April 29, 1987 San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 11,120

Wednesday, April 29, 1987
Time of Game: 3:18

Giants

15-7

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          1  0  1   1  0  0   1  0  0    4  9  4
Cubs            1  0  2   3  1  0   1  0  X    8 13  1

W: G Maddux (1-2), L: R Mason (1-1), S: E Lynch (1)

Cubs

10-9

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Kutcher 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .750    0    2   0   
  W Clark PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .270  .823    0    0   0   
  M LaCoss P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Youngblood PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
  J Gott P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
C Davis CF                    4   2   2   0    1   0  .296  .807    0    1   0   2B
J Leonard LF                  4   1   1   1    1   0  .359 1.052    0    0   0   
C Maldonado RF                5   0   2   1    0   2  .337  .883    0    0   1   2B
H Spilman 1B-3B               4   0   2   1    0   1  .400  .917    0    7   2   SF
B Melvin C                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .754    0    3   1   GDP
M Williams SS                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .148  .513    0    1   8   HR
C Speier 2B                   2   0   1   0    2   0  .382 1.088    0    3   3   
R Mason P                     1   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .347    0    0   0   
  G Minton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  M Aldrete PH-1B             2   0   0   0    0   1  .391  .858    0    7   1   
Totals                       34   4   9   4    7   7                    24  17

BATTING

2B: C Davis (3, off G Maddux); C Maldonado (8, off G Maddux).

HR: M Williams (2, off G Maddux; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: H Spilman (1, off D Noles).

TB: M Williams 4; C Maldonado 3; C Davis 3; H Spilman 2; J Leonard; C Speier.

GIDP: B Melvin (1).

RBI: H Spilman (3); C Maldonado (13); J Leonard (14); M Williams (4).

2-out RBI: C Maldonado.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Speier-M Williams-H Spilman.

E: C Davis (1); C Speier (1); C Maldonado 2 (2).

BASERUNNING

PO: C Davis (1st base by G Maddux).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Walker LF                   5   1   2   2    0   1  .219  .532    0    3   0   SB,GDP
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .290  .837    0    2   5   
A Dawson RF                   5   1   5   2    0   0  .286  .955    0    1   1   HR,3B,2B
K Moreland 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .164  .425    0    0   0   
  E Lynch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
L Durham 1B                   4   2   2   0    1   0  .300  .946    0    8   0   IW
J Davis C                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .345 1.008    0    7   0   2B
S Dunston SS                  3   2   0   0    1   0  .205  .501    0    0   4   SB
D Martinez CF                 3   2   3   3    1   0  .234  .685    0    4   0   3B,IW
G Maddux P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   2   
  J Mumphrey PH               1   0   0   1    0   0  .429 1.413    0    0   0   
  D Noles P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Trillo 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .277    0    1   0   
Totals                       37   8  13   8    4   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: A Dawson (5, off R Mason); J Davis (4, off G Minton).

3B: A Dawson (1, off M LaCoss); D Martinez (1, off R Mason).

HR: A Dawson (6, off R Mason; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: E Lynch (2, off J Gott).

IBB: L Durham (2, by J Gott); D Martinez (2, by G Minton).

TB: A Dawson 11; D Martinez 5; J Davis 2; C Walker 2; L Durham 2.

GIDP: C Walker (1).

RBI: D Martinez 3 (6); A Dawson 2 (19); C Walker 2 (4); J Mumphrey (4).

2-out RBI: A Dawson.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 19.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Dunston-R Sandberg-L Durham.

PB: J Davis (3).

E: G Maddux (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Dunston (3, 2nd base off M LaCoss/B Melvin); C Walker (9, 2nd base off R Mason/B Melvin).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Mason, L (1-1)               3.1   6   6   5    1   3   1   4.50   17     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 6     28    -     1.14  -0.44
G Minton                       1.2   4   1   1    1   0   0   2.79   11     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 4          1-1    0.83  -0.05
M LaCoss                       2     2   1   1    1   0   0   5.19    9     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.25  -0.01
J Gott                         1     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.38    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         8    13   8   7    4   4   1          42     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0·13          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
G Maddux, W (1-2)              5     7   3   2    2   6   1   5.96   24     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 1· 7     47    -     1.01  -0.08
D Noles                        1.1   1   1   1    3   1   0   4.70    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.93  -0.03
E Lynch, S (1)                 2.2   1   0   0    2   0   0   3.15   10     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 1          1-0    0.63   0.10
Totals                         9     9   4   3    7   7   1          42     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 9          1-0

Balks: G Maddux (3).

WP: None.

IBB: G Minton (3; D Martinez); J Gott (1; L Durham).

PO: G Maddux (1; C Davis, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jim Quick.

Time of Game: 3:18.

