May 19, 1984 Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 34,122

Saturday, May 19, 1984
Time of Game: 2:23

Astros

15-23

Lost 2

5th, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          2  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    4 12  1
Cubs            1  1  1   0  0  0   2  0  X    5 10  0

W: R Reuschel (1-1), L: B Dawley (2-3), S: L Smith (7)

Cubs

22-15

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Puhl RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .578    0    3   0   
C Reynolds SS                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .268  .685    0    1   3   2B
J Cruz LF                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .260  .739    0    1   0   2B,CS
J Mumphrey CF                 2   1   1   1    1   0  .308  .767    0    3   0   SF
E Cabell 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .321  .835    0   10   1   2B
R Knight 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .614    0    1   4   
H Spilman C                   3   0   2   1    0   0  .294  .653    0    2   1   2B,SF
  T Scott PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .543         0   0   
B Doran 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .179  .511    0    3   4   GDP
  K Bass PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .621    0    0   0   
B Knepper P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .105  .413    0    0   0   
  B Dawley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F DiPino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Garner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .509    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   4  12   4    1   4                    24  13

BATTING

2B: H Spilman (1, off L Smith); E Cabell (3, off R Reuschel); C Reynolds (8, off R Reuschel); J Cruz (5, off R Reuschel).

SF: H Spilman (2, off R Reuschel); J Mumphrey (1, off R Reuschel).

TB: C Reynolds 3; E Cabell 3; J Cruz 3; H Spilman 3; T Puhl; J Mumphrey; B Doran; R Knight.

GIDP: B Doran (2).

RBI: H Spilman (3); J Mumphrey (21); R Knight (12); E Cabell (10).

2-out RBI: E Cabell.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Reynolds-B Doran-E Cabell; R Knight-B Doran-E Cabell.

PB: H Spilman (1).

E: B Dawley (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Cruz (3, 2nd base by R Reuschel/J Davis).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Dernier CF                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .296  .752    0    5   0   SH
R Sandberg 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .322  .879    0    1   1   SH
G Matthews LF                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .281  .804    0    2   0   2B
  L Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
L Durham 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .319 1.003    0    5   1   2B,CS,GDP
K Moreland RF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .267  .684    0    2   0   
R Cey 3B                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .769    0    1   1   
J Davis C                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .828    0    4   1   GDP
L Bowa SS                     3   1   3   0    0   0  .231  .606    0    5   3   2·2B,SB
R Reuschel P                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .125  .361    0    1   1   SF
  H Cotto PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .646         0   0   
  R Hebner PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .550 1.604    0    0   0   2B
  G Woods LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .949         1   0   
Totals                       29   5  10   4    2   2                    27   8

BATTING

2B: G Matthews (6, off B Knepper); L Durham (5, off B Knepper); R Hebner (2, off B Dawley); L Bowa 2 (8, 2 off B Knepper).

SF: R Reuschel (1, off B Knepper).

SH: B Dernier (5, off B Dawley); R Sandberg (4, off B Dawley).

TB: L Bowa 5; K Moreland 2; R Hebner 2; L Durham 2; G Matthews 2; J Davis; R Sandberg.

GIDP: J Davis (5); L Durham (2).

RBI: G Matthews (17); R Hebner (5); R Reuschel (2); L Durham (28).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Sandberg-L Bowa; R Cey-L Durham; L Bowa-L Durham.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Bowa (2, 2nd base off B Knepper/H Spilman).

CS: L Durham (2, 3rd base by B Knepper/H Spilman).

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
B Knepper                      6     9   4   4    1   2   0   2.55   26     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0· 9     39    -     1.27  -0.09
B Dawley, BS (2), L (2-3)      0.1   1   1   1    1   0   0   3.38    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          1-1    1.61  -0.36
F DiPino                       1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.32    4     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.74   0.13
Totals                         8    10   5   5    2   2   0          34     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0·10          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
R Reuschel, W (1-1)            7    11   4   4    1   2   0   4.44   29     -       ·  ·      4·10· 1·11     40    -     1.13  -0.10
L Smith, S (7)                 2     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.44    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 1          0-0    2.57   0.28
Totals                         9    12   4   4    1   4   0          36     -       ·  ·      5·12· 2·12           -

B Knepper faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 34,122.

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. E Cabell             1B    5. K Moreland           RF 
6. R Knight             3B    6. R Cey                3B 
7. H Spilman            C     7. J Davis              C  
8. B Doran              2B    8. L Bowa               SS 
9. B Knepper            P     9. R Reuschel           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  4-3  -2-      21%  70% R Hebner        B Dawley        Double; Bowa Scores
   b 7   0  4-4  -2-      15%  85% B Dernier       B Dawley        Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Hebner Scores/No RBI; Dernier to 2B
   t 4   0  3-2  1--     -14%  44% E Cabell        R Reuschel      Double; Mumphrey to 3B
   t 9   1  5-4  ---     -14%  78% H Spilman       L Smith         Double
   b 7   0  4-3  ---      13%  49% L Bowa          B Knepper       Double

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Puhl          Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  C Reynolds      Single
          1--      41%  J Cruz          Double; Reynolds to 3B
   RO     -23      41%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Reynolds Scores; Cruz to 3B
   R      --3      33%  E Cabell        Single; Cruz Scores
   O      1--      34%  R Knight        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
          ---      38%  B Dernier       Walk
          1--      48%  R Sandberg      Single; Dernier to 3B
   RO     1-3      45%  G Matthews      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Dernier Scores
   O      1--      43%  L Durham        Groundout: SS-1B; Matthews to 2B
   O      -2-      39%  K Moreland      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rick Reuschel facing 7-8-9
          ---      36%  H Spilman       Single
   OO     1--      43%  B Doran         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  B Knepper       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  R Cey           Flyball: RF
          ---      44%  J Davis         Single
          1--      54%  L Bowa          Double; Davis to 3B
   RO     -23      54%  R Reuschel      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Davis Scores; Bowa to 3B
   O      --3      50%  B Dernier       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  T Puhl          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  C Reynolds      Strikeout
          ---      53%  J Cruz          Single
   O      1--      55%  J Mumphrey      Cruz Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Knepper facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      58%  G Matthews      Double
   R      -2-      69%  L Durham        Double; Matthews Scores
   O      -2-      64%  K Moreland      Durham Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
          ---      65%  " "             Single
          1--      66%  R Cey           Passed Ball; Moreland to 2B
   O      -2-      63%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Rick Reuschel facing 4-5-6
          ---      58%  J Mumphrey      Single
          1--      44%  E Cabell        Double; Mumphrey to 3B
   R      -23      35%  R Knight        Single; Mumphrey Scores; Cabell to 3B
   RO     1-3      37%  H Spilman       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cabell Scores
          1--      34%  B Doran         Single; Knight to 2B
   O      12-      38%  B Knepper       Strikeout
   O      12-      42%  T Puhl          Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Bob Knepper facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      39%  J Davis         Popfly: 1B
          ---      43%  L Bowa          Single
          1--      45%  R Reuschel      Bowa Steals 2B
   O      -2-      41%  " "             Flyball: CF; Bowa to 3B
   O      --3      36%  B Dernier       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rick Reuschel facing 2-3-4
          ---      29%  C Reynolds      Double
   O      -2-      34%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
          -2-      32%  J Mumphrey      Walk
   OO     12-      41%  E Cabell        Double Play: Flyball: 2B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Bob Knepper facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      38%  R Sandberg      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      35%  G Matthews      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      33%  L Durham        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rick Reuschel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      36%  R Knight        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      38%  H Spilman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      39%  B Doran         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
          ---      45%  K Moreland      Single
   O      1--      39%  R Cey           Strikeout
   OO     1--      30%  J Davis         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 3.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rick Reuschel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      33%  B Knepper       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      30%  T Puhl          Single
   OO     1--      36%  C Reynolds      Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Bob Knepper facing 8-9-1
          ---      49%  L Bowa          Double
                  Bill Dawley replaces Bob Knepper pitching and batting 9th; Henry Cotto pinch hits for Rick Reuschel batting 9th; Richie Hebner pinch hits for Henry Cotto batting 9th
   R      -2-      70%  R Hebner        Double; Bowa Scores
   R      -2-      85%  B Dernier       Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Hebner Scores/No RBI; Dernier to 2B
   O      -2-      84%  R Sandberg      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Dernier to 3B
          --3      85%  G Matthews      Walk
                  Frank DiPino replaces Bill Dawley pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1-3      75%  L Durham        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Lee Smith facing 3-4-5
                  Lee Smith replaces Gary Matthews pitching and batting 3rd; Gary Woods replaces Richie Hebner playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      87%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-4, Frank DiPino facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  K Moreland      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  R Cey           Flyball: LF
   O      ---      84%  J Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Lee Smith facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      91%  R Knight        Flyball: SS
          ---      78%  H Spilman       Double
                  Kevin Bass pinch hits for Bill Doran batting 8th; Tony Scott pinch runs for Harry Spilman batting 7th
   O      -2-      89%  K Bass          Lineout: SS
                  Phil Garner pinch hits for Frank DiPino batting 9th
   O      -2-     100%  P Garner        Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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