August 19, 1988 Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 27,912

Friday, August 19, 1988, 1:20
Time of Game: 3:00

Braves

41-80

Lost 3

6th, 29 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  3  0   2  0  0   1  0  1    7 10  0
Cubs            2  0  0   1  0  1   0  3  1    8 15  2

W: R Gossage (2-1), L: J Alvarez (3-6)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Cubs

59-60

Won 1

4th, 10½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Gant 2B                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .258  .746   39    1   7   
K Oberkfell 3B                4   1   2   4    0   0  .283  .703   25    0   1   SF
G Perry 1B                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .322  .773   16   13   0   
D Murphy RF                   4   0   0   1    0   3  .232  .783   18    2   0   SF
A Thomas SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .261  .655   15    3   4   
D James LF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .280  .747   10    0   0   GDP
O Virgil C                    3   2   1   0    0   1  .240  .657   18    2   0   SB,HBP
  B Sutter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  J Alvarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .429  .929         0   1   
T Blocker CF                  4   2   2   1    0   0  .192  .519   10    4   0   SB
R Mahler P                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .158  .347   15    0   3   
  B Benedict C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .581         0   0   
  L Smith PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .188  .489    7    0   0   SB
  T Simmons C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .721         0   0   
Totals                       35   7  10   7    2   8              173   25  16

BATTING

SF: D Murphy (2, off J Pico); K Oberkfell (8, off F DiPino).

HBP: O Virgil (5, by G Maddux).

TB: G Perry 2; T Blocker 2; K Oberkfell 2; O Virgil; R Mahler; A Thomas; D James.

GIDP: D James (10).

RBI: K Oberkfell 4 (39); R Mahler (5); T Blocker (5); D Murphy (63).

2-out RBI: K Oberkfell 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Alvarez-A Thomas-G Perry; R Mahler-A Thomas-G Perry; R Gant-A Thomas-G Perry.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Smith (1, 2nd base off L Lancaster/D Berryhill); O Virgil (2, 3rd base off G Maddux/D Berryhill); T Blocker (1, 2nd base off G Maddux/D Berryhill).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Webster CF                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .261  .688    7    1   0   
R Sandberg 2B                 3   1   1   0    2   1  .256  .714   25    3   2   2B
M Grace 1B                    4   2   2   0    1   0  .312  .819   15    5   2   GDP
A Dawson RF                   5   3   4   5    0   0  .315  .880    7    2   0   2·HR
R Palmeiro LF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .304  .765   12    2   0   
V Law 3B                      4   1   2   1    0   0  .295  .761   15    2   2   
D Berryhill C                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .291  .736   11    8   0   2B,GDP
S Dunston SS                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .258  .652   12    3   2   GDP
  F DiPino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Gossage P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
G Maddux P                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .203  .446    2    0   0   
  P Perry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.666         0   0   
  J Mumphrey PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .140  .397    5    0   0   
  J Pico P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .203         1   0   
  G Varsho PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .564    4    0   0   
  L Lancaster P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .050  .100         0   0   
  M Trillo SS                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .542    3    0   1   
Totals                       37   8  15   8    3   2              118   27   9

BATTING

2B: D Berryhill (14, off R Mahler); R Sandberg (15, off R Mahler).

HR: A Dawson 2 (19, 2 off R Mahler; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: A Dawson 10; D Berryhill 3; M Grace 2; R Sandberg 2; M Webster 2; V Law 2; R Palmeiro; G Maddux.

GIDP: S Dunston (5); D Berryhill (9); M Grace (10).

RBI: A Dawson 5 (66); V Law (57); R Palmeiro (36); S Dunston (49).

2-out RBI: A Dawson 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Dunston-R Sandberg-M Grace.

E: J Pico (1); D Berryhill (7).

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Mahler                       7     9   5   5    1   2   2   3.90   29   88-54   40· 6· 8   15· 4· 5· 2     40    -     1.24  -0.12
B Sutter, BS (8)               0     3   2   2    0   0   0   4.35    3    6-4     3· 1