Attendance: 11,120.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Chicago Cubs                         
1. R Kutcher            3B    1. C Walker             LF 
2. C Davis              CF    2. R Sandberg           2B 
3. J Leonard            LF    3. A Dawson             RF 
4. C Maldonado          RF    4. K Moreland           3B 
5. H Spilman            1B    5. L Durham             1B 
6. B Melvin             C     6. J Davis              C  
7. M Williams           SS    7. S Dunston            SS 
8. C Speier             2B    8. D Martinez           CF 
9. R Mason              P     9. G Maddux             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  3-3  12-      22%  82% D Martinez      R Mason         Triple to CF; Durham Scores; Dunston Scores/unER
   t 4   1  3-2  ---     -12%  53% M Williams      G Maddux        Home Run
   b 3   0  2-1  ---      11%  55% D Martinez      R Mason         Single to RF; Martinez to 3B/Adv on E9/Adv on E9
   b 1   2  1-0  ---      10%  51% A Dawson        R Mason         Home Run
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-     -10%  42% C Maldonado     G Maddux        Double to CF; Davis Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Kutcher       Strikeout
          ---      48%  C Davis         Double to LF
   O      -2-      52%  J Leonard       Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      42%  C Maldonado     Double to CF; Davis Scores
   O      -2-      45%  H Spilman       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Mason facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  C Walker        Strikeout
   O      ---      41%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      51%  A Dawson        Home Run
   O      ---      50%  K Moreland      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Greg Maddux facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  B Melvin        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  M Williams      Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  C Speier        Single to P
   O      1--      55%  R Mason         Lineout: RF-1B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Roger Mason facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  L Durham        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      51%  J Davis         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  S Dunston       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Kutcher       Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  C Davis         Single to RF
          1--      45%  J Leonard       Davis Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Davis to 3B
   R      --3      39%  " "             Single to 2B; Davis Scores/unER
   O      1--      41%  C Maldonado     Strikeout
          1--      40%  H Spilman       Balk; Leonard to 2B
   O      -2-      44%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Roger Mason facing 8-9-1
          ---      55%  D Martinez      Single to RF; Martinez to 3B/Adv on E9/Adv on E9
   O      --3      49%  G Maddux        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      --3      56%  C Walker        Single to LF; Martinez Scores
          1--      58%  R Sandberg      Walker Steals 2B
          -2-      60%  " "             Walk
   RO     12-      65%  A Dawson        Double to RF; Walker Scores; Sandberg out at Hm/RF-1B-3B
   O      -2-      62%  K Moreland      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Greg Maddux facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      65%  B Melvin        Groundout: P-SS-1B
   R      ---      53%  M Williams      Home Run
          ---      50%  C Speier        Walk
          1--      45%  R Mason         Walk; Speier to 2B
   O      12-      51%  R Kutcher       Flyball: CF
   O      12-      56%  C Davis         Groundout: 2B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Roger Mason facing 5-6-7
          ---      60%  L Durham        Single to RF
   O      1--      56%  J Davis         Flyball: 1B
          1--      61%  S Dunston       Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Durham to 2B; Dunston to 1B
   RR     12-      82%  D Martinez      Triple to CF; Durham Scores; Dunston Scores/unER
                  Greg Minton replaces Roger Mason pitching and batting 9th
          --3      83%  G Maddux        Fielder's Choice ; Maddux to 1B
   R      1-3      88%  C Walker        Single to CF; Martinez Scores; Maddux to 2B
   O      12-      86%  R Sandberg      Flyball: 3B
          12-      87%  A Dawson        Single to 3B; Maddux to 3B; Walker to 2B
   O      123      83%  K Moreland      Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 6.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-6, Greg Maddux facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      86%  J Leonard       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      87%  C Maldonado     Strikeout Looking
          ---      86%  H Spilman       Single to LF
   O      1--      88%  B Melvin        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-3, Greg Minton facing 5-6-7
          ---      90%  L Durham        Single to CF
          1--      94%  J Davis         Double to RF; Durham to 3B
   O      -23      92%  S Dunston       Flyball: 2B
          -23      92%  D Martinez      Intentional Walk
                  Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Greg Maddux batting 9th
   R      123      95%  J Mumphrey      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Durham Scores; Davis to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   OO     123      92%  C Walker        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 7.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-7, Dickie Noles facing 7-8-9
                  Dickie Noles replaces Jerry Mumphrey pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  M Williams      Flyball: CF
          ---      92%  C Speier        Walk
                  Mike Aldrete pinch hits for Greg Minton batting 9th
          1--      91%  M Aldrete       Passed Ball; Speier to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  Will Clark pinch hits for Randy Kutcher batting 1st
          -2-      92%  W Clark         Walk
   O      12-      95%  C Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-3, Mike LaCoss facing 2-3-4
                  Mike LaCoss replaces Will Clark pitching and batting 1st; Mike Aldrete moves to 1B; Harry Spilman moves to 3B
   O      ---      95%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      96%  A Dawson        Triple to RF
   O      --3      95%  K Moreland      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      94%  L Durham        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 7.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-7, Dickie Noles facing 3-4-5
          ---      91%  J Leonard       Walk
          1--      84%  C Maldonado     Single to LF; Leonard to 3B
   RO     1-3      88%  H Spilman       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Leonard Scores; Maldonado to 2B
                  Ed Lynch replaces Keith Moreland pitching and batting 4th; Manny Trillo replaces Dickie Noles playing 3B batting 9th
   O      -2-      91%  B Melvin        Flyball: LF
          -2-      90%  M Williams      Walk
   O      12-      94%  C Speier        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-4, Mike LaCoss facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      94%  J Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      94%  S Dunston       Walk
          1--      95%  D Martinez      Dunston Steals 2B
   R      -2-      97%  " "             Single to LF; Dunston Scores; Martinez to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  M Trillo        Groundout: SS-1B; Martinez to 3B
   O      --3      96%  C Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 8.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-8, Ed Lynch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  M Aldrete       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Mike LaCoss batting 1st
   O      ---      98%  J Youngblood    Flyball: CF
          ---      98%  C Davis         Walk
   O      1--      99%  J Leonard       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-4, Jim Gott facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Gott replaces Joel Youngblood pitching and batting 1st
   O      ---      99%  R Sandberg      Strikeout
          ---      99%  A Dawson        Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  E Lynch         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Dawson to 2B
          -2-      99%  L Durham        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      98%  J Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 8.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-8, Ed Lynch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  C Maldonado     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      98%  H Spilman       Single to CF
   OO     1--     100%  B Melvin        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation