August 17, 1978 Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 8
@CAL 6 DET 9
CLE 5 MIL 6
TOR 0 MIN 6
KCR 5
(10) CHW 4
@TEX 2 CHC 2
CIN 0 SFG 3
@MON 0 SDP 9
@NYM 2 LAD 5
@PHI 2 PIT 5
HOU 1 PIT 3
HOU 2 STL 4
ATL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 36,814

Thursday, August 17, 1978
Time of Game: 2:05

Reds

68-53

Lost 2

3rd, 3 GB

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

W: R Reuschel (12-10), L: T Seaver (11-12)

Cubs

62-57

Won 1

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 3B                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .310  .794    5    0   1   2B
K Griffey RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .734    0    5   0   
J Morgan 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .763    0    1   2   
G Foster LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .893    0    1   0   
D Driessen 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .809    6    5   1   
J Bench C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .813    0    5   1   
D Concepcion SS               3   0   1   0    0   1  .305  .788    0    5   3   
M Lum CF                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .843    8    1   0   
T Seaver P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .137  .398   11    0   0   
  D Collins PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .541    0    0   0   
  T Hume P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .027         1   0   
Totals                       32   0   4   0    0   7               30   24   8

BATTING

2B: P Rose (39, off R Reuschel).

TB: P Rose 3; D Driessen; D Concepcion.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Concepcion-J Morgan-D Driessen.

E: P Rose (11); T Seaver (5).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I DeJesus SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .691    6    1   4   GDP
J White CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .603    6    2   0   
B Buckner 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .299  .682    0   11   0   
B Murcer RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .760    0    1   0   
D Kingman LF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .241  .840    0    1   0   HR
  G Gross LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .653         1   0   
D Johnson 3B                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .218  .655    0    1   1   
  M Kelleher 3B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .635    0    0   0   
M Trillo 2B                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .261  .659    6    1   6   CS
T Blackwell C                 2   0   1   0    1   0  .209  .566    0    7   0   
R Reuschel P                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .113  .293    5    1   0   
Totals                       30   2   6   1    3   4               23   27  11

BATTING

HR: D Kingman (20, off T Seaver; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

TB: D Kingman 4; I DeJesus; M Trillo; T Blackwell; D Johnson; B Murcer.

GIDP: I DeJesus (9).

RBI: D Kingman (55).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

E: M Trillo (15).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Trillo (5, 2nd base by T Seaver/J Bench).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Seaver, L (11-12)            7     6   2   1    3   3   1   2.99   30     -       · 9· 0    8· 9· 6· 1     59    -     0.82   0.05
T Hume                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.98    3     -       · 0· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8     6   2   1    3   4   1          33     -     30· 9· 0   10· 9· 6· 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 (12-10)          9     4   0   0    0   7   0   2.83   32     -       ·10· 0   15· 8· 1· 1     86    -     1.00   0.56
Totals                         9     4   0   0    0   7   0          32     -     32·10· 0   15· 8· 1· 1           -

Balks: R Reuschel (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick.

Time of Game: 2:05.

Attendance: 36,814.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 7mph in unknown direction, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Chicago Cubs                         
1. P Rose               3B    1. I DeJesus            SS 
2. K Griffey            RF    2. J White              CF 
3. J Morgan             2B    3. B Buckner            1B 
4. G Foster             LF    4. B Murcer             RF 
5. D Driessen           1B    5. D Kingman            LF 
6. J Bench              C     6. D Johnson            3B 
7. D Concepcion         SS    7. M Trillo             2B 
8. M Lum                CF    8. T Blackwell          C  
9. T Seaver             P     9. R Reuschel           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  ---      11%  64% D Kingman       T Seaver        Home Run (LF-CF)
   b 4   0  0-1  12-       8%  85% T Blackwell     T Seaver        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Johnson Scores/No RBI/unER; Trillo to 2B; Blackwell to 1B
   b 2   2  0-1  123  6   -6%  61% I DeJesus       T Seaver        Strikeout Swinging
   b 4   1  0-2  12-      -6%  75% I DeJesus       T Seaver        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 4   0  0-1  1--       5%  77% M Trillo        T Seaver        Single to LF (Line Drive); Johnson to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Morgan        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  I DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  J White         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      50%  B Buckner       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  G Foster        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  D Driessen      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Driessen to 1B
          1--      48%  J Bench         Balk; Driessen to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      55%  D Concepcion    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  B Murcer        Lineout: RF
   R      ---      64%  D Kingman       Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---      66%  D Johnson       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Johnson to 1B
   O      1--  6   63%  M Trillo        Popfly: SS
          1--      65%  T Blackwell     Walk; Johnson to 2B
          12-      68%  R Reuschel      Walk; Johnson to 3B; Blackwell to 2B
   O      123  6   61%  I DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Reuschel facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  8   64%  M Lum           Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   66%  T Seaver        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   64%  P Rose          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      67%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      65%  J White         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      63%  B Buckner       Flyball: LF
          ---      65%  B Murcer        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      62%  D Kingman       Foul Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Reuschel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      65%  J Morgan        Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  G Foster        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  D Driessen      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
          ---      72%  D Johnson       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      77%  M Trillo        Single to LF (Line Drive); Johnson to 2B
   R      12-      85%  T Blackwell     Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Johnson Scores/No RBI/unER; Trillo to 2B; Blackwell to 1B
   O      12-  5   81%  R Reuschel      Flyball: RF
   OO     12-      75%  I DeJesus       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Reuschel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      78%  J Bench         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      75%  D Concepcion    Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      79%  M Lum           Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  4   81%  T Seaver        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      80%  J White         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      79%  B Buckner       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      78%  B Murcer        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  P Rose          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  K Griffey       Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      83%  D Kingman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  D Johnson       Strikeout
          ---      83%  M Trillo        Walk
   O      1--      82%  T Blackwell     Trillo Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Reuschel facing 4-5-6
                  Mick Kelleher replaces Davey Johnson playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---      85%  G Foster        Flyball: CF
          ---      81%  D Driessen      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      86%  J Bench         Strikeout
   O      1--      89%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
          ---      90%  T Blackwell     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      89%  R Reuschel      Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      90%  I DeJesus       Single to LF (Line Drive); Reuschel to 2B
   O      12-  6   89%  J White         Flyball: RF; Reuschel to 3B
   O      1-3      87%  B Buckner       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Reuschel facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      90%  M Lum           Strikeout
                  Dave Collins pinch hits for Tom Seaver batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  D Collins       Groundout: P unassisted
          ---      90%  P Rose          Double to LF
   O      -2-      94%  K Griffey       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Hume facing 4-5-6
                  Tom Hume replaces Dave Collins pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  B Murcer        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      93%  D Kingman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  M Kelleher      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Reuschel facing 3-4-5
                  Greg Gross replaces Dave Kingman playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      96%  J Morgan        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  G Foster        Strikeout
   O      ---  6  100%  D Driessen      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation