September 6, 1980 Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 22,086

Saturday, September 6, 1980
Time of Game: 2:45

Reds

74-62

Won 1

3rd, 4 GB

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

W: J Price (6-2), L: R Martz (0-1), S: M Soto (4)

Cubs

52-82

Lost 1

6th, 21 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .735    0    2   0   
  C Geronimo CF               1   1   1   0    0   0  .262  .667    0    3   0   
R Oester 2B                   3   2   2   0    2   0  .288  .733    0    3   1   CS
D Concepcion SS               5   0   2   0    0   1  .267  .678    0    2   1   GDP
G Foster LF                   2   2   1   0    3   0  .271  .838    0    3   1   IW
H Spilman 1B                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .275  .784    0    4   0   SF
R Knight 3B                   2   0   0   0    3   1  .264  .729    0    1   2   IW
J Nolan C                     4   0   1   2    1   0  .328  .823    0    8   2   
P Householder RF              4   0   1   2    1   0  .267  .590    0    1   0   
J Price P                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .182    0    0   1   
  M Soto P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   6   9   6   10   3                    27   8

BATTING

SF: H Spilman (2, off R Martz).

IBB: G Foster (11, by D Capilla); R Knight (8, by D Capilla).

TB: R Oester 2; D Concepcion 2; H Spilman; C Geronimo; P Householder; J Nolan; G Foster.

GIDP: D Concepcion (17).

RBI: P Householder 2 (7); J Nolan 2 (25); H Spilman 2 (17).

2-out RBI: P Householder 2; J Nolan 2.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Foster-J Nolan-R Oester; R Oester-D Concepcion-H Spilman.

E: H Spilman (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Oester (2, 2nd base by L Smith/B Foote).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I DeJesus SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .676    0    1   3   
L Randle 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .704    0    0   1   SH
B Buckner 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .316  .797    0    9   2   
D Kingman LF                  2   0   1   0    1   1  .266  .809    0    2   0   
  S Thompson PR-RF            1   0   0   0    0   1  .205  .595    0    0   0   
J Martin RF-CF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .710    0    4   0   
C Lezcano CF                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .204  .694    0    1   0   
  L Biittner PH-LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .619    0    2   0   
B Foote C                     3   1   1   1    0   0  .238  .683    0    3   1   HR,GDP
S Dillard 2B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .224  .628    0    3   3   
R Martz P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  M Tyson PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .649    0    0   0   
  L Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Figueroa PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .596    0    0   0   
  D Capilla P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .571         1   1   
Totals                       29   1   5   1    2   7                    27  11

BATTING

HR: B Foote (6, off J Price; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SH: L Randle (7, off J Price).

TB: B Foote 4; B Buckner 2; I DeJesus; D Kingman.

GIDP: B Foote (7).

RBI: B Foote (28).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. I DeJesus-S Dillard-B Buckner.

E: C Lezcano (3).

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
J Price, W (6-2)               6     5   1   1    1   5   1   3.25   22     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 0· 5     62    -     1.06   0.05
M Soto, S (4)                  3     0   0   0    1   2   0   3.46   10     -       ·  ·      1· 6· 0· 0          2-0    1.59   0.31
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2   7   1          32     -       ·  ·      6·12· 0· 5          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
R Martz, L (0-1)               6     5   3   3    5   2   0   4.50   27     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 2· 5     47    -     1.30  -0.10
L Smith                        2     3   1   1    1   1   0   1.93    9     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 3          0-0    0.73  -0.02
D Capilla                      1     1   2   2    4   0   0   3.07    8     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.22  -0.02
Totals                         9     9   6   6   10   3   0          44     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 3· 9           -

J Price faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Capilla 2 (4; G Foster, R Knight).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 22,086.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Chicago Cubs                         
1. D Collins            CF    1. I DeJesus            SS 
2. R Oester             2B    2. L Randle             3B 
3. D Concepcion         SS    3. B Buckner            1B 
4. G Foster             LF    4. D Kingman            LF 
5. H Spilman            1B    5. J Martin             RF 
6. R Knight             3B    6. C Lezcano            CF 
7. J Nolan              C     7. B Foote              C  
8. P Householder        RF    8. S Dillard            2B 
9. J Price              P     9. R Martz              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  1-1  123      16%  69% J Nolan         R Martz         Single to 2B; Foster Scores; Spilman to 3B; Knight to 2B
   b 3   0  1-0  ---     -12%  45% B Foote         J Price         Home Run (LF-CF)
   t 6   2  1-2  123      11%  80% P Householder   R Martz         Walk; Spilman Scores; Knight to 3B; Nolan to 2B
   t 6   0  1-1  1--     -11%  44% D Concepcion    R Martz         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 7   0  3-1  1--     -11%  62% D Kingman       J Price         Walk; Buckner to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Martz facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Collins       Lineout: RF
          ---      50%  R Oester        Single
          1--      57%  D Concepcion    Single; Oester to 3B
          1-3      60%  G Foster        Walk; Concepcion to 2B
   RO     123      60%  H Spilman       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Oester Scores
   O      12-      56%  R Knight        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Price facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  I DeJesus       Single
   O      1--      54%  L Randle        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; DeJesus to 2B
   OO     -2-      61%  B Buckner       Double Play: Single to LF; DeJesus out at Hm/LF-C; Buckner out at 2B/C-2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Randy Martz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      59%  J Nolan         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      57%  P Householder   Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      56%  J Price         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Price facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      59%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  J Martin        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  C Lezcano       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Randy Martz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  D Collins       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      58%  R Oester        Flyball: RF
          ---      59%  D Concepcion    Single
   O      1--      57%  G Foster        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Price facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      45%  B Foote         Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---      47%  S Dillard       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  R Martz         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  I DeJesus       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Randy Martz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  H Spilman       Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  R Knight        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  J Nolan         Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Price facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  L Randle        Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  B Buckner       Flyball: LF
          ---      47%  D Kingman       Single
   O      1--      50%  J Martin        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Randy Martz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  P Householder   Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      45%  J Price         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      44%  D Collins       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Price facing 6-7-8
          ---      39%  C Lezcano       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Lezcano to 1B
   OO     1--      49%  B Foote         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  S Dillard       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Randy Martz facing 2-3-4
          ---      55%  R Oester        Walk
   OO     1--      44%  D Concepcion    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      46%  G Foster        Walk
          1--      50%  H Spilman       Single to CF; Foster to 3B/Adv on E8
          1-3      53%  R Knight        Walk; Spilman to 2B
   R      123      69%  J Nolan         Single to 2B; Foster Scores; Spilman to 3B; Knight to 2B
   R      123      80%  P Householder   Walk; Spilman Scores; Knight to 3B; Nolan to 2B
   O      123      75%  J Price         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Joe Price facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Tyson pinch hits for Randy Martz batting 9th
   O      ---      79%  M Tyson         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      81%  I DeJesus       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      83%  L Randle        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Lee Smith facing 1-2-3
                  Lee Smith replaces Mike Tyson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  D Collins       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      83%  R Oester        Single
   O      1--      80%  D Concepcion    Oester Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      79%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Joe Price facing 3-4-5
                  Cesar Geronimo replaces Dave Collins playing CF batting 1st
          ---      73%  B Buckner       Single
          1--      62%  D Kingman       Walk; Buckner to 2B
                  Mario Soto replaces Joe Price pitching and batting 9th; Scot Thompson pinch runs for Dave Kingman batting 4th
   O      12-      72%  J Martin        Bunt Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B; Thompson to 2B
                  Larry Biittner pinch hits for Carlos Lezcano batting 6th
   O      12-      80%  L Biittner      Flyball: CF
   O      12-      87%  B Foote         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Lee Smith facing 4-5-6
                  Larry Biittner moves to LF; Jerry Martin moves to CF; Scot Thompson moves to RF
          ---      89%  G Foster        Single
   O      1--      87%  H Spilman       Flyball: LF
          1--      89%  R Knight        Walk; Foster to 2B
   O      12-      87%  J Nolan         Flyball: LF
   R      12-      93%  P Householder   Single; Foster Scores; Knight to 3B
   O      1-3      92%  M Soto          Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Mario Soto facing 8-9-1
          ---      87%  S Dillard       Walk
                  Jesus Figueroa pinch hits for Lee Smith batting 9th
   O      1--      92%  J Figueroa      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      95%  I DeJesus       Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      97%  L Randle        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 1.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Doug Capilla facing 1-2-3
                  Doug Capilla replaces Jesus Figueroa pitching and batting 9th
          ---      97%  C Geronimo      Single
          1--      98%  R Oester        Walk; Geronimo to 2B
   O      12-      98%  D Concepcion    Groundout: P-1B; Geronimo to 3B; Oester to 2B
          -23      98%  G Foster        Intentional Walk
   RO     123      99%  H Spilman       Groundout: 1B-P; Geronimo Scores; Oester to 3B; Foster to 2B
          -23      99%  R Knight        Intentional Walk
   R      123      99%  J Nolan         Walk; Oester Scores; Foster to 3B; Knight to 2B
   O      123      99%  P Householder   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-6, Mario Soto facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  B Buckner       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  S Thompson      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Martin        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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