June 9, 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
TEX 3 BOS 12
MIN 6 CAL 9
DET 1 KCR 9
NYY 8
(13) CHW 6
@MIL 2 TOR 5
@OAK 0 CLE 4
@SEA 3
(10) CHC 5
LAD 3 CIN 7
MON 1 NYM 4
HOU 0 PHI 9
ATL 3 SFG 6
@PIT 2 STL 7
SDP 4

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 25,683

Saturday, June 9, 1979
Time of Game: 2:46

Dodgers

28-32

Lost 1

4th, 7 GB

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

W: D Lamp (5-2), L: R Sutcliffe (6-4), S: D Tidrow (4)

Cubs

25-28

Won 1

5th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .280  .938    0    3   2   HR,GDP
B Russell SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .298  .713    0    1   2   SH
R Smith RF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .259  .804    0    4   0   2B,CS
S Garvey 1B                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .317  .855    0    6   0   HBP
R Cey 3B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .893    0    1   2   
D Baker LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .307  .839    0    3   0   
G Thomasson CF                2   1   0   0    2   0  .270  .787    0    2   0   
J Ferguson C                  2   0   2   0    1   0  .221  .781    0    3   0   
  S Yeager PR-C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .157  .551         1   1   
  V Davalillo PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347    0    0   0   
R Sutcliffe P                 2   0   1   1    0   0  .154  .462    0    0   2   
  V Joshua PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .912    0    0   0   
  C Hough P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   0   
  D Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Thomas PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .761    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   3   8   3    4   3                    24   9

BATTING

2B: R Smith (5, off D Lamp).

HR: D Lopes (16, off D Lamp; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: B Russell (3, off D Lamp).

HBP: S Garvey (1, by D Lamp).

TB: D Lopes 5; R Smith 3; J Ferguson 2; R Sutcliffe; S Garvey.

GIDP: D Lopes (4).

RBI: D Lopes (33); S Garvey (43); R Sutcliffe (4).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Russell-D Lopes-S Garvey; R Cey-D Lopes-S Garvey.

E: B Russell (13).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Smith (2, 2nd base by D Lamp/B Foote).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I DeJesus SS                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .245  .632    0    3   1   SB,SH
T Sizemore 2B                 3   2   2   0    2   0  .268  .695    0    2   4   SB
B Buckner 1B                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .279  .758    0   11   0   
D Kingman LF                  3   2   1   1    1   0  .299 1.024    0    3   1   SB,GDP
B Murcer RF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .264  .804    0    0   0   SB
J Martin CF                   3   0   2   3    1   0  .303  .829    0    2   0   2B
S Ontiveros 3B                3   0   1   0    1   1  .296  .755    0    3   5   IW
B Foote C                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .218  .663    0    3   1   GDP
D Lamp P                      2   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .474    0    0   1   
  L Biittner PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .304  .863    0    0   0   
  D Tidrow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       30   5  10   5    7   4                    27  14

BATTING

2B: J Martin (14, off R Sutcliffe).

SH: D Tidrow (2, off D Patterson); I DeJesus (8, off R Sutcliffe).

IBB: S Ontiveros (1, by R Sutcliffe).

TB: J Martin 3; T Sizemore 2; B Buckner 2; D Kingman; B Murcer; D Lamp; S Ontiveros.

GIDP: B Foote (4); D Kingman (3).

RBI: J Martin 3 (32); B Buckner (28); D Kingman (46).

2-out RBI: J Martin 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 3. S Ontiveros-B Buckner 2; D Kingman-I DeJesus-T Sizemore.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Sizemore (2, 2nd base off C Hough/S Yeager); I DeJesus (8, 2nd base off D Patterson/S Yeager); D Kingman (2, 2nd base off R Sutcliffe/J Ferguson); B Murcer (1, 2nd base off R Sutcliffe/J Ferguson).

PO: B Murcer (2nd base by R Sutcliffe).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Sutcliffe, L (6-4)           6     8   4   3    3   3   0   3.84   27     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 1· 8     42    -     1.38  -0.13
C Hough                        0.1   2   1   1    1   1   0   6.29    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.83  -0.11
D Patterson                    1.2   0   0   0    3   0   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 2· 0          2-0    0.62   0.05
Totals                         8    10   5   4    7   4   0          39     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 3·10          2-0

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Lamp, W (5-2)                6     6   3   3    3   2   1   4.61   25     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 2· 6     47    -     1.16   0.06
D Tidrow, S (4)                3     2   0   0    1   1   0   5.08   11     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 1· 1          0-0    1.47   0.25
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4   3   1          36     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 3· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Sutcliffe (2); D Lamp (1).

IBB: R Sutcliffe (3; S Ontiveros).

PO: R Sutcliffe (2; B Murcer, 2nd base).

