May 18, 1984 Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 16,812

Friday, May 18, 1984
Time of Game: 2:45

Astros

15-22

Lost 1

5th, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  1   0  3  1   0  0  1    6 10  1
Cubs            2  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  2    7 11  0

W: T Stoddard (3-0), L: D Smith (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Cubs

21-15

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Puhl RF                     4   1   1   1    1   0  .220  .584    0    4   0   CS
C Reynolds SS                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .259  .663    0    4   3   2B
J Cruz LF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .252  .724    0    1   0   
J Mumphrey CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .305  .763    0    2   0   
H Spilman 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .214  .464    0    6   1   
M Bailey C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .245  .643    0    5   0   2B
P Garner 3B                   2   1   0   1    1   2  .196  .513    0    1   1   SF
B Doran 2B                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .175  .506    0    3   2   3B
J Niekro P                    1   0   1   1    0   0  .118  .236    0    0   1   
  K Bass PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .259  .626    0    0   0   
  M Madden P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  T Scott PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .543    0    0   0   
  V Ruhle P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  E Cabell PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .312  .814    0    0   0   HR
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  F DiPino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   6  10   6    3   3                    26   9

BATTING

2B: M Bailey (1, off D Noles); C Reynolds (7, off C Rainey).

3B: B Doran (2, off C Rainey).

HR: E Cabell (3, off T Stoddard; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

SF: P Garner (1, off D Noles).

TB: B Doran 4; E Cabell 4; M Bailey 2; C Reynolds 2; K Bass; H Spilman; T Puhl; J Niekro; J Mumphrey.

RBI: C Reynolds (13); P Garner (9); T Puhl (4); K Bass (12); E Cabell (9); J Niekro (1).

2-out RBI: E Cabell.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

PB: M Bailey (4).

E: J Niekro (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Puhl (3, 2nd base by D Noles/J Davis).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Dernier CF                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .302  .761    0    6   0   SB
R Sandberg 2B                 5   1   2   0    0   0  .322  .883    0    2   3   2B,SB
G Matthews LF                 3   2   1   0    2   1  .279  .793    0    3   0   
L Durham 1B                   4   2   3   4    0   0  .322 1.011    0    3   0   HR,2B,SF
M Hall RF                     1   1   1   2    0   0  .287  .771    0    0   0   HR,SF
  K Moreland PH-RF            1   0   0   0    1   0  .254  .667    0    3   0   SH
R Cey 3B                      4   0   2   0    1   1  .240  .792    0    0   0   IW
J Davis C                     3   0   1   0    2   0  .302  .840    0    5   1   2·IW
L Bowa SS                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .546    0    5   3   
C Rainey P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .301    0    0   0   
  D Noles P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Johnstone PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .533    0    0   0   
  T Stoddard P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Woods PH                  0   0   0   1    1   0  .333  .949    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   7  11   7    8   5                    27   7

BATTING

2B: L Durham (4, off D Smith); R Sandberg (10, off M Madden).

HR: M Hall (2, off J Niekro; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs); L Durham (8, off J Niekro; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

SF: M Hall (1, off J Niekro); L Durham (1, off J Niekro).

SH: K Moreland (1, off D Smith).

IBB: J Davis 2 (2, by M Madden, by F DiPino); R Cey (5, by F DiPino).

TB: L Durham 7; M Hall 4; R Sandberg 3; R Cey 2; J Davis; G Matthews; B Dernier.

RBI: L Durham 4 (27); M Hall 2 (13); G Woods (2).

2-out RBI: G Woods.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Davis.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Dernier (12, 2nd base off J Niekro/M Bailey); R Sandberg (6, 2nd base off J Niekro/M Bailey).

PO: B Dernier (1st base by J Niekro).

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
J Niekro                       4     6   5   5    3   2   2   3.05   21     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 6     29    -     0.78  -0.32
M Madden                       2     2   0   0    1   0   0   2.93    9     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 2          0-0    1.22   0.12
V Ruhle                        2     1   0   0    1   3   0   2.22    8     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 1          0-0    1.73   0.19
D Smith, BS (1), L (0-1)       0.1   2   2   2    0   0   0   1.80    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    3.83  -0.63
F DiPino                       0.1   0   0   0    3   0   0   3.63    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-1    5.34  -0.17
Totals                         8.2  11   7   7    8   5   2          45     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1·11          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
C Rainey                       5     6   5   5    2   2   0   4.70   23     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 0· 6     35    -     1.06  -0.17
D Noles, BS (3)                3     3   0   0    0   0   0   5.32   10     -       ·  ·      0· 7· 0· 3          1-1    1.79   0.16
T Stoddard, W (3-0)            1     1   1   1    1   1   1   1.61    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.36  -0.30
Totals                         9    10   6   6    3   3   1          38     -       ·  ·      6·16· 0·10          1-1

C Rainey faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Niekro (2).

IBB: M Madden (3; J Davis); F DiPino 2 (5; R Cey, J Davis).

PO: J Niekro (0; B Dernier, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 16,812.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs                         
1. T Puhl               RF    1. B Dernier            CF 
2. C Reynolds           SS    2. R Sandberg           2B 
3. J Cruz               LF    3. G Matthews           LF 
4. J Mumphrey           CF    4. L Durham             1B 
5. H Spilman            1B    5. M Hall               RF 
6. M Bailey             C     6. R Cey                3B 
7. P Garner             3B    7. J Davis              C  
8. B Doran              2B    8. L Bowa               SS 
9. J Niekro             P     9. C Rainey             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  6-5  1--      48%  81% L Durham        D Smith         Double; Matthews Scores
   t 9   2  5-5  ---     -41%  19% E Cabell        T Stoddard      Home Run
   b 9   2  6-6  123      34% 100% G Woods         F DiPino        Walk; Durham Scores; Cey to 3B; Davis to 2B
   b 9   1  6-6  123     -17%  66% L Bowa          F DiPino        Popfly: 3B
   t 6   0  5-4  1--     -17%  43% M Bailey        D Noles         Double; Spilman to 3B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Puhl          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      55%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  B Dernier       Walk
          1--      61%  R Sandberg      Dernier Steals 2B
          -2-      67%  " "             Single; Dernier to 3B
          1-3      68%  G Matthews      Sandberg Steals 2B
          -23      71%  " "             Walk
   RO     123      71%  L Durham        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Dernier Scores; Sandberg to 3B
   RO     1-3      72%  M Hall          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Sandberg Scores
          1--      74%  R Cey           Single; Matthews to 3B
   O      1-3      70%  J Davis         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Chuck Rainey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      73%  H Spilman       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      74%  M Bailey        Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  P Garner        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Niekro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      73%  C Rainey        Strikeout
          ---      73%  B Dernier       Single
          1--      74%  R Sandberg      Dernier Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Dernier to 2B
   O      -2-      72%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Chuck Rainey facing 8-9-1
          ---      62%  B Doran         Triple
   R      --3      57%  J Niekro        Single; Doran Scores
   O      1--      61%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Puhl to 1B
   O      1--      65%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Reynolds to 1B
   O      1--      67%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Joe Niekro facing 3-4-5
          ---      70%  G Matthews      Walk
   RR     1--      85%  L Durham        Home Run; Matthews Scores
   R      ---      90%  M Hall          Home Run
          ---      91%  R Cey           Single
   O      1--      90%  J Davis         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Davis to 1B
   O      1--      89%  L Bowa          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bowa to 1B
          1--      89%  C Rainey        Wild Pitch; Bowa to 2B
   O      -2-      88%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 5.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Chuck Rainey facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  J Mumphrey      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      91%  H Spilman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  M Bailey        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      91%  B Dernier       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  R Sandberg      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      90%  G Matthews      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 5.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Chuck Rainey facing 7-8-9
          ---      87%  P Garner        Walk
          1--      82%  B Doran         Single; Garner to 2B
                  Kevin Bass pinch hits for Joe Niekro batting 9th
   R      12-      71%  K Bass          Single; Garner Scores; Doran to 3B
   RO     1-3      75%  T Puhl          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Doran Scores; Puhl to 1B
   R      1--      62%  C Reynolds      Double; Puhl Scores
   O      -2-      67%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      71%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-4, Mike Madden facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Madden replaces Kevin Bass pitching and batting 9th
          ---      74%  L Durham        Single
                  Keith Moreland pinch hits for Mel Hall batting 5th
   O      1--      71%  K Moreland      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Moreland to 1B
          1--      73%  R Cey           Passed Ball; Moreland to 2B
   O      -2-      70%  " "             Flyball: RF
          -2-      71%  J Davis         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      67%  L Bowa          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 5.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Chuck Rainey facing 5-6-7
                  Keith Moreland moves to RF
          ---      61%  H Spilman       Single
                  Dickie Noles replaces Chuck Rainey pitching and batting 9th
          1--      43%  M Bailey        Double; Spilman to 3B
   RO     -23      42%  P Garner        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Spilman Scores; Bailey to 3B
   OO     --3      57%  B Doran         Double Play: Foul Flyball: C unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Mike Madden facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      54%  D Noles         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      52%  B Dernier       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  R Sandberg      Double
   O      -2-      50%  G Matthews      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 5.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Dickie Noles facing 9-1-2
                  Tony Scott pinch hits for Mike Madden batting 9th
   O      ---      54%  T Scott         Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  T Puhl          Single
   O      1--      57%  C Reynolds      Puhl Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      59%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Vern Ruhle facing 4-5-6
                  Vern Ruhle replaces Tony Scott pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      55%  L Durham        Lineout: SS
          ---      59%  K Moreland      Walk
   O      1--      54%  R Cey           Strikeout
          1--      60%  J Davis         Single; Moreland to 3B; Davis to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -23      50%  L Bowa          Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Dickie Noles facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      55%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  J Mumphrey      Single
   O      1--      56%  H Spilman       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      61%  M Bailey        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Vern Ruhle facing 9-1-2
                  Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Dickie Noles batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  J Johnstone     Strikeout
   O      ---      53%  B Dernier       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  R Sandberg      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Tim Stoddard facing 7-8-9
                  Tim Stoddard replaces Jay Johnstone pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  P Garner        Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  B Doran         Flyball: RF
                  Enos Cabell pinch hits for Vern Ruhle batting 9th
   R      ---      19%  E Cabell        Home Run
          ---      18%  T Puhl          Walk
   O      1--      20%  C Reynolds      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-6, Dave Smith facing 3-4-5
                  Dave Smith replaces Enos Cabell pitching and batting 9th
          ---      33%  G Matthews      Single
   R      1--      81%  L Durham        Double; Matthews Scores
   O      -2-      83%  K Moreland      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Durham to 3B
                  Frank DiPino replaces Dave Smith pitching and batting 9th
          --3      82%  R Cey           Intentional Walk
          1-3      83%  J Davis         Intentional Walk; Cey to 2B
   O      123      66%  L Bowa          Popfly: 3B
                  Gary Woods pinch hits for Tim Stoddard batting 9th
   R      123     100%  G Woods         Walk; Durham Scores; Cey to 3B; Davis to 2B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation