 9th
          -23      55%  J Cardenal      Walk
   OO     123      74%  I DeJesus       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pete Broberg facing 4-5-6
                  Pete Broberg replaces Jose Cardenal pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      73%  M Schmidt       Lineout: LF
          ---      75%  D Johnson       Walk
   OO     1--      70%  B Foote         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Randy Lerch facing 2-3-4
          ---      65%  G Gross         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      70%  L Biittner      Lineout: LF
          1--      65%  B Murcer        Walk; Gross to 2B
   R      12-      48%  S Ontiveros     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Gross Scores/Adv on E6/unER; Murcer to 3B; Ontiveros to 1B
   O      1-3      59%  M Trillo        Fielder's Choice 3B; Murcer out at Hm/3B-C-3B; Ontiveros to 2B; Trillo to 1B
   O      12-      65%  J Wallis        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pete Broberg facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      63%  F Andrews       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      61%  M Buskey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      60%  R Lerch         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Randy Lerch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      64%  M Gordon        Groundout: P-1B
                  Dave Rosello pinch hits for Pete Broberg batting 9th
          ---      59%  D Rosello       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      69%  I DeJesus       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Paul Reuschel facing 1-2-3
                  Paul Reuschel replaces Dave Rosello pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      66%  J Martin        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      69%  T Hutton        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      65%  J Johnstone     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      63%  M Schmidt       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Randy Lerch facing 2-3-4
          ---      55%  G Gross         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      71%  L Biittner      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      74%  B Murcer        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Paul Reuschel facing 5-6-7
          ---      77%  D Johnson       Single to RF
          1--      86%  B Foote         Single to LF (Line Drive); Johnson to 3B
   RO     1-3      87%  F Andrews       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Johnson Scores; Foote to 2B
          -2-      89%  M Buskey        Wild Pitch; Foote to 3B
   O      --3      85%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Dave Roberts replaces Paul Reuschel pitching and batting 9th; Tim McCarver pinch hits for Randy Lerch batting 9th
   R      --3      91%  T McCarver      Single to LF (Line Drive); Foote Scores
          1--      92%  J Martin        McCarver Steals 2B
   O      -2-      91%  " "             Lineout: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Warren Brusstar facing 5-6-7
                  Warren Brusstar replaces Tim McCarver pitching and batting 9th; Jim Morrison replaces Mike Schmidt playing 3B batting 4th
   O      ---      94%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      95%  M Trillo        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  J Wallis        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 2.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dave Roberts facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  T Hutton        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   96%  J Johnstone     Walk
   O      1--      96%  J Morrison      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      96%  D Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive); Morrison to 3B/Adv on E7; Johnson to 2B
   O      -23      95%  B Foote         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Warren Brusstar facing 8-9-1
                  Bill Buckner pinch hits for Mike Gordon batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  B Buckner       Flyball: RF
                  Gene Clines pinch hits for Dave Roberts batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  G Clines        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  I DeJesus       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation