July 4, 1987 San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 30,929

Saturday, July 4, 1987
Time of Game: 3:31

Giants

39-40

Lost 1

3rd, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   2  0  0   1  0  0    3  8  1
Cubs            1  0  2   2  0  0   0  0  X    5 15  1

W: R Sutcliffe (11-4), L: A Hammaker (4-6), S: L Smith (21)

Cubs

42-38

Won 1

4th, 7½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Thompson 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .742    0    5   4   
  H Spilman PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .904    0    0   0   
  K Comstock P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
  B Melvin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .663    0    0   0   
M Aldrete RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .321  .764    0    1   0   
J Leonard LF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .309  .895    0    3   0   
W Clark 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   2  .320  .923    0    5   1   
C Brown 3B                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .242  .730    0    2   1   HR,SB
C Speier SS-2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .766    0    1   3   
C Davis CF                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .242  .732    0    0   0   HR
B Brenly C                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .248  .807    0    6   1   2B
A Hammaker P                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    0   0   
  J Gott P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .500         0   0   
  E Milner PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .185  .487    0    0   0   
  M LaCoss P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .080  .195         0   0   
  J Uribe PH-SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .770    0    1   1   SB
  J Youngblood PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .612    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   3   8   3    2  12                    24  11

BATTING

2B: B Brenly (9, off R Sutcliffe).

HR: C Davis (12, off R Sutcliffe; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); C Brown (6, off R Sutcliffe; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: C Brown 5; C Davis 5; B Brenly 3; W Clark; A Hammaker.

RBI: C Brown 2 (17); C Davis (39).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 4. C Speier-R Thompson-W Clark 3; R Thompson-W Clark.

E: R Thompson (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Uribe (5, 2nd base off R Sutcliffe/J Sundberg); C Brown (1, 2nd base off R Sutcliffe/J Sundberg).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Dernier CF                  4   2   3   1    1   0  .385 1.005    0    3   0   HR,SB
M Trillo 1B-3B                5   0   3   2    0   2  .277  .784    0    3   1   
A Dawson RF                   4   0   2   1    1   0  .288  .851    0    4   0   SB,IW
G Matthews LF                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .211  .523    0    1   0   GDP,IW
  D Martinez PR-LF            0   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .794         0   1   
  B Dayett PH-LF              0   0   0   0    1   0  .329 1.038    0    0   0   
K Moreland 3B                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .223  .652    0    1   1   GDP
  L Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Sundberg C                  2   0   1   0    3   0  .226  .722    0   12   0   
P Noce 2B                     5   1   3   0    0   0  .309  .769    0    2   0   2B
M Brumley SS                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .207  .564    0    0   2   IW
R Sutcliffe P                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .136  .445    0    0   0   GDP
  L Durham 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .876         1   0   
Totals                       35   5  15   4    8   6                    27   5

BATTING

2B: P Noce (6, off M LaCoss).

HR: B Dernier (4, off A Hammaker; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

IBB: G Matthews (1, by M LaCoss); A Dawson (2, by M LaCoss); M Brumley (1, by M LaCoss).

TB: B Dernier 6; P Noce 4; M Trillo 3; M Brumley 2; A Dawson 2; R Sutcliffe; J Sundberg.

GIDP: R Sutcliffe (1); K Moreland (8); G Matthews (1).

RBI: M Trillo 2 (15); A Dawson (65); B Dernier (12).

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 5 for 20.

FIELDING

E: P Noce (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Dawson (7, 2nd base off M LaCoss/B Brenly); B Dernier (11, 3rd base off M LaCoss/B Brenly).

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
A Hammaker, L (4-6)            2     6   3   3    2   1   1   3.49   12     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 4· 1     31    -     1.00  -0.22
J Gott                         2     4   2   2    0   3   0   4.86   10     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 2          2-0    0.98  -0.08
M LaCoss                       2     3   0   0    3   1   0   4.62   10     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 2· 1          0-0    0.57   0.04
K Comstock                     1.1   2   0   0    2   0   0   3.05    8     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.54   0.02
J Robinson                     0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.86    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.62   0.03
Totals                         8    15   5   5    8   6   1          43     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 7· 4          4-0

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 (11-4)          8     8   3   3    2  10   2   3.54   34     -       ·  ·      5·10· 4· 3     62    -     1.16   0.12
L Smith, S (21)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.87    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.16   0.15
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2  12   2          37     -       ·  ·      6·10· 4· 3          1-0

A Hammaker faced 4 batters in the 3rd inning.
R Sutcliffe faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: K Comstock (1).

WP: J Gott (3); K Comstock (3).

IBB: M LaCoss 3 (7; M Brumley, A Dawson, G Matthews).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Bob Davidson.

Time of Game: 3:31.

Attendance: 30,929.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Chicago Cubs                         
1. R Thompson           2B    1. B Dernier            CF 
2. M Aldrete            RF    2. M Trillo             1B 
3. J Leonard            LF    3. A Dawson             RF 
4. W Clark              1B    4. G Matthews           LF 
5. C Brown              3B    5. K Moreland           3B 
6. C Speier             SS    6. J Sundberg           C  
7. C Davis              CF    7. P Noce               2B 
8. B Brenly             C     8. M Brumley            SS 
9. A Hammaker           P     9. R Sutcliffe          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  3-0  1--     -15%  62% C Brown         R Sutcliffe     Home Run; Clark Scores
   b 2   1  0-1  1-3     -10%  61% M Brumley       A Hammaker      Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---      10%  65% B Dernier       A Hammaker      Home Run
   b 4   0  2-3  1--       8%  80% M Brumley       J Gott          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Noce to 3B
   t 7   0  5-2  ---      -8%  81% C Davis         R Sutcliffe     Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Thompson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  M Aldrete       Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  J Leonard       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Atlee Hammaker facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      65%  B Dernier       Home Run
   O      ---      63%  M Trillo        Strikeout
          ---      65%  A Dawson        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      60%  G Matthews      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      63%  W Clark         Strikeout
          ---      60%  C Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      63%  C Speier        Strikeout
          1--      62%  C Davis         Brown Steals 2B
   O      -2-      66%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Atlee Hammaker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      64%  K Moreland      Popfly: 2B
          ---      66%  J Sundberg      Walk
          1--      71%  P Noce          Single to CF (Line Drive); Sundberg to 3B
   OO     1-3      61%  M Brumley       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  B Brenly        Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-      47%  A Hammaker      Single to 2B/Bunt; Brenly to 3B
   O      1-3      54%  R Thompson      Flyball: RF
   O      1-3      61%  M Aldrete       Popfly: 3B
   O      1-3      67%  J Leonard       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Atlee Hammaker facing 9-1-2
          ---      70%  R Sutcliffe     Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      75%  B Dernier       Walk; Sutcliffe to 2B
   R      12-      82%  M Trillo        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Sutcliffe Scores; Dernier to 2B
   R      12-      88%  A Dawson        Single to LF (Line Drive); Dernier Scores; Trillo to 2B
                  Jim Gott replaces Atlee Hammaker pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      86%  G Matthews      Strikeout
   O      12-      83%  K Moreland      Flyball: LF
   O      12-      81%  J Sundberg      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
          ---      77%  W Clark         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--      62%  C Brown         Home Run; Clark Scores
   O      ---      65%  C Speier        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      67%  C Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  B Brenly        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Gott facing 7-8-9
          ---      72%  P Noce          Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--      80%  M Brumley       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Noce to 3B
   R      1-3      83%  R Sutcliffe     Wild Pitch; Noce Scores; Brumley to 2B
   O      -2-      80%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      83%  B Dernier       Single to RF; Brumley to 3B
   R      1-3      88%  M Trillo        Single to SS; Brumley Scores; Dernier to 2B
   O      12-      86%  A Dawson        Flyball: LF
   O      12-      83%  G Matthews      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Cubs 5.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-5, Rick Sutcliffe facing 9-1-2
                  Eddie Milner pinch hits for Jim Gott batting 9th
          ---      80%  E Milner        Walk
   O      1--      83%  R Thompson      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      86%  M Aldrete       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      88%  J Leonard       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mike LaCoss facing 5-6-7
                  Mike LaCoss replaces Eddie Milner pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  K Moreland      Flyball: RF
          ---      88%  J Sundberg      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      92%  P Noce          Double to RF (Line Drive); Sundberg to 3B
          -23      92%  M Brumley       Intentional Walk
   OO     123      86%  R Sutcliffe     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Cubs 5.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-5, Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      89%  W Clark         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      90%  C Brown         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  C Speier        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mike LaCoss facing 1-2-3
          ---      93%  B Dernier       Single to 2B; Dernier to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-      92%  M Trillo        Strikeout Looking
          -2-      92%  A Dawson        Intentional Walk
          12-      93%  G Matthews      Dernier Steals 3B
          1-3      94%  " "             Dawson Steals 2B
          -23      94%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Dave Martinez pinch runs for Gary Matthews batting 4th
   OO     123      89%  K Moreland      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Cubs 5.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-5, Rick Sutcliffe facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Martinez moves to LF
   R      ---      81%  C Davis         Home Run
   O      ---      85%  B Brenly        Single to LF (Line Drive); Brenly out at 2B/LF-2B
                  Jose Uribe pinch hits for Mike LaCoss batting 9th
          ---      81%  J Uribe         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Uribe to 1B
                  Harry Spilman pinch hits for Robby Thompson batting 1st
   O      1--      84%  H Spilman       Strikeout, Uribe Steals 2B
   O      -2-      89%  M Aldrete       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Keith Comstock facing 6-7-8
                  Keith Comstock replaces Harry Spilman pitching and batting 1st; Chris Speier moves to 2B; Jose Uribe moves to SS
          ---      90%  J Sundberg      Walk
   O      1--      89%  P Noce          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      90%  M Brumley       Balk; Noce to 2B
          -2-      92%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Noce to 3B
   O      1-3      88%  R Sutcliffe     Fielder's Choice 1B; Noce out at Hm/1B-C-3B; Brumley to 2B; Sutcliffe to 1B
   O      12-      86%  B Dernier       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 5.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Rick Sutcliffe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  J Leonard       Foul Flyball: RF
          ---      85%  W Clark         Walk
   O      1--      90%  C Brown         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      94%  C Speier        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Keith Comstock facing 2-3-4
          ---      95%  M Trillo        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      96%  A Dawson        Wild Pitch; Trillo to 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Brian Dayett pinch hits for Dave Martinez batting 4th
          -2-      95%  B Dayett        Walk
                  Jeff Robinson replaces Keith Comstock pitching and batting 1st
   O      12-      94%  K Moreland      Strikeout
          12-      94%  J Sundberg      Walk; Trillo to 3B; Dayett to 2B
   O      123      92%  P Noce          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Rick Sutcliffe facing 7-8-9
                  Brian Dayett moves to LF
          ---      85%  C Davis         Single to 3B
                  Lee Smith replaces Keith Moreland pitching and batting 5th; Leon Durham replaces Rick Sutcliffe playing 1B batting 9th; Manny Trillo moves to 3B
   O      1--      91%  B Brenly        Strikeout
                  Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Jose Uribe batting 9th
   O      1--      96%  J Youngblood    Groundout: 3B-1B; Davis to 2B
                  Bob Melvin pinch hits for Jeff Robinson batting 1st
   O      -2-     100%  B Melvin        Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation