September 8, 1979 Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 20,767

Saturday, September 8, 1979
Time of Game: 3:05

Phillies

71-70

Won 1

5th, 13 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  1   1  2  4   0  1  0    9 14  1
Cubs            0  2  6   0  0  0   0  0  0    8 14  2

W: R Eastwick (3-4), L: B Sutter (4-5)

Cubs

72-67

Lost 1

4th, 11 GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith RF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .111    0    1   0   
  J Poff PH                   0   1   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  R Eastwick P                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
M Trillo 2B                   5   2   3   1    0   0  .253  .646    0    0   4   2B
P Rose 1B                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .311  .812    0   12   1   GDP
M Schmidt 3B                  3   2   1   1    2   0  .260  .988    0    0   3   2B
G Luzinski LF                 3   0   1   2    1   1  .255  .782    0    0   0   SF
  M Anderson PR-RF            0   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .679         0   0   
B Boone C                     4   0   3   2    1   0  .289  .797    0    4   2   
G Maddox CF                   3   0   0   0    2   2  .281  .730    0    4   0   
L Bowa SS                     4   2   2   1    0   0  .246  .642    0    6   5   2·2B,CS,SF
S Carlton P                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .225  .513    0    0   0   
  D Bird P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453         0   0   
  D Unser PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .809    0    0   0   
  J Kucek P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Gross PH-RF-LF            2   1   1   1    1   0  .306  .765    0    0   0   CS
Totals                       36   9  14   9    8   6                    27  15

BATTING

2B: M Schmidt (23, off D Tidrow); M Trillo (18, off B Caudill); L Bowa 2 (15, off D Tidrow, off W Hernandez).

SF: G Luzinski (5, off B Sutter); L Bowa (4, off B Caudill).

TB: M Trillo 4; L Bowa 4; B Boone 3; M Schmidt 2; P Rose 2; S Carlton; G Gross; G Luzinski.

GIDP: P Rose (17).

RBI: G Luzinski 2 (75); B Boone 2 (58); M Schmidt (99); G Gross (9); S Carlton (10); L Bowa (26); M Trillo (37).

2-out RBI: B Boone 2; G Luzinski.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Trillo-L Bowa-P Rose 2.

E: M Schmidt (21).

BASERUNNING

CS: G Gross (1, 2nd base by B Sutter/B Foote); L Bowa (7, 2nd base by B Sutter/B Foote).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I DeJesus SS                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .271  .705    0    4   5   2B,CS
L Biittner 1B                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .306  .785    0    8   0   GDP
M Vail RF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .889    0    4   0   
D Kingman LF                  4   2   3   3    0   0  .292  .991    0    2   0   HR,2B
S Ontiveros 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .291  .746    0    0   0   GDP
B Foote C                     4   2   2   2    0   0  .252  .749    0    6   2   HR
J Martin CF                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .281  .796    0    2   0   HR
S Dillard 2B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .292  .815    0    0   2   
  S Thompson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .773    0    0   0   
  M Kelleher 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .603         1   0   
W Hernandez P                 2   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .625    0    0   1   2B
  B Caudill P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Tidrow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
  B Sutter P                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .606    0    0   0   
  B Buckner PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .757    0    0   0   
  M Dilone PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .198  .516         0   0   CS
Totals                       38   8  14   8    0   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: I DeJesus (21, off S Carlton); D Kingman (16, off S Carlton); W Hernandez (1, off D Bird).

HR: J Martin (17, off S Carlton; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs); B Foote (15, off S Carlton; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out); D Kingman (44, off S Carlton; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out).

TB: D Kingman 7; J Martin 5; B Foote 5; I DeJesus 3; W Hernandez 2; M Vail; B Sutter; S Dillard; B Buckner.

GIDP: L Biittner (8); S Ontiveros (17).

RBI: D Kingman 3 (101); J Martin 2 (67); B Foote 2 (50); W Hernandez (1).

2-out RBI: J Martin 2; W Hernandez.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 4 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Dillard-I DeJesus-L Biittner; I DeJesus-L Biittner.

E: I DeJesus (29); J Martin (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: I DeJesus (19, 2nd base by R Eastwick/B Boone); M Dilone (8, 2nd base by R Eastwick/B Boone).

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                      2.2   8   7   7    0   3   3   3.85   16     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 8     17    -     0.79  -0.39
D Bird                         0.1   3   1   1    0   0   0   5.34    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.14  -0.02
J Kucek                        2     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.14   0.02
R Eastwick, W (3-4)            4     3   0   0    0   1   0   4.30   12     -       ·  ·      7· 0· 1· 3          0-0    2.34   0.51
Totals                         9    14   8   8    0   4   3          38     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 2·14           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Hernandez                    3     5   2   2    1   1   0   5.01   13     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 2· 5     41    -     1.03   0.05
B Caudill                      1.2   2   2   2    3   3   0   5.56   10     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 2          1-1    0.49  -0.00
D Tidrow                       0.2   5   4   4    1   1   0   3.78    8     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 5          3-2    1.75  -0.42
B Sutter, BS (5), L (4-5)      3.2   2   1   1    3   1   0   1.83   15     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 2          2-1    1.61  -0.00
Totals                         9    14   9   9    8   6   0          46     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 3·14          6-4

W Hernandez faced 1 batter in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 20,767.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 56° F, Wind 9mph in unknown direction, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Chicago Cubs                         
1. L Smith              RF    1. I DeJesus            SS 
2. M Trillo             2B    2. L Biittner           1B 
3. P Rose               1B    3. M Vail               RF 
4. M Schmidt            3B    4. D Kingman            LF 
5. G Luzinski           LF    5. S Ontiveros          3B 
6. B Boone              C     6. B Foote              C  
7. G Maddox             CF    7. J Martin             CF 
8. L Bowa               SS    8. S Dillard            2B 
9. S Carlton            P     9. W Hernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  8-8  -2-      25%  72% G Luzinski      B Sutter        Single to LF; Rose Scores
   b 9   0  9-8  1--      22%  88% I DeJesus       R Eastwick      Dilone Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   b 9   1  9-8  1--      21% 100% L Biittner      R Eastwick      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 6   1  8-6  12-      20%  48% M Schmidt       D Tidrow        Double to LF; Poff Scores; Trillo to 3B
   b 2   1  0-0  -2-     -16%  27% B Foote         S Carlton       Home Run; Kingman Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Hernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  M Trillo        Lineout: RF
          ---      47%  P Rose          Single to 3B
   O      1--      45%  M Schmidt       Flyball: CF
                  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
   O      ---      47%  I DeJesus       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  L Biittner      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  M Vail          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  G Luzinski      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  B Boone         Single to CF
   OO     1--      45%  G Maddox        Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
          ---      39%  D Kingman       Double to LF
   O      -2-      43%  S Ontiveros     Strikeout
   RR     -2-      27%  B Foote         Home Run; Kingman Scores
          ---      25%  J Martin        Single to CF
   O      1--      27%  S Dillard       Popfly: 1B
   O      1--      29%  W Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Willie Hernandez facing 8-9-1
          ---      35%  L Bowa          Double to CF
   R      -2-      43%  S Carlton       Single to RF; Bowa Scores
   O      1--      39%  L Smith         Flyball: RF
          1--      43%  M Trillo        Single to LF; Carlton to 2B
   OO     12-      33%  P Rose          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
          ---      28%  I DeJesus       Double to RF
   O      -2-      31%  L Biittner      Flyball: CF
          -2-      27%  M Vail          Single to LF; DeJesus to 3B
   RRR    1-3      11%  D Kingman       Home Run; DeJesus Scores; Vail Scores
   O      ---      12%  S Ontiveros     Flyball: RF
          ---      12%  B Foote         Single to LF
   RR     1--       5%  J Martin        Home Run; Foote Scores
                  Doug Bird replaces Steve Carlton pitching and batting 9th
          ---       5%  S Dillard       Single to LF
   R      1--       3%  W Hernandez     Double to RF; Dillard Scores
          -2-       2%  I DeJesus       Single to RF; Hernandez to 3B; DeJesus to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -23       3%  L Biittner      Flyball: CF
                  6 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 8.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-8, Willie Hernandez facing 4-5-6
          ---       4%  M Schmidt       Walk
                  Bill Caudill replaces Willie Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--       3%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
          1--       5%  B Boone         Single to RF; Schmidt to 3B
          1-3       6%  G Maddox        Walk; Boone to 2B
   RO     123       5%  L Bowa          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Schmidt Scores
                  Del Unser pinch hits for Doug Bird batting 9th
   O      12-       3%  D Unser         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-2, Jack Kucek facing 3-4-5
                  Jack Kucek replaces Del Unser pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---       3%  M Vail          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       4%  D Kingman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       4%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cubs 8.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-8, Bill Caudill facing 1-2-3
   O      ---       3%  L Smith         Strikeout
          ---       4%  M Trillo        Double to LF
   O      -2-       3%  P Rose          Lineout: LF
          -2-       4%  M Schmidt       Walk
          12-       5%  G Luzinski      Walk; Trillo to 3B; Schmidt to 2B
                  Dick Tidrow replaces Bill Caudill pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123      11%  B Boone         Single to CF; Trillo Scores; Schmidt Scores; Luzinski to 3B; Boone to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -23       7%  G Maddox        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-4, Jack Kucek facing 6-7-8
   O      ---       7%  B Foote         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---       8%  J Martin        Flyball: CF
   O      ---       8%  S Dillard       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 8.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 4-8, Dick Tidrow facing 8-9-1
          ---      12%  L Bowa          Double to RF
                  Greg Gross pinch hits for Jack Kucek batting 9th
   R      -2-      18%  G Gross         Single to CF; Bowa Scores
                  John Poff pinch hits for Lonnie Smith batting 1st
          1--      25%  J Poff          Walk; Gross to 2B
   R      12-      36%  M Trillo        Single to LF; Gross Scores; Poff to 2B
   O      12-      28%  P Rose          Popfly: SS
   R      12-      48%  M Schmidt       Double to LF; Poff Scores; Trillo to 3B
                  Bruce Sutter replaces Dick Tidrow pitching and batting 9th
   RO     -23      48%  G Luzinski      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Trillo Scores; Schmidt to 3B
          --3      50%  B Boone         Walk
   O      1-3      42%  G Maddox        Strikeout
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 8, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 8-8, Rawly Eastwick facing 9-1-2
                  Rawly Eastwick replaces John Poff pitching and batting 1st; Greg Gross moves to RF
          ---      37%  B Sutter        Single to SS
   O      1--      42%  I DeJesus       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      48%  L Biittner      DeJesus Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 8, Cubs 8.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Tied 8-8, Bruce Sutter facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      46%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  G Gross         Walk
   O      1--      43%  R Eastwick      Gross Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      41%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 8, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 8-8, Rawly Eastwick facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      45%  M Vail          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      41%  D Kingman       Single to LF
   OO     1--      50%  S Ontiveros     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 8, Cubs 8.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Tied 8-8, Bruce Sutter facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      45%  M Trillo        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  P Rose          Single to CF
   O      1--      47%  M Schmidt       Groundout: SS-1B; Rose to 2B
   R      -2-      72%  G Luzinski      Single to LF; Rose Scores
                  Mike Anderson pinch runs for Greg Luzinski batting 5th
   O      1--      69%  B Boone         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 9, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 8-9, Rawly Eastwick facing 6-7-8
                  Greg Gross moves to LF; Mike Anderson moves to RF
   O      ---      75%  B Foote         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      80%  J Martin        Strikeout
                  Scot Thompson pinch hits for Steve Dillard batting 8th
   O      ---      83%  S Thompson      Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 9, Cubs 8.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 9-8, Bruce Sutter facing 7-8-9
                  Mick Kelleher replaces Scot Thompson playing 2B batting 8th
          ---      86%  G Maddox        Walk
   O      1--      84%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
          1--      88%  G Gross         Bowa Caught Stealing 2B, Safe on E6; Bowa to 3B
   O      --3      83%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      --3      79%  R Eastwick      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 9, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 8-9, Rawly Eastwick facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Buckner pinch hits for Bruce Sutter batting 9th
          ---      66%  B Buckner       Single to RF
                  Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Bill Buckner batting 9th
   O      1--      88%  I DeJesus       Dilone Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      79%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); DeJesus to 1B
   OO     1--     100%  L Biittner      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Phillies 9, Cubs 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation