April 17, 1987 Montreal Expos at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 23,023

Friday, April 17, 1987
Time of Game: 2:46

Expos

2-6

Lost 1

5th, 3½ GB

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

W: R Sutcliffe (2-1), L: F Youmans (0-2)

Cubs

4-5

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Candaele LF                 2   0   0   0    2   0  .385  .962    0    2   0   
M Webster RF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .273  .678    0    4   0   
A Galarraga 1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .716    0    2   0   GDP
  W Johnson PH-1B             3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .833    0    5   0   SB
  J Parrett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Wallach 3B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .797    0    2   5   
J Reed C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .481    0    4   0   
  B Campbell P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  L Rivera SS                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    0    0   0   
V Law 2B-1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .748    0    2   0   
T Foley SS-2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .385    0    1   2   
H Winningham CF               3   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .553    0    0   0   
F Youmans P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .600    0    0   0   
  A McGaffigan P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Nichols PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .384    0    0   0   
  J Stefero C                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .200    0    2   0   
Totals                       30   0   4   0    4   6                    24   8

BATTING

TB: T Wallach; M Webster; H Winningham; W Johnson.

GIDP: A Galarraga (3).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: T Wallach (2); W Johnson (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Johnson (1, 2nd base off R Sutcliffe/J Davis).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Walker LF                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .148  .381    0    0   0   
R Sandberg 2B                 5   1   0   0    0   0  .206  .784    0    2   5   
  M Trillo 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
A Dawson RF                   4   0   1   2    1   0  .194  .664    0    2   0   2B
  B Dayett RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.133         0   0   
K Moreland 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .219  .531    0    1   0   
L Durham 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .250  .695    0   10   0   
J Davis C                     4   3   4   2    0   0  .381 1.149    0    7   0   HR,2B
D Martinez CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .458    0    4   0   
S Dunston SS                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .167  .411    0    1   1   2B,SB
R Sutcliffe P                 4   1   2   3    0   1  .500 1.458    0    0   1   2B,SB
Totals                       37   7  11   7    2   6                    27   7

BATTING

2B: A Dawson (1, off B Campbell); S Dunston (2, off B Campbell); J Davis (1, off F Youmans); R Sutcliffe (2, off B Campbell).

HR: J Davis (2, off F Youmans; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: J Davis 8; R Sutcliffe 3; S Dunston 3; A Dawson 2; K Moreland; L Durham.

RBI: R Sutcliffe 3 (3); J Davis 2 (4); A Dawson 2 (6).

2-out RBI: A Dawson 2; R Sutcliffe.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Sandberg-L Durham.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Dunston (2, 2nd base off F Youmans/J Reed); R Sutcliffe (1, 2nd base off A McGaffigan/J Reed).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Youmans, L (0-2)             3.2   5   3   3    2   3   1   6.92   18     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 5     40    -     0.77  -0.14
A McGaffigan                   1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.25    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          1-0    0.39   0.03
B Campbell                     2     5   4   2    0   1   0  22.50   13     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 5          0-0    0.19  -0.08
J Parrett                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    11   7   5    2   6   1          39     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0·11          1-0

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 Sutcliffe, W (2-1)           9     4   0   0    4   6   0   2.75   34     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1· 3     81    -     0.85   0.32
Totals                         9     4   0   0    4   6   0          34     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 23,023.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Chicago Cubs                         
1. C Candaele           LF    1. C Walker             LF 
2. M Webster            RF    2. R Sandberg           2B 
3. A Galarraga          1B    3. A Dawson             RF 
4. T Wallach            3B    4. K Moreland           3B 
5. J Reed               C     5. L Durham             1B 
6. V Law                2B    6. J Davis              C  
7. T Foley              SS    7. D Martinez           CF 
8. H Winningham         CF    8. S Dunston            SS 
9. F Youmans            P     9. R Sutcliffe          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  1--      16%  75% J Davis         F Youmans       Home Run; Durham Scores
   t 6   2  3-0  123       8%  91% J Reed          R Sutcliffe     Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 4   1  2-0  1-3       8%  73% T Wallach       R Sutcliffe     Flyball: 1B
   t 4   1  2-0  1--      -7%  65% W Johnson       R Sutcliffe     Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Candaele to 3B
   b 4   2  0-2  -2-       7%  85% R Sutcliffe     F Youmans       Single to RF; Davis Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  C Candaele      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      50%  M Webster       Walk
   OO     1--      55%  A Galarraga     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Youmans facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  C Walker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      51%  R Sandberg      Flyball: RF
          ---      52%  A Dawson        Walk
   O      1--      50%  K Moreland      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  T Wallach       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  J Reed          Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      55%  V Law           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Youmans facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  L Durham        Single to RF
   RR     1--      75%  J Davis         Home Run; Durham Scores
   O      ---      73%  D Martinez      Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      75%  S Dunston       Single to CF
          1--      76%  R Sutcliffe     Dunston Steals 2B
   O      -2-      74%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      74%  C Walker        Walk
   O      12-      71%  R Sandberg      Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Sutcliffe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      74%  T Foley         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      75%  H Winningham    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      76%  F Youmans       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Floyd Youmans facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      75%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      74%  K Moreland      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      73%  L Durham        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
          ---      68%  C Candaele      Walk
   O      1--      73%  M Webster       Flyball: CF
                  Wallace Johnson pinch hits for Andres Galarraga batting 3rd
          1--      65%  W Johnson       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Candaele to 3B
   O      1-3      73%  T Wallach       Flyball: 1B
          1-3      72%  J Reed          Johnson Steals 2B
   O      -23      79%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Floyd Youmans facing 6-7-8
                  Wallace Johnson moves to 1B
          ---      83%  J Davis         Double to LF
   O      -2-      80%  D Martinez      Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      77%  S Dunston       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      85%  R Sutcliffe     Single to RF; Davis Scores
                  Andy McGaffigan replaces Floyd Youmans pitching and batting 9th
          1--      85%  C Walker        Sutcliffe Steals 2B
   O      -2-      83%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Sutcliffe facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  V Law           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  T Foley         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  H Winningham    Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Andy McGaffigan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      87%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      87%  K Moreland      Single to LF
   O      1--      86%  L Durham        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Sutcliffe facing 9-1-2
                  Reid Nichols pinch hits for Andy McGaffigan batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  R Nichols       Strikeout Looking
          ---      86%  C Candaele      Walk
          1--      82%  M Webster       Single to LF; Candaele to 2B
   O      12-      87%  W Johnson       Flyball: CF
          12-      83%  T Wallach       Walk; Candaele to 3B; Webster to 2B
   O      123      91%  J Reed          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bill Campbell facing 6-7-8
                  Bill Campbell replaces Jeff Reed pitching and batting 5th; John Stefero replaces Reid Nichols playing C batting 9th
          ---      92%  J Davis         Single to LF
   O      1--      91%  D Martinez      Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      94%  S Dunston       Double to LF; Davis to 3B
   RR     -23      98%  R Sutcliffe     Double to LF; Davis Scores; Dunston Scores
   O      -2-      97%  C Walker        Groundout: P-1B
          -2-      97%  R Sandberg      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Sutcliffe to 3B; Sandberg to 1B
   RR     1-3      99%  A Dawson        Double to LF; Sutcliffe Scores/unER; Sandberg Scores/unER
   O      -2-      99%  K Moreland      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 7.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-7, Rick Sutcliffe facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  V Law           Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  T Foley         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  H Winningham    Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  J Stefero       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-0, Bill Campbell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  L Durham        Strikeout
          ---     100%  J Davis         Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  D Martinez      Flyball: RF
          1--     100%  S Dunston       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Davis to 3B; Dunston to 2B
   O      -23     100%  R Sutcliffe     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 7.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-7, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  C Candaele      Lineout: 1B
   O      ---     100%  M Webster       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---     100%  W Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-0, Jeff Parrett facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Parrett replaces Wallace Johnson pitching and batting 3rd; Vance Law moves to 1B; Tom Foley moves to 2B; Luis Rivera replaces Bill Campbell playing SS batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  C Walker        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 7.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-7, Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
                  Manny Trillo replaces Ryne Sandberg playing 2B batting 2nd; Brian Dayett replaces Andre Dawson playing RF batting 3rd
          ---     100%  T Wallach       Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  L Rivera        Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  V Law           Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  T Foley         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 7.

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