April 11, 1981 New York Mets at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 5
@CLE 3 DET 6
TOR 2 OAK 3
@MIN 0 NYY 5
TEX 1 CAL 7
@SEA 4 CIN 3
@ATL 2 CHC 3
NYM 1 LAD 7
HOU 4 SFG 2
SDP 0 PHI 5
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 12,114

Saturday, April 11, 1981
Time of Game: 2:37

Mets

1-1

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: D Tidrow (1-0), L: T Hausman (0-1)

Cubs

1-1

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson RF                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .222  .444    0    2   0   SB,CS
F Taveras SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    4   4   
L Mazzilli CF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .143  .821    0    0   0   
D Kingman LF                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .375    0    2   0   
R Staub 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .286 1.089    0   14   1   GDP
  J Reardon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
H Brooks 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    1   1   
A Trevino C                   3   1   3   0    1   0  .500 1.125    0    0   2   SB
D Flynn 2B                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .500 1.500    0    1   6   2B,SH
R Jones P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   SH
  M Cubbage PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   GDP
  T Hausman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Jorgensen 1B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   1   8   1    4   6                    24  16

BATTING

2B: D Flynn (3, off L McGlothen).

SH: D Flynn (2, off D Tidrow); R Jones (1, off L McGlothen).

TB: A Trevino 3; M Wilson 2; D Flynn 2; H Brooks; R Staub.

GIDP: M Cubbage (1); R Staub (1).

RBI: D Flynn (1).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Flynn-F Taveras-R Staub.

E: A Trevino (1); H Brooks (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Trevino (1, 2nd base off L McGlothen/T Blackwell); M Wilson (1, 2nd base off L McGlothen/T Blackwell).

CS: M Wilson (1, 2nd base by L McGlothen/T Blackwell).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I DeJesus SS                  4   2   3   0    0   0  .375  .750    0    3   3   2·SB
J Strain 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .833    0    2   4   
B Buckner 1B                  3   1   0   1    1   0  .000  .125    0   10   1   GDP,IW
S Henderson LF                3   0   3   2    1   0  .500 1.458    0    1   0   3B,CS
L Durham RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .542    0    3   0   IW
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .429 1.500    0    1   0   
S Thompson CF                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .453    0    0   0   SB,IW
T Blackwell C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    5   2   
  D Tidrow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
L McGlothen P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   3   
  B Caudill P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Foote C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
Totals                       28   3   6   3    5   1                    27  14

BATTING

3B: S Henderson (1, off J Reardon).

IBB: B Buckner (1, by J Reardon); L Durham (1, by J Reardon); S Thompson (1, by T Hausman).

TB: S Henderson 5; I DeJesus 3.

GIDP: B Buckner (1).

RBI: S Henderson 2 (2); B Buckner (1).

2-out RBI: S Henderson 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Buckner-I DeJesus-B Buckner; I DeJesus-B Buckner.

E: J Strain (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: I DeJesus 2 (2, 2nd base off T Hausman/A Trevino, 2nd base off R Jones/A Trevino); S Thompson (1, 2nd base off T Hausman/A Trevino).

CS: S Henderson (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by R Jones).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Jones                        6     3   1   0    2   1   0   0.00   21     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 0· 3     63    -     0.92   0.19
T Hausman, L (0-1)             1.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   4.50    8     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 1· 2          0-0    2.22   0.11
J Reardon                      0.1   1   1   1    2   0   0  27.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          1-1    1.83  -0.36
Totals                         8     6   3   2    5   1   0          33     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 1· 6          1-1

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L McGlothen                    5     6   1   1    2   2   0   1.80   22     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 6     51    -     1.30   0.07
B Caudill                      2.2   0   0   0    2   2   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.63   0.26
D Tidrow, W (1-0)              1.1   2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          1-0    3.15   0.11
Totals                         9     8   1   1    4   6   0          37     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 8          2-0

L McGlothen faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: T Hausman (1).

WP: None.

IBB: J Reardon 2 (2; B Buckner, L Durham); T Hausman (1; S Thompson).

PO: R Jones (1; S Henderson, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 12,114.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 53° F, Wind 12mph in from Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Chicago Cubs                         
1. M Wilson             RF    1. I DeJesus            SS 
2. F Taveras            SS    2. J Strain             2B 
3. L Mazzilli           CF    3. B Buckner            1B 
4. D Kingman            LF    4. S Henderson          LF 
5. R Staub              1B    5. L Durham             RF 
6. H Brooks             3B    6. K Reitz              3B 
7. A Trevino            C     7. S Thompson           CF 
8. D Flynn              2B    8. T Blackwell          C  
9. R Jones              P     9. L McGlothen          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  1-1  12-      36%  94% S Henderson     J Reardon       Triple to RF; DeJesus Scores; Buckner Scores
   t 5   0  1-0  1--     -18%  41% D Flynn         L McGlothen     Double to LF; Trevino Scores
   t 9   0  3-1  1--     -12%  74% A Trevino       D Tidrow        Single to RF; Brooks to 2B
   b 7   1  1-1  --3     -12%  57% K Reitz         T Hausman       Groundout: SS-1B
   t 9   1  3-1  -23      12%  89% M Jorgensen     D Tidrow        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  M Wilson        Single to RF
   O      1--      52%  F Taveras       Wilson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      54%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      55%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Jones facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  I DeJesus       Single to LF
   O      1--      55%  J Strain        Flyball: RF
          1--      60%  B Buckner       DeJesus Steals 2B; DeJesus to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   RO     --3      62%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; DeJesus Scores/unER
          ---      63%  S Henderson     Walk
   O      1--      61%  L Durham        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Lynn McGlothen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      64%  D Kingman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  H Brooks        Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Randy Jones facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      64%  K Reitz         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      63%  S Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  T Blackwell     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Lynn McGlothen facing 7-8-9
          ---      58%  A Trevino       Single to CF
          1--      55%  D Flynn         Trevino Steals 2B
   O      -2-      60%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      64%  R Jones         Strikeout
   O      -2-      68%  M Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Randy Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      66%  L McGlothen     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      64%  I DeJesus       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      66%  J Strain        Walk
   O      1--      63%  B Buckner       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Lynn McGlothen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  F Taveras       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      68%  L Mazzilli      Flyball: RF
          ---      67%  D Kingman       Walk
          1--      64%  R Staub         Single to RF; Kingman to 2B
   O      12-      70%  H Brooks        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Randy Jones facing 4-5-6
          ---      73%  S Henderson     Single to P
   O      1--      68%  L Durham        Henderson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      66%  " "             Popfly: SS
   O      ---      65%  K Reitz         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Lynn McGlothen facing 7-8-9
          ---      60%  A Trevino       Single to CF
   R      1--      41%  D Flynn         Double to LF; Trevino Scores
   O      -2-      43%  R Jones         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Flynn to 3B
          --3      40%  M Wilson        Single to 2B; Flynn stays at 3B
          1-3      38%  F Taveras       Wilson Steals 2B
   O      -23      49%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
   O      -23      56%  L Mazzilli      Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Randy Jones facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  S Thompson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      51%  T Blackwell     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  L McGlothen     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Lynn McGlothen facing 4-5-6
          ---      45%  D Kingman       Walk
                  Bill Caudill replaces Lynn McGlothen pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--      56%  R Staub         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      57%  H Brooks        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Randy Jones facing 1-2-3
          ---      62%  I DeJesus       Single to CF
   O      1--      58%  J Strain        Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      50%  B Buckner       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Bill Caudill facing 7-8-9
          ---      44%  A Trevino       Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Flynn         Strikeout
                  Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Randy Jones batting 9th
   OO     1--      58%  M Cubbage       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Hausman facing 4-5-6
                  Tom Hausman replaces Mike Cubbage pitching and batting 9th
          ---      70%  S Henderson     Single to 3B; Henderson to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
          -2-      77%  L Durham        Balk; Henderson to 3B
   O      --3      69%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3      57%  K Reitz         Groundout: SS-1B
          --3      59%  S Thompson      Intentional Walk
          1-3      60%  T Blackwell     Thompson Steals 2B
   O      -23      50%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Bill Caudill facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      55%  M Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      58%  F Taveras       Flyball: LF
          ---      55%  L Mazzilli      Walk
                  Dick Tidrow replaces Tim Blackwell pitching and batting 8th; Barry Foote replaces Bill Caudill playing C batting 9th
          1--      51%  D Kingman       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Mazzilli to 2B
   O      12-      60%  R Staub         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Hausman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      56%  B Foote         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      60%  I DeJesus       Single to LF
          1--      65%  J Strain        DeJesus Steals 2B
   O      -2-      58%  " "             Lineout: 3B
                  Jeff Reardon replaces Rusty Staub pitching and batting 5th; Mike Jorgensen replaces Tom Hausman playing 1B batting 9th
          -2-      59%  B Buckner       Intentional Walk
   RR     12-      94%  S Henderson     Triple to RF; DeJesus Scores; Buckner Scores
          --3      95%  L Durham        Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      93%  K Reitz         Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Dick Tidrow facing 6-7-8
          ---      86%  H Brooks        Single to RF
          1--      74%  A Trevino       Single to RF; Brooks to 2B
   O      12-      78%  D Flynn         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Brooks to 3B; Trevino to 2B
   O      -23      89%  M Jorgensen     Strikeout
   O      -23     100%  M Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 3.

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