May 26, 1980 Montreal Expos at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
CLE 3 TOR 3
@BOS 1 TEX 6
@CAL 5 MIL 11
SEA 1 CHW 6
@MIN 3 NYY 13
DET 5 OAK 4
KCR 1 ATL 2
SFG 1 MON 4
@CHC 0 LAD 4
@CIN 0 CIN 5
LAD 4 HOU 4
SDP 1 PHI 7
PIT 6 STL 8
NYM 5

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 31,845

Monday, May 26, 1980
Time of Game: 2:30

Expos

20-17

Won 2

3rd, 1½ GB

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

W: S Rogers (5-4), L: W Hernandez (1-3)

Cubs

17-20

Lost 1

4th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore LF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .246  .664    0    2   0   
R Scott 2B                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .190  .536    0    2   2   SB
A Dawson CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .757    0    3   0   SB,GDP
E Valentine RF                4   1   1   0    1   1  .289  .809    0    0   0   
L Parrish 3B                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .237  .755    0    1   2   
G Carter C                    4   2   1   0    0   0  .252  .713    0    8   1   
W Cromartie 1B                4   1   2   1    0   0  .293  .797    0    9   0   2B
C Speier SS                   3   0   3   2    1   0  .234  .741    0    2   4   3B,2B,CS,IW
S Rogers P                    1   0   0   1    2   0  .176  .540    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       35   4   9   4    5   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: W Cromartie (9, off W Hernandez); C Speier (2, off W Hernandez).

3B: C Speier (2, off B Caudill).

SH: S Rogers (4, off W Hernandez).

IBB: C Speier (2, by W Hernandez).

TB: C Speier 6; W Cromartie 3; E Valentine; G Carter; A Dawson; R Scott.

GIDP: A Dawson (4).

RBI: C Speier 2 (6); W Cromartie (17); S Rogers (2).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Dawson (6, 2nd base off W Hernandez/T Blackwell); R Scott (12, 3rd base off W Hernandez/T Blackwell).

CS: C Speier (1, Home by B Caudill/T Blackwell).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Randle 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .267  .730    0    1   1   
S Thompson RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .727    0    6   0   
L Biittner 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .327  .721    0    8   0   
M Vail LF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .373  .914    0    4   0   CS
J Martin CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .847    0    0   0   
S Ontiveros 3B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .162  .538    0    1   1   
T Blackwell C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .178  .484    0    6   1   
I DeJesus SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .690    0    1   2   
W Hernandez P                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .429 1.000    0    0   3   
  B Caudill P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Figueroa PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .368  .823    0    0   0   
  D Tidrow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   0   3   0    2   7                    27   8

BATTING

TB: L Biittner; M Vail; W Hernandez.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. I DeJesus-L Randle-L Biittner.

E: I DeJesus (6); S Ontiveros (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Vail (1, 2nd base by S Rogers/G Carter).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Rogers, W (5-4)              9     3   0   0    2   7   0   2.88   31     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1· 3     86    -     0.94   0.47
Totals                         9     3   0   0    2   7   0          31     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1· 3           -

