August 24, 1983 Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
TOR 4
(10) CLE 1
OAK 0 CLE 4
OAK 2 CHW 4
@KCR 3
(10) MIL 1
CAL 0
(14) MIN 8
BOS 7 NYY 6
SEA 3 DET 5
@TEX 2 CHC 3
CIN 0 LAD 3
MON 2 HOU 10
@PIT 4 SDP 3
NYM 2 SFG 5
PHI 3 ATL 11
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 17,955

Wednesday, August 24, 1983
Time of Game: 2:15

Reds

58-70

Lost 1

6th, 18 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  0
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  1   2  0  X    3 11  0

W: C Rainey (13-10), L: M Soto (14-10)

Cubs

56-70

Won 1

5th, 8½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Milner CF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .270  .748    0    6   0   SB
D Walker LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .665    0    3   0   
D Concepcion SS               3   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .611    0    0   2   
D Driessen 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .839    0    5   0   
J Bench 3B                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .251  .729    0    1   0   
R Oester 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .709    0    3   3   
P Householder RF              3   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .686    0    1   0   GDP
A Trevino C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .529    0    5   0   
  T Foley PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .197  .547    0    0   0   
M Soto P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .157  .369    0    0   1   
  A Knicely PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .629    0    0   0   
Totals                       27   0   1   0    2   5                    24   6

BATTING

TB: E Milner.

GIDP: P Householder (6).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Concepcion-R Oester-D Driessen 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Milner (31, 2nd base off C Rainey/S Lake).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Bosley LF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .417 1.250    0    1   0   
  G Woods PR-LF               0   1   0   0    0   0  .235  .605         0   0   
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .268  .689    0    1   4   
M Hall CF                     4   0   2   2    0   0  .285  .802    0    2   0   2B
L Durham 1B                   2   1   1   0    2   0  .268  .871    0   14   1   3B,IW
K Moreland RF                 3   0   0   1    0   1  .294  .807    0    0   0   SF
R Cey 3B                      2   0   2   0    1   0  .271  .796    0    0   3   
  T Veryzer 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .504    0    0   0   
S Lake C                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .690    0    5   0   2·GDP
L Bowa SS                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .254  .625    0    3   5   
C Rainey P                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .174  .443    0    1   2   
Totals                       32   3  11   3    3   5                    27  15

BATTING

2B: M Hall (14, off M Soto).

3B: L Durham (7, off M Soto).

SF: K Moreland (9, off M Soto).

IBB: L Durham (9, by M Soto).

TB: L Durham 3; M Hall 3; R Cey 2; T Bosley 2; C Rainey 2; L Bowa; S Lake.

GIDP: S Lake 2 (3).

RBI: M Hall 2 (30); K Moreland (54).

2-out RBI: M Hall 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Sandberg-L Bowa-L Durham.

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
M Soto, L (14-10)              8    11   3   3    3   5   0   2.60   36     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 3·11     50    -     1.02   0.01
Totals                         8    11   3   3    3   5   0          36     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 3·11           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Rainey, W (13-10)            9     1   0   0    2   5   0   3.94   29     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 2· 1     88    -     1.04   0.51
Totals                         9     1   0   0    2   5   0          29     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 2· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Soto (5; L Durham).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 17,955.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 9mph in unknown direction, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Chicago Cubs                         
1. E Milner             CF    1. T Bosley             LF 
2. D Walker             LF    2. R Sandberg           2B 
3. D Concepcion         SS    3. M Hall               CF 
4. D Driessen           1B    4. L Durham             1B 
5. J Bench              3B    5. K Moreland           RF 
6. R Oester             2B    6. R Cey                3B 
7. P Householder        RF    7. S Lake               C  
8. A Trevino            C     8. L Bowa               SS 
9. M Soto               P     9. C Rainey             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  0-1  12-      15%  94% M Hall          M Soto          Double; Rainey Scores; Woods Scores
   b 6   0  0-0  ---      15%  72% L Durham        M Soto          Triple
   b 5   1  0-0  1-3      -9%  57% R Sandberg      M Soto          Strikeout Looking
   b 5   1  0-0  1--       9%  66% T Bosley        M Soto          Single; Rainey to 3B
   t 7   0  1-0  -2-       8%  66% D Walker        C Rainey        Popfly: P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Rainey facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  E Milner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Walker        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  D Concepcion    Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  T Bosley        Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Looking
          ---      52%  M Hall          Single
          1--      54%  L Durham        Walk; Hall to 2B
   O      12-      50%  K Moreland      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Rainey facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  D Driessen      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  J Bench         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  R Oester        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 6-7-8
          ---      59%  R Cey           Walk
   O      1--      55%  S Lake          Flyball: CF
          1--      59%  L Bowa          Single; Cey to 2B
   O      12-      54%  C Rainey        Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Bowa to 2B; Rainey to 1B
   O      12-      50%  T Bosley        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Rainey facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  P Householder   Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  A Trevino       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  M Soto          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  R Sandberg      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  M Hall          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  L Durham        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Rainey facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  E Milner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      55%  D Walker        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      56%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  K Moreland      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      56%  R Cey           Single
   OO     1--      50%  S Lake          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Rainey facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  D Driessen      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Bench         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      56%  R Oester        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      54%  L Bowa          Strikeout
          ---      57%  C Rainey        Single
          1--      66%  T Bosley        Single; Rainey to 3B
   O      1-3      57%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3      50%  M Hall          Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Rainey facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  P Householder   Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  A Trevino       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  M Soto          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 4-5-6
          ---      72%  L Durham        Triple
   RO     --3      73%  K Moreland      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Durham Scores
          ---      75%  R Cey           Single
   OO     1--      70%  S Lake          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Chuck Rainey facing 1-2-3
                  Tom Veryzer replaces Ron Cey playing 3B batting 6th
          ---      63%  E Milner        Walk
          1--      58%  D Walker        Milner Steals 2B
   O      -2-      66%  " "             Popfly: P
   O      -2-      73%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      80%  D Driessen      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mario Soto facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      78%  L Bowa          Popfly: 2B
          ---      80%  C Rainey        Single
          1--      82%  T Bosley        Single; Rainey to 2B
                  Gary Woods pinch runs for Thad Bosley batting 1st
   O      12-      79%  R Sandberg      Flyball: CF
   RR     12-      94%  M Hall          Double; Rainey Scores; Woods Scores
          -2-      94%  L Durham        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      94%  K Moreland      Lineout: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Chuck Rainey facing 5-6-7
                  Gary Woods moves to LF
          ---      89%  J Bench         Walk
   O      1--      93%  R Oester        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      97%  P Householder   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mario Soto facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  T Veryzer       Flyball: LF
          ---      98%  S Lake          Single
   O      1--      97%  L Bowa          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      97%  C Rainey        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Chuck Rainey facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Foley pinch hits for Alex Trevino batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  T Foley         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Alan Knicely pinch hits for Mario Soto batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  A Knicely       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      99%  E Milner        Single
   O      1--     100%  D Walker        Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHN198308240

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation