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BAL  1
CHW  0

KCR  2
@BOS  1

NYY  6
@DET  4

MIL  7
TOR  6

MIN 16
OAK  5

SEA  2
CAL  1

TEX  3
CLE  2

(14)
CHC  5
ATL  3

LAD 13
@MON  3

NYM  2
SDP  1

SFG  8
@PHI  1

PIT  2
CIN  1

STL  9
HOU  5

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 8,403

Wednesday, May 18, 1983
Time of Game: 2:41
Braves
3
22-13
Lost 2
2nd, 3 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    3 10  0
Cubs            3  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  X    5 12  1
W: S Trout (3-5), L: R Behenna (3-2), S: B Campbell (2)
Cubs
5
13-20
Won 2
5th, 7 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Ramirez SS                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .281  .629    0    0   2   
  K Smith 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .644    0    4   2   
J Royster LF-SS               5   0   2   0    0   0  .242  .589    0    2   2   2·2B
D Murphy CF-LF                5   1   1   0    0   1  .315 1.034    0    3   0   
B Horner 3B                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .241  .828    0    0   1   GDP
B Watson 1B                   2   0   1   2    2   0  .500 1.121    0    6   0   
  R Camp P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .053  .200         1   1   
  C Washington PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .683    0    0   0   
  T Forster P                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.500         1   0   
T Harper RF                   3   0   1   1    2   0  .309  .833    0    1   1   
G Hubbard 2B                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .308  .853    0    2   4   2B
L Owen C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   0   
  B Pocoroba PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393    0    0   0   
R Behenna P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  R Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.458    0    0   0   
  P Falcone P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Moore P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Butler PH-CF              2   1   2   0    0   0  .245  .602    0    1   0   2B,SB
Totals                       37   3  10   3    7   4                    24  14
BATTING
2B: J Royster 2 (2, 2 off S Trout); B Butler (5, off S Trout); G Hubbard (6, off S Trout).
TB: J Royster 4; B Butler 3; R Ramirez 2; G Hubbard 2; B Watson; D Murphy; T Harper.
GIDP: B Horner (4).
RBI: B Watson 2 (9); T Harper (8).
2-out RBI: B Watson 2; T Harper.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 2 for 18.
BASERUNNING
SB: B Butler (8, 2nd base off W Brusstar/J Davis).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .205  .527    0    5   1   
L Bowa SS                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .291  .733    0    1   8   
B Buckner 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .549    0    7   2   
L Durham CF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .255  .849    0    2   0   2B
K Moreland RF                 4   2   2   2    0   0  .305  .905    0    1   0   HR
  B Campbell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
R Cey 3B                      4   1   2   2    0   0  .242  .620    0    0   3   HR,2B
J Johnstone LF                3   0   3   0    0   0  .176  .457    0    1   0   2B
  J Morales PH-RF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .400    0    0   0   
J Davis C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .258  .707    0    7   0   2B
S Trout P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .134    0    1   0   SH
  W Brusstar P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  G Woods RF-LF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .701    0    1   0   
Totals                       34   5  12   5    2   1                    27  14
BATTING
2B: J Davis (5, off R Camp); L Durham (1, off R Behenna); J Johnstone (1, off P Falcone); R Cey (4, off D Moore).
HR: K Moreland (6, off R Behenna; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs); R Cey (2, off P Falcone; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SH: S Trout (2, off P Falcone).
TB: R Cey 6; K Moreland 5; J Johnstone 4; J Davis 2; L Durham 2; G Woods; L Bowa; B Buckner.
RBI: R Cey 2 (14); K Moreland 2 (22); L Durham (17).
2-out RBI: K Moreland 2; L Durham; R Cey.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
FIELDING
DP: 1. R Cey-R Sandberg-B Buckner.
E: B Buckner (5).