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, L (1-3)           7.1   8   4   3    2   4   0   3.54   34     -       ·  ·      9·10· 1· 8     50    -     1.00   0.04
B Caudill                      0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   2.30    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-2    0.41  -0.07
D Tidrow                       1     0   0   0    2   1   0   1.65    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         9     9   4   3    5   5   0          41     -       ·  ·     10·11· 1· 9          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: W Hernandez (1; C Speier).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 31,845.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Chicago Cubs                         
1. R LeFlore            LF    1. L Randle             2B 
2. R Scott              2B    2. S Thompson           RF 
3. A Dawson             CF    3. L Biittner           1B 
4. E Valentine          RF    4. M Vail               LF 
5. L Parrish            3B    5. J Martin             CF 
6. G Carter             C     6. S Ontiveros          3B 
7. W Cromartie          1B    7. T Blackwell          C  
8. C Speier             SS    8. I DeJesus            SS 
9. S Rogers             P     9. W Hernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-0  12-      17%  72% W Cromartie     W Hernandez     Double to RF; Valentine Scores; Carter to 3B
   t 8   1  0-2  12-       9%  98% C Speier        B Caudill       Triple to CF; Carter Scores/unER; Cromartie Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  -23      -8%  51% E Valentine     W Hernandez     Strikeout
   t 1   2  0-0  -23      -6%  45% L Parrish       W Hernandez     Flyball: LF
   b 4   0  2-0  ---      -5%  65% L Biittner      S Rogers        Single to SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Hernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
          ---      50%  R Scott         Single to P
          1--      54%  A Dawson        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Scott to 2B; Dawson to 1B
          12-      59%  E Valentine     Scott Steals 3B; Dawson Steals 2B
   O      -23      51%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -23      45%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Rogers facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  L Randle        Walk
   O      1--      43%  S Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B; Randle to 2B
          -2-      42%  L Biittner      Walk
   O      12-      45%  M Vail          Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Randle to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  J Martin        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Hernandez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  G Carter        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  W Cromartie     Flyball: LF
          ---      47%  C Speier        Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  S Rogers        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Rogers facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      49%  T Blackwell     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  I DeJesus       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Hernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  R LeFlore       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      46%  R Scott         Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      45%  A Dawson        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Rogers facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  W Hernandez     Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  L Randle        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  S Thompson      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Hernandez facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  E Valentine     Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  L Parrish       Strikeout
          1--      55%  G Carter        Single to RF; Valentine to 2B
   R      12-      72%  W Cromartie     Double to RF; Valentine Scores; Carter to 3B
          -23      73%  C Speier        Intentional Walk
   RO     123      75%  S Rogers        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Carter Scores; Cromartie to 3B; Speier to 2B
   O      -23      70%  R LeFlore       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Rogers facing 3-4-5
          ---      65%  L Biittner      Single to SS
   O      1--      70%  M Vail          Strikeout
   O      1--      73%  J Martin        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      76%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Willie Hernandez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      74%  R Scott         Flyball: RF
          ---      76%  A Dawson        Single to LF
   O      1--      74%  E Valentine     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      72%  L Parrish       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Rogers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      76%  T Blackwell     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      78%  I DeJesus       Foul Flyball: C
          ---      76%  W Hernandez     Single to 3B
   O      1--      79%  L Randle        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Willie Hernandez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      77%  G Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      76%  W Cromartie     Flyball: RF
          ---      78%  C Speier        Double to RF
          -2-      78%  S Rogers        Walk
   O      12-      75%  R LeFlore       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Rogers facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      79%  S Thompson      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      81%  L Biittner      Strikeout
          ---      79%  M Vail          Single to RF
   O      1--      83%  J Martin        Vail Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Willie Hernandez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      81%  R Scott         Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      80%  A Dawson        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      79%  E Valentine     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Rogers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      83%  J Martin        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  S Ontiveros     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      87%  T Blackwell     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Willie Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF
          ---      87%  G Carter        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Carter to 1B
          1--      89%  W Cromartie     Single to RF; Carter to 2B
                  Bill Caudill replaces Willie Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
   RR     12-      98%  C Speier        Triple to CF; Carter Scores/unER; Cromartie Scores
   O      --3      96%  S Rogers        Speier Caught Stealing Hm (C)
          ---      96%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      96%  R LeFlore       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Rogers facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  I DeJesus       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Jesus Figueroa pinch hits for Bill Caudill batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  J Figueroa      Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  L Randle        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 0.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dick Tidrow facing 2-3-4
                  Dick Tidrow replaces Jesus Figueroa pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  R Scott         Walk
   OO     1--      98%  A Dawson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      99%  E Valentine     Walk
   O      1--      98%  L Parrish       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Rogers facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  S Thompson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  L Biittner      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---     100%  M Vail          Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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