May 25, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 2
DET 1 CAL 6
CHW 0 TEX 7
@MIN 1 NYY 9
CLE 3 KCR 9
@SEA 4 BOS 9
@TOR 5 CHC 5
PHI 1 NYM 3
@PIT 2
(11) SFG 9
HOU 1 MON 11
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 19,788

Thursday, May 25, 1978
Time of Game: 2:01

Phillies

19-18

Lost 3

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: R Reuschel (5-3), L: S Carlton (4-5), S: B Sutter (6)

Cubs

21-17

Won 5

1st

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McBride RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .744    8    5   0   
L Bowa SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .303  .690    0    1   3   
M Schmidt 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .286  .862    0    0   2   
G Luzinski LF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .252  .895    0    0   0   
J Johnstone 1B                2   0   1   0    0   0  .209  .548    0    8   0   
  J Cardenal PH-1B            1   1   0   0    1   0  .370  .952    0    2   0   
G Maddox CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .277  .701    6    0   0   2B
T McCarver C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .382 1.023    0    4   1   
  B Foote PH-C                2   0   0   1    0   0  .222  .444    0    1   0   
B Harrelson 2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .539    0    2   1   
S Carlton P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .346  .755    6    1   2   
  R Hebner PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .834    0    0   0   
  R Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       33   1   6   1    2   6               20   24  10

BATTING

2B: G Maddox (7, off W Hernandez).

TB: G Maddox 3; J Johnstone; L Bowa; B McBride; R Hebner.

RBI: B Foote (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

E: B Harrelson (1); M Schmidt (6).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I DeJesus SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .258  .670    5    0   2   
G Clines RF                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .297  .687    0    2   0   3B
B Buckner 1B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .336  .791    0    8   1   
D Kingman LF                  2   0   1   1    2   0  .246  .867    5    2   0   3B,CS,IW
M Trillo 2B                   3   2   2   2    1   0  .282  .740    8    3   3   HR
B Murcer CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .728   16    5   0   
S Ontiveros 3B                4   0   1   1    0   1  .167  .462    0    0   2   3B
D Rader C                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .231  .634    0    6   0   IW
R Reuschel P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .074    0    0   2   
  W Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Sutter P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
Totals                       32   5   9   5    4   5               34   27  10

BATTING

3B: S Ontiveros (1, off R Reed); G Clines (1, off S Carlton); D Kingman (1, off S Carlton).

HR: M Trillo (2, off S Carlton; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

IBB: D Rader (2, by R Reed); D Kingman (2, by S Carlton).

TB: M Trillo 5; G Clines 4; D Kingman 3; S Ontiveros 3; B Buckner 2; I DeJesus.

RBI: M Trillo 2 (19); S Ontiveros (5); D Kingman (25); B Buckner (13).

2-out RBI: M Trillo; S Ontiveros.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Kingman (2, 2nd base by S Carlton/T McCarver).

PO: B Buckner (1st base by S Carlton).

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
S Carlton, L (4-5)             7     8   4   3    2   5   1   2.87   30     -       · 9· 0   11· 5· 6· 1     50    -     0.62  -0.14
R Reed                         1     1   1   1    2   0   0   2.70    6     -       · 4· 0    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.12  -0.01
Totals                         8     9   5   4    4   5   1          36     -     34·13· 0   12· 7· 7· 1           -

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 Reuschel, W (5-3)            6     3   0   0    0   2   0   1.97   21     -       · 4· 0   10· 7· 2· 0     68    -     0.86   0.29
W Hernandez                    0.1   1   1   1    1   1   0   3.26    3     -       · 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.62  -0.06
B Sutter, S (6)                2.2   2   0   0    1   3   0   1.52   11     -       · 3· 0    2· 3· 2· 0          2-1    0.92   0.11
Totals                         9     6   1   1    2   6   0          35     -     32· 7· 0   12·10· 5· 0          2-1

Balks: S Carlton (2).

WP: None.

IBB: R Reed (2; D Rader); S Carlton (3; D Kingman).

PO: S Carlton (2; B Buckner, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Ed Vargo.

Time of Game: 2:01.

Attendance: 19,788.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 7mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Chicago Cubs                         
1. B McBride            RF    1. I DeJesus            SS 
2. L Bowa               SS    2. G Clines             RF 
3. M Schmidt            3B    3. B Buckner            1B 
4. G Luzinski           LF    4. D Kingman            LF 
5. J Johnstone          1B    5. M Trillo             2B 
6. G Maddox             CF    6. B Murcer             CF 
7. T McCarver           C     7. S Ontiveros          3B 
8. B Harrelson          2B    8. D Rader              C  
9. S Carlton            P     9. R Reuschel           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  12-      12%  75% B Buckner       S Carlton       Single to RF (Line Drive); DeJesus Scores; Clines to 3B
   b 1   1  0-1  --3  5    8%  77% D Kingman       S Carlton       Triple to CF; Clines Scores/unER
   b 3   2  0-2  12-       8%  84% M Trillo        S Carlton       Single to RF (Line Drive); Clines Scores; Kingman to 2B
   b 1   0  0-1  1-3      -6%  69% D Kingman       S Carlton       Buckner Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   t 7   1  4-0  1--      -6%  88% G Maddox        W Hernandez     Double to LF (Line Drive); Cardenal to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B McBride       Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  L Bowa          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      53%  M Schmidt       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      55%  G Luzinski      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  I DeJesus       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      61%  G Clines        Balk; DeJesus to 2B
          -2-      64%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); DeJesus stays at 2B; Clines to 1B
   R      12-      75%  B Buckner       Single to RF (Line Drive); DeJesus Scores; Clines to 3B
   O      1-3      69%  D Kingman       Buckner Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   R      --3  5   77%  " "             Triple to CF; Clines Scores/unER
   O      --3      73%  M Trillo        Flyball: RF
   O      --3      70%  B Murcer        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Reuschel facing 5-6-7
          ---      66%  J Johnstone     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      70%  G Maddox        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      72%  T McCarver      Groundout: P-1B; Maddox to 2B
   O      -2-      75%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      73%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      72%  D Rader         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      71%  R Reuschel      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Reuschel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      74%  S Carlton       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      76%  B McBride       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      77%  L Bowa          Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  I DeJesus       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      77%  G Clines        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      75%  B Buckner       Flyball: RF
          1--      76%  D Kingman       Walk; Clines to 2B
   R      12-      84%  M Trillo        Single to RF (Line Drive); Clines Scores; Kingman to 2B
   O      12-  4   82%  B Murcer        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Reuschel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      84%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  J Johnstone     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  S Ontiveros     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      85%  D Rader         Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  R Reuschel      Popfly: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Reuschel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   86%  G Maddox        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      88%  T McCarver      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  I DeJesus       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      87%  G Clines        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      88%  B Buckner       Single to 2B/Bunt; Buckner to 2B/Adv on E4
          -2-      88%  D Kingman       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      87%  M Trillo        Kingman Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B); Buckner to 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Reuschel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   89%  S Carlton       Popfly: CF
          ---      86%  B McBride       Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      89%  L Bowa          Groundout: P-1B; McBride to 2B
   O      -2-      91%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      95%  M Trillo        Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  6   95%  B Murcer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---      94%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      94%  D Rader         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 4.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Willie Hernandez facing 4-5-6
                  Willie Hernandez replaces Rick Reuschel pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
                  Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Jay Johnstone batting 5th
          ---      94%  J Cardenal      Walk
          1--      88%  G Maddox        Double to LF (Line Drive); Cardenal to 3B
                  Bruce Sutter replaces Willie Hernandez pitching and batting 9th; Barry Foote pinch hits for Tim McCarver batting 7th
   RO     -23      92%  B Foote         Groundout: SS-1B; Cardenal Scores
   O      -2-      94%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Steve Carlton facing 9-1-2
                  Barry Foote moves to C; Jose Cardenal moves to 1B
   O      ---      94%  B Sutter        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   93%  I DeJesus       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      94%  G Clines        Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   O      --3      93%  B Buckner       Groundout: P unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 4.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-4, Bruce Sutter facing 9-1-2
                  Richie Hebner pinch hits for Steve Carlton batting 9th
          ---      89%  R Hebner        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  8   93%  B McBride       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--      96%  L Bowa          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      97%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ron Reed facing 4-5-6
                  Ron Reed replaces Richie Hebner pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  D Kingman       Popfly: RF
          ---  8   97%  M Trillo        Walk
   O      1--  6   97%  B Murcer        Popfly: SS
   R      1--      99%  S Ontiveros     Triple to CF (Line Drive); Trillo Scores
          --3      99%  D Rader         Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      99%  B Sutter        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Bruce Sutter facing 4-5-6
          ---      97%  G Luzinski      Walk
   O      1--      99%  J Cardenal      Popfly: 2B
          1--      97%  G Maddox        Single to CF (Line Drive); Luzinski to 2B
   O      12-      99%  B Foote         Flyball: LF
   O      12-     100%  B Harrelson     Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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