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Behenna, L (3-2)             1     3   3   3    0   0   1   4.38    6     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 3     35    -     0.90  -0.24
P Falcone                      2.2   4   1   1    1   0   1   2.45   13     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 4          0-0    0.51  -0.00
D Moore                        1.1   3   1   1    0   1   0   6.75    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          2-0    0.27  -0.01
R Camp                         2     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.98    7     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.56   0.05
T Forster                      1     1   0   0    1   0   0   1.13    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.28   0.01
Totals                         8    12   5   5    2   1   2          37     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 1·12          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
S Trout, W (3-5)               5     6   2   2    6   2   0   4.27   28     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 2· 6     43    -     1.16   0.16
W Brusstar                     2     4   1   1    1   1   0   5.68   11     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 4          2-2    1.48  -0.05
B Campbell, S (2)              2     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.24    5     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.26   0.21
Totals                         9    10   3   3    7   4   0          44     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 2·10          3-2 
S Trout faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
W Brusstar faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: R Behenna (3).
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Dutch Rennert.
Time of Game: 2:41.
Attendance: 8,403.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 58° F, Wind 14mph in unknown direction, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Chicago Cubs                         
1. R Ramirez            SS    1. R Sandberg           2B 
2. J Royster            LF    2. L Bowa               SS 
3. D Murphy             CF    3. B Buckner            1B 
4. B Horner             3B    4. L Durham             CF 
5. B Watson             1B    5. K Moreland           RF 
6. T Harper             RF    6. R Cey                3B 
7. G Hubbard            2B    7. J Johnstone          LF 
8. L Owen               C     8. J Davis              C  
9. R Behenna            P     9. S Trout              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-1  -2-      16%  80% K Moreland      R Behenna       Home Run; Durham Scores
   t 8   0  5-3  1--      12%  93% B Horner        B Campbell      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 1   2  0-0  --3      10%  64% L Durham        R Behenna       Double; Bowa Scores
   t 2   0  3-0  1--     -10%  66% G Hubbard       S Trout         Double; Harper to 3B
   t 6   2  5-2  1-3      -8%  80% T Harper        W Brusstar      Single; Horner Scores; Watson to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trout facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  R Ramirez       Single
          1--      41%  J Royster       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Ramirez to 2B; Royster to 1B
   O      12-      46%  D Murphy        Strikeout
   O      12-      49%  B Horner        Groundout: SS-1B; Ramirez to 3B; Royster to 2B
   O      -23      55%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Behenna facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Sandberg      Flyball: CF
          ---      55%  L Bowa          Single
          1--      57%  B Buckner       Balk; Bowa to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Flyball: RF; Bowa to 3B
   R      --3      64%  L Durham        Double; Bowa Scores
   RR     -2-      80%  K Moreland      Home Run; Durham Scores
   O      ---      79%  R Cey           Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Trout facing 6-7-8
          ---      75%  T Harper        Walk
          1--      66%  G Hubbard       Double; Harper to 3B
   O      -23      73%  L Owen          Fielder's Choice 3B; Harper out at Hm/3B-C; Hubbard to 3B; Owen to 1B
                  Randy Johnson pinch hits for Rick Behenna batting 9th
   O      1-3      79%  R Johnson       Fielder's Choice 3B; Hubbard out at Hm/3B-C; Owen to 2B; Johnson to 1B
   O      12-      83%  R Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pete Falcone facing 7-8-9
                  Pete Falcone replaces Randy Johnson pitching and batting 9th
          ---      86%  J Johnstone     Double
   O      -2-      84%  J Davis         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      83%  S Trout         Groundout: SS-1B; Johnstone to 3B
   O      --3      81%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Trout facing 2-3-4
          ---      75%  J Royster       Double
   O      -2-      79%  D Murphy        Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-      82%  B Horner        Flyball: CF
          -2-      81%  B Watson        Walk
          12-      78%  T Harper        Walk; Royster to 3B; Watson to 2B
   O      123      85%  G Hubbard       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pete Falcone facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      84%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      85%  B Buckner       Single
   O      1--      84%  L Durham        Groundout: 2B-1B; Buckner to 2B
   O      -2-      83%  K Moreland      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Trout facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      85%  L Owen          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  P Falcone       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      85%  R Ramirez       Single
          1--      81%  J Royster       Double; Ramirez to 3B
   O      -23      87%  D Murphy        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pete Falcone facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      92%  R Cey           Home Run
          ---      93%  J Johnstone     Single
   O      1--      92%  J Davis         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      92%  S Trout         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Johnstone to 2B
          -2-      92%  R Sandberg      Walk
                  Donnie Moore replaces Pete Falcone pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      91%  L Bowa          Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 4.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Trout facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      92%  B Horner        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      90%  B Watson        Walk
   O      1--      92%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      91%  G Hubbard       Walk; Harper to 2B
   O      12-      94%  L Owen          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Donnie Moore facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      93%  B Buckner       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      93%  L Durham        Strikeout Looking
          ---      93%  K Moreland      Single
   R      1--      96%  R Cey           Double; Moreland Scores
   O      -2-      96%  J Johnstone     Single to RF; Cey out at Hm/RF-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 5.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Steve Trout facing 9-1-2
                  Brett Butler pinch hits for Donnie Moore batting 9th
          ---      93%  B Butler        Double
          -2-      91%  R Ramirez       Walk
                  Warren Brusstar replaces Steve Trout pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      94%  J Royster       Flyball: RF
   O      12-      96%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Butler to 3B
          1-3      94%  B Horner        Walk; Murphy to 2B
   RR     123      87%  B Watson        Single; Butler Scores; Murphy Scores; Horner to 3B
   R      1-3      80%  T Harper        Single; Horner Scores; Watson to 2B
   O      12-      85%  G Hubbard       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Rick Camp facing 8-9-1
                  Rick Camp replaces Bob Watson pitching and batting 5th; Ken Smith replaces Rafael Ramirez playing 1B batting 1st; Jerry Royster moves to SS; Dale Murphy moves to LF; Brett Butler moves to CF
          ---      89%  J Davis         Double
   O      -2-      87%  W Brusstar      Bunt Groundout: P-2B; Davis stays at 2B
   O      -2-      85%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-1B; Davis to 3B
   O      --3      83%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 5.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Warren Brusstar facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      86%  L Owen          Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      82%  B Butler        Single
          1--      80%  K Smith         Butler Steals 2B
   O      -2-      85%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      89%  J Royster       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Rick Camp facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      88%  B Buckner       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  L Durham        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      87%  K Moreland      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 5.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Warren Brusstar facing 3-4-5
          ---      81%  D Murphy        Single
                  Bill Campbell replaces Keith Moreland pitching and batting 5th; Gary Woods replaces Warren Brusstar playing RF batting 9th
   OO     1--      93%  B Horner        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  Claudell Washington pinch hits for Rick Camp batting 5th
   O      ---      94%  C Washington    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Terry Forster facing 6-7-8
                  Terry Forster replaces Claudell Washington pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---      94%  R Cey           Popfly: C
                  Jerry Morales pinch hits for Jay Johnstone batting 7th
   O      ---      93%  J Morales       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      94%  J Davis         Walk
          1--      94%  G Woods         Single; Davis to 2B
   O      12-      93%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Bill Campbell facing 6-7-8
                  Gary Woods moves to LF; Jerry Morales moves to RF
   O      ---      97%  T Harper        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  G Hubbard       Foul Flyball: C
                  Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Larry Owen batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  B Pocoroba      Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 5.

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