HBP: D Lamp (2; S Garvey).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 25,683.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 58° F, Wind 8mph in unknown direction, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Chicago Cubs                         
1. D Lopes              2B    1. I DeJesus            SS 
2. B Russell            SS    2. T Sizemore           2B 
3. R Smith              RF    3. B Buckner            1B 
4. S Garvey             1B    4. D Kingman            LF 
5. R Cey                3B    5. B Murcer             RF 
6. D Baker              LF    6. J Martin             CF 
7. G Thomasson          CF    7. S Ontiveros          3B 
8. J Ferguson           C     8. B Foote              C  
9. R Sutcliffe          P     9. D Lamp               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  2-1  -23      17%  62% J Martin        R Sutcliffe     Single to LF; Buckner Scores; Kingman Scores
   t 7   0  4-3  1--      15%  77% V Joshua        D Tidrow        Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
   b 4   1  3-3  1-3     -14%  50% B Foote         R Sutcliffe     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 2   0  3-3  12-      11%  52% D Lopes         D Lamp          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Sutcliffe to 2B
   b 6   1  3-3  --3      10%  76% J Martin        R Sutcliffe     Double to LF; Kingman Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Lamp facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---      40%  D Lopes         Home Run
   O      ---      42%  B Russell       Strikeout
          ---      39%  R Smith         Double to LF
   R      -2-      31%  S Garvey        Single to CF; Smith Scores
   O      1--      33%  R Cey           Lineout: 3B
   O      1--      35%  D Baker         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      33%  I DeJesus       Lineout: LF
          ---      35%  T Sizemore      Walk
          1--      39%  B Buckner       Single to RF; Sizemore to 2B
          12-      44%  D Kingman       Wild Pitch; Sizemore to 3B; Buckner to 2B
   R      -23      52%  " "             Single to CF; Sizemore Scores; Buckner to 3B
   O      1-3      46%  B Murcer        Flyball: RF; Kingman to 2B
   RR     -23      62%  J Martin        Single to LF; Buckner Scores; Kingman Scores
   O      1--      60%  S Ontiveros     Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-3, Dennis Lamp facing 7-8-9
          ---      56%  G Thomasson     Walk
          1--      50%  J Ferguson      Single to LF; Thomasson to 2B
   R      12-      41%  R Sutcliffe     Single to CF; Thomasson Scores; Ferguson to 2B
   OO     12-      52%  D Lopes         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Sutcliffe to 2B
          -2-      51%  B Russell       Wild Pitch; Sutcliffe to 3B
   O      --3      55%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Rick Sutcliffe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  B Foote         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  D Lamp          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  I DeJesus       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 3.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, Dennis Lamp facing 3-4-5
          ---      46%  R Smith         Single to RF
   O      1--      53%  S Garvey        Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      50%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--      56%  R Cey           Line Drive Double Play: LF-SS-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Rick Sutcliffe facing 2-3-4
          ---      60%  T Sizemore      Single to P
   O      1--      56%  B Buckner       Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      50%  D Kingman       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, Dennis Lamp facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  D Baker         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  G Thomasson     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  J Ferguson      Walk
   O      1--      56%  R Sutcliffe     Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Rick Sutcliffe facing 5-6-7
          ---      60%  B Murcer        Single to P
          1--      63%  J Martin        Murcer Steals 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Murcer Picked off 2B (P-SS)
          ---      56%  " "             Walk
          1--      64%  S Ontiveros     Single to RF; Martin to 3B
   OO     1-3      50%  B Foote         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, Dennis Lamp facing 1-2-3
          ---      45%  D Lopes         Walk
   O      1--      48%  B Russell       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Lopes to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  R Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B; Lopes to 3B
   O      --3      57%  S Garvey        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Rick Sutcliffe facing 9-1-2
          ---      61%  D Lamp          Single to CF
   O      1--      59%  I DeJesus       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Lamp to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  T Sizemore      Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      50%  B Buckner       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, Dennis Lamp facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  R Cey           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      56%  D Baker         Strikeout
   O      ---      58%  G Thomasson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
          ---      63%  D Kingman       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Kingman to 1B
          1--      67%  B Murcer        Kingman Steals 2B
   O      -2-      66%  " "             Flyball: RF; Kingman to 3B
   R      --3      76%  J Martin        Double to LF; Kingman Scores/unER
          -2-      77%  S Ontiveros     Intentional Walk
   O      12-      73%  B Foote         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Larry Biittner pinch hits for Dennis Lamp batting 9th
   O      12-      69%  L Biittner      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 4.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Dick Tidrow facing 8-9-1
                  Dick Tidrow replaces Larry Biittner pitching and batting 9th
          ---      62%  J Ferguson      Single to 3B/Bunt
                  Von Joshua pinch hits for Rick Sutcliffe batting 9th; Steve Yeager pinch runs for Joe Ferguson batting 8th
   OO     1--      77%  V Joshua        Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
          ---      74%  D Lopes         Single to LF
   O      1--      79%  B Russell       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
                  Charlie Hough replaces Von Joshua pitching and batting 9th; Steve Yeager moves to C
   O      ---      77%  I DeJesus       Strikeout
          ---      79%  T Sizemore      Single to CF
          1--      81%  B Buckner       Sizemore Steals 2B
   R      -2-      89%  " "             Single to CF; Sizemore Scores
          1--      90%  D Kingman       Walk; Buckner to 2B
                  Dave Patterson replaces Charlie Hough pitching and batting 9th
          12-      93%  B Murcer        Walk; Buckner to 3B; Kingman to 2B
   O      123      89%  J Martin        Foul Flyball: C
   O      123      86%  S Ontiveros     Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 5.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-5, Dick Tidrow facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  R Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  S Garvey        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      94%  R Cey           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Dave Patterson facing 8-9-1
          ---      95%  B Foote         Walk
   O      1--      94%  D Tidrow        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Foote to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  I DeJesus       Fielder's Choice SS; Foote out at 3B/SS-3B; DeJesus to 1B
          1--      93%  T Sizemore      DeJesus Steals 2B
          -2-      94%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      92%  B Buckner       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-5, Dick Tidrow facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  D Baker         Popfly: SS
          ---      91%  G Thomasson     Walk
                  Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Steve Yeager batting 8th
   O      1--      96%  V Davalillo     Groundout: 2B-1B; Thomasson to 2B
                  Derrel Thomas pinch hits for Dave Patterson batting 9th
   O      -2-     100%  D Thomas        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation