August 23, 1983 Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 15,607

Tuesday, August 23, 1983
Time of Game: 2:42

Reds

58-69

Won 1

6th, 17 GB

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

W: J Russell (2-0), L: F Jenkins (4-9), S: B Hayes (6)

Cubs

55-70

Lost 1

5th, 9½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Milner CF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .270  .747    0    2   0   SB,IW
D Walker LF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .681    0    4   0   CS
D Concepcion SS               4   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .615    0    0   1   2·CS
  B Scherrer P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .282         0   0   
  B Hayes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
D Driessen 1B                 4   0   1   1    0   2  .291  .847    0    9   0   SB
P Householder RF              3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .694    0    3   0   CS
R Oester 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .272  .714    0    0   1   
N Esasky 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   3  .248  .721    0    0   2   
D Bilardello C                4   1   1   0    0   0  .221  .590    0    9   1   
J Russell P                   3   1   1   2    0   0  .286 1.232    0    0   2   HR
  T Foley SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .555         0   1   
Totals                       31   4   6   3    4   9                    27   8

BATTING

HR: J Russell (1, off F Jenkins; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

IBB: E Milner (2, by M Proly).

TB: J Russell 4; D Driessen; D Bilardello; D Concepcion; D Walker; E Milner.

RBI: J Russell 2 (3); D Driessen (48).

2-out RBI: J Russell 2; D Driessen.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: D Concepcion (10); D Driessen (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Driessen (4, 2nd base off F Jenkins/J Davis); E Milner (30, 2nd base off F Jenkins/J Davis).

CS: D Concepcion 2 (9, 2nd base by C Lefferts/J Davis, 2nd base by B Campbell/J Davis); P Householder (8, 2nd base by C Lefferts/J Davis); D Walker (3, 2nd base by F Jenkins/J Davis).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hall CF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .282  .795    0    2   0   2B
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .270  .695    0    1   4   SB
L Durham LF                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .267  .860    0    1   0   SF
J Davis C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .797    0    9   3   
R Cey 3B                      4   1   1   0    0   2  .268  .791    0    0   0   
K Moreland RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .296  .814    0    1   0   
C Martinez 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .953    0    9   1   
L Bowa SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .626    0    4   1   
F Jenkins P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .465    0    0   2   
  T Bosley PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .400 1.300    0    0   0   
  C Lefferts P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .269         0   1   
  M Proly P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .258         0   1   
  J Johnstone PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .805    0    0   0   
  B Campbell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   2   6   1    1   7                    27  13

BATTING

2B: M Hall (13, off J Russell).

SF: L Durham (3, off B Scherrer).

TB: M Hall 3; R Sandberg 2; K Moreland; R Cey.

RBI: L Durham (54).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: R Sandberg (11); R Cey (16).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Sandberg (30, 2nd base off J Russell/D Bilardello).

PO: M Hall (1st base by J Russell).

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 Russell, W (2-0)             7     6   2   1    1   5   0   1.57   29     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 2· 6     63    -     1.11   0.11
B Scherrer, H (8)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.04    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    3.24   0.08
B Hayes, S (6)                 1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   5.95    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.65   0.18
Totals                         9     6   2   1    1   7   0          35     -       ·  ·      9·10· 2· 6          3-1

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Jenkins, L (4-9)             5     5   3   3    0   5   1   4.08   19     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 5     50    -     0.68  -0.13
C Lefferts                     1.1   0   1   0    2   2   0   2.96    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.68   0.04
M Proly                        0.2   0   0   0    2   0   0   3.62    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          1-1    0.99  -0.06
B Campbell                     2     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.82    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.28   0.03
Totals                         9     6   4   3    4   9   1          35     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 0· 6          1-1

J Russell faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Proly (12; E Milner).

PO: J Russell (1; M Hall, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Bob Davidson.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 15,607.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 15mph in unknown direction, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Chicago Cubs                         
1. E Milner             CF    1. M Hall               CF 
2. D Walker             LF    2. R Sandberg           2B 
3. D Concepcion         SS    3. L Durham             LF 
4. D Driessen           1B    4. J Davis              C  
5. P Householder        RF    5. R Cey                3B 
6. R Oester             2B    6. K Moreland           RF 
7. N Esasky             3B    7. C Martinez           1B 
8. D Bilardello         C     8. L Bowa               SS 
9. J Russell            P     9. F Jenkins            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  1--      18%  77% J Russell       F Jenkins       Home Run; Bilardello Scores
   b 8   0  4-1  -2-     -11%  75% R Sandberg      J Russell       Single; Hall to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  --3       9%  58% D Driessen      F Jenkins       Single; Milner Scores
   t 7   1  1-3  12-       9%  94% D Bilardello    M Proly         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Oester Scores/unER/No RBI; Esasky to 3B; Bilardello to 2B
   b 8   0  4-1  1-3       8%  84% L Durham        B Scherrer      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hall Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  E Milner        Single
          1--      56%  D Walker        Milner Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      49%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-1B; Milner to 3B
   R      --3      58%  D Driessen      Single; Milner Scores
          1--      59%  P Householder   Driessen Steals 2B
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Russell facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  M Hall          Single
   O      1--      58%  R Sandberg      Hall Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---      56%  " "             Single
          1--      54%  L Durham        Sandberg Steals 2B
   O      -2-      58%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      61%  J Davis         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  R Oester        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      57%  N Esasky        Strikeout
          ---      59%  D Bilardello    Single
   RR     1--      77%  J Russell       Home Run; Bilardello Scores
   O      ---      76%  E Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Jeff Russell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      78%  R Cey           Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      80%  K Moreland      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      81%  C Martinez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 2-3-4
          ---      83%  D Walker        Single
   O      1--      79%  D Concepcion    Walker Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      78%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      78%  D Driessen      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Jeff Russell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      80%  L Bowa          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      82%  F Jenkins       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  M Hall          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      81%  P Householder   Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      80%  R Oester        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      80%  N Esasky        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Jeff Russell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      82%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  L Durham        Lineout: RF
   O      ---      85%  J Davis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      84%  D Bilardello    Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      83%  J Russell       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  E Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Jeff Russell facing 5-6-7
          ---      78%  R Cey           Single
   O      1--      80%  K Moreland      Groundout: P-1B; Cey to 2B
   O      -2-      84%  C Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B; Cey to 3B
   R      --3      76%  L Bowa          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Cey Scores/unER/No RBI
                  Thad Bosley pinch hits for Fergie Jenkins batting 9th
          1--      73%  T Bosley        Walk; Bowa to 2B
   O      12-      79%  M Hall          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Craig Lefferts facing 2-3-4
                  Craig Lefferts replaces Thad Bosley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      77%  D Walker        Strikeout
          ---      79%  D Concepcion    Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      76%  D Driessen      Concepcion Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      75%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Jeff Russell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      79%  R Sandberg      Lineout: LF
   O      ---      81%  L Durham        Groundout: C-1B
          ---      79%  J Davis         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      83%  R Cey           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Craig Lefferts facing 5-6-7
          ---      85%  P Householder   Walk
   O      1--      81%  R Oester        Householder Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---      83%  " "             Walk
                  Mike Proly replaces Craig Lefferts pitching and batting 9th
          1--      85%  N Esasky        Walk; Oester to 2B
   R      12-      94%  D Bilardello    Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Oester Scores/unER/No RBI; Esasky to 3B; Bilardello to 2B
   O      -23      91%  J Russell       Groundout: P-1B
          -23      91%  E Milner        Intentional Walk
   O      123      88%  D Walker        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Jeff Russell facing 6-7-8
          ---      84%  K Moreland      Single
   O      1--      88%  C Martinez      Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      91%  L Bowa          Foul Flyball: C
                  Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Mike Proly batting 9th
   O      1--      94%  J Johnstone     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 1.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bill Campbell facing 3-4-5
                  Bill Campbell replaces Jay Johnstone pitching and batting 9th
          ---      94%  D Concepcion    Single
   O      1--      93%  D Driessen      Concepcion Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      92%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      92%  P Householder   Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Jeff Russell facing 1-2-3
          ---      86%  M Hall          Double
          -2-      75%  R Sandberg      Single; Hall to 3B
                  Bill Scherrer replaces Dave Concepcion pitching and batting 3rd; Tom Foley replaces Jeff Russell playing SS batting 9th
   RO     1-3      84%  L Durham        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hall Scores
                  Ben Hayes replaces Bill Scherrer pitching and batting 3rd
   O      1--      88%  J Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B; Sandberg to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  R Cey           Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 2.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bill Campbell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      92%  R Oester        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      92%  N Esasky        Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  D Bilardello    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Ben Hayes facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  K Moreland      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  C Martinez      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  L Bowa          Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation