September 4, 1983 Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 17,750

Sunday, September 4, 1983
Time of Game: 3:12

Astros

72-64

Lost 2

3rd, 7 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  0   2  3  1   0  0  0    7 14  0
Cubs            2  1  0   1  1  0   0  4  X    9 12  0

W: W Brusstar (3-1), L: B Dawley (6-6), S: L Smith (24)

Cubs

62-74

Won 2

5th, 8½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Doran 2B                    4   2   3   4    1   1  .276  .764    0    3   5   HR,SB
T Puhl CF-RF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .314  .817    0    2   0   
D Thon SS                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .294  .806    0    2   2   
J Cruz LF                     4   1   2   2    0   1  .320  .865    0    0   0   HR,SF
R Knight 1B                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .307  .803    0   10   0   2B
  T Scott CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .573         0   0   
D Walling RF-1B               4   0   3   0    1   1  .277  .755    0    1   0   CS
P Garner 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .237  .668    0    1   3   GDP
A Ashby C                     2   2   1   1    2   1  .241  .722    0    4   1   SF
V Ruhle P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .368    0    0   1   SH
  K Bass PH                   1   1   1   0    0   0  .223  .593    0    0   0   
  D Smith P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  B Dawley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444         0   0   
  H Spilman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .169  .487    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   7  14   7    6   8                    24  12

BATTING

2B: R Knight (32, off C Lefferts).

HR: B Doran (8, off M Proly; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs); J Cruz (12, off C Lefferts; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SF: A Ashby (4, off C Rainey); J Cruz (2, off C Rainey).

SH: V Ruhle (4, off C Rainey).

TB: B Doran 6; J Cruz 5; D Walling 3; R Knight 3; K Bass; A Ashby; T Puhl; P Garner.

GIDP: P Garner (4).

RBI: B Doran 4 (37); J Cruz 2 (75); A Ashby (32).

2-out RBI: B Doran 3.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Garner-B Doran-R Knight.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Doran (11, 2nd base off C Rainey/S Lake).

CS: D Walling (2, 2nd base by C Rainey/S Lake).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   1   1    1   0  .269  .687    0    4   3   CS
B Buckner LF                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .286  .762    0    1   0   3B,SF
  G Woods LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .596         0   0   
M Hall CF                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .287  .847    0    3   0   
R Cey 3B                      4   1   1   1    0   2  .273  .798    0    0   2   2B,GDP
K Moreland RF                 3   1   2   1    1   0  .298  .832    0    1   0   2B
L Durham 1B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .259  .849    0    6   0   IW
  W Brusstar P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   1   
  D Rohn PH                   1   1   1   0    0   0  .600 2.067    0    0   0   
  T Veryzer SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .515         0   0   
S Lake C                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .649    0    4   1   
  J Davis PH-C                2   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .786    0    5   0   
L Bowa SS                     3   2   2   0    0   0  .261  .636    0    0   3   2B
  J Johnstone PH              1   1   1   1    0   0  .262  .818    0    0   0   
  L Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347         0   0   
C Rainey P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .457    0    0   2   2·SH
  M Proly P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .258         0   0   
  C Lefferts P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .269         0   0   
  C Martinez 1B               2   1   1   3    0   1  .341 1.071    0    2   1   HR
Totals                       31   9  12   9    3   4                    27  13

BATTING

2B: K Moreland (23, off V Ruhle); L Bowa (16, off V Ruhle); R Cey (28, off V Ruhle).

3B: B Buckner (5, off D Smith).

HR: C Martinez (5, off B Dawley; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SF: B Buckner (4, off V Ruhle).

SH: C Rainey 2 (10, 2 off V Ruhle).

IBB: L Durham (12, by V Ruhle).

TB: C Martinez 4; K Moreland 3; B Buckner 3; L Bowa 3; R Cey 2; M Hall 2; J Johnstone; R Sandberg; D Rohn.

GIDP: R Cey (17).

RBI: C Martinez 3 (11); R Cey (71); K Moreland (59); R Sandberg (42); J Johnstone (19); B Buckner (56); M Hall (41).

2-out RBI: C Martinez 3; K Moreland; J Johnstone; R Sandberg; R Cey.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 5 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Bowa-R Sandberg-C Martinez.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Sandberg (10, 2nd base by V Ruhle/A Ashby).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Ruhle                        4     6   4   4    2   1   0   3.78   19     -       ·  ·      8· 2· 0· 6     33    -     0.89  -0.28
D Smith                        3.1   4   3   3    1   2   0   3.11   14     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 1· 4          0-0    1.34   0.00
B Dawley, BS (2), L (6-6)      0.2   2   2   2    0   1   1   2.82    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          2-2    3.17  -0.69
Totals                         8    12   9   9    3   4   1          37     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 1·12          2-2

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                       4.2  10   5   5    4   3   0   4.16   27     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 0·10     23    -     1.48  -0.13
M Proly                        0.1   1   1   1    0   0   1   3.65    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-2    1.41  -0.37
C Lefferts                     0.1   2   1   1    1   0   1   3.22    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.82  -0.15
W Brusstar, W (3-1)            2.2   1   0   0    0   3   0   2.06    8     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 1          2-0    0.60   0.12
L Smith, S (24)                1     0   0   0    1   2   0   1.50    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.10   0.07
Totals                         9    14   7   7    6   8   2          45     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 0·14          4-2

Balks: None.

WP: V Ruhle (1).

IBB: V Ruhle (7; L Durham).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 3:12.

Attendance: 17,750.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs                         
1. B Doran              2B    1. R Sandberg           2B 
2. T Puhl               CF    2. B Buckner            LF 
3. D Thon               SS    3. M Hall               CF 
4. J Cruz               LF    4. R Cey                3B 
5. R Knight             1B    5. K Moreland           RF 
6. D Walling            RF    6. L Durham             1B 
7. P Garner             3B    7. S Lake               C  
8. A Ashby              C     8. L Bowa               SS 
9. V Ruhle              P     9. C Rainey             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  7-6  1-3      64%  93% C Martinez      B Dawley        Home Run; Rohn Scores; Johnstone Scores
   t 5   2  4-3  1-3     -38%  27% B Doran         M Proly         Home Run; Ashby Scores; Bass Scores
   b 8   2  7-5  12-      15%  30% J Johnstone     B Dawley        Single to RF; Moreland Scores; Rohn to 3B
   t 6   1  5-6  ---     -13%  23% J Cruz          C Lefferts      Home Run
   b 4   2  3-3  -2-      13%  67% R Sandberg      V Ruhle         Single to RF; Bowa Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Rainey facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  B Doran         Single to CF
          1--      44%  T Puhl          Doran Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      52%  D Thon          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      55%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Sandberg      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  B Buckner       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  M Hall          Single to CF
   R      1--      64%  R Cey           Double to LF; Hall Scores
   R      -2-      73%  K Moreland      Double to CF; Cey Scores
          -2-      74%  L Durham        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      71%  S Lake          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Chuck Rainey facing 5-6-7
          ---      67%  R Knight        Single to LF
          1--      61%  D Walling       Single to CF; Knight to 2B
          12-      52%  P Garner        Single to SS; Knight to 3B; Walling to 2B
   RO     123      54%  A Ashby         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Knight Scores; Walling to 3B
   O      1-3      61%  V Ruhle         Fielder's Choice P; Walling out at Hm/P-C; Garner to 2B; Ruhle to 1B
          12-      58%  B Doran         Walk; Garner to 3B; Ruhle to 2B
   O      123      66%  T Puhl          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Vern Ruhle facing 8-9-1
          ---      71%  L Bowa          Double to LF
   O      -2-      71%  C Rainey        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Bowa to 3B
          --3      72%  R Sandberg      Walk
   RO     1-3      74%  B Buckner       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bowa Scores
          1--      75%  M Hall          Wild Pitch; Sandberg to 2B
   O      -2-      72%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Chuck Rainey facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      75%  D Thon          Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
          ---      75%  R Knight        Walk
          1--      73%  D Walling       Single to 2B; Knight to 2B
   O      12-      77%  P Garner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Vern Ruhle facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      76%  R Cey           Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  K Moreland      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      74%  L Durham        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Chuck Rainey facing 8-9-1
          ---      70%  A Ashby         Walk
   O      1--      72%  V Ruhle         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ashby to 2B
   R      -2-      63%  B Doran         Single to RF; Ashby Scores
          1--      58%  T Puhl          Single to 2B; Doran to 2B
          12-      50%  D Thon          Walk; Doran to 3B; Puhl to 2B
   RO     123      50%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Doran Scores; Puhl to 3B
   O      1-3      56%  R Knight        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Vern Ruhle facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  S Lake          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      56%  L Bowa          Single to CF
   O      1--      54%  C Rainey        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Bowa to 2B
   R      -2-      67%  R Sandberg      Single to RF; Bowa Scores
   O      1--      65%  B Buckner       Sandberg Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 4.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Chuck Rainey facing 6-7-8
          ---      59%  D Walling       Single to RF
   O      1--      68%  P Garner        Walling Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      70%  " "             Flyball: RF
          ---      68%  A Ashby         Single to LF
                  Kevin Bass pinch hits for Vern Ruhle batting 9th
          1--      64%  K Bass          Single to CF; Ashby to 3B
                  Mike Proly replaces Chuck Rainey pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    1-3      27%  B Doran         Home Run; Ashby Scores; Bass Scores
   O      ---      27%  T Puhl          Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-6, Dave Smith facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Smith replaces Kevin Bass pitching and batting 9th
          ---      40%  B Buckner       Triple to RF
   R      --3      46%  M Hall          Single to RF; Buckner Scores
   OO     1--      35%  R Cey           Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---      37%  K Moreland      Single to CF
   O      1--      33%  L Durham        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 5.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Craig Lefferts facing 3-4-5
                  Craig Lefferts replaces Mike Proly pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      36%  D Thon          Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      23%  J Cruz          Home Run
          ---      19%  R Knight        Double to LF (LF-CF)
          -2-      18%  D Walling       Walk
                  Warren Brusstar replaces Leon Durham pitching and batting 6th; Carmelo Martinez replaces Craig Lefferts playing 1B batting 9th
   OO     12-      25%  P Garner        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-7, Dave Smith facing 7-8-9
                  Jody Davis pinch hits for Steve Lake batting 7th
   O      ---      21%  J Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      19%  L Bowa          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      17%  C Martinez      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 5.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Warren Brusstar facing 8-9-1
                  Jody Davis moves to C
   O      ---      19%  A Ashby         Strikeout
   O      ---      20%  D Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      21%  B Doran         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-7, Dave Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      17%  R Sandberg      Popfly: P
   O      ---      14%  B Buckner       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      13%  M Hall          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Warren Brusstar facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      14%  T Puhl          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      15%  D Thon          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      14%  J Cruz          Single to 1B
   O      1--      15%  R Knight        Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-7, Dave Smith facing 4-5-6
                  Denny Walling moves to 1B; Tony Scott replaces Ray Knight playing CF batting 5th; Terry Puhl moves to RF
   O      ---      11%  R Cey           Strikeout
          ---      16%  K Moreland      Walk
                  Dan Rohn pinch hits for Warren Brusstar batting 6th
          1--      24%  D Rohn          Single to LF; Moreland to 2B
                  Bill Dawley replaces Dave Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      15%  J Davis         Strikeout
                  Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Larry Bowa batting 8th
   R      12-      30%  J Johnstone     Single to RF; Moreland Scores; Rohn to 3B
   RRR    1-3      93%  C Martinez      Home Run; Rohn Scores; Johnstone Scores
   O      ---      93%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 9.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-9, Lee Smith facing 6-7-8
                  Lee Smith replaces Jay Johnstone pitching and batting 8th; Tom Veryzer replaces Dan Rohn playing SS batting 6th; Gary Woods replaces Bill Buckner playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---      97%  D Walling       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  P Garner        Strikeout
          ---      97%  A Ashby         Walk
                  Harry Spilman pinch hits for Bill Dawley batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  H Spilman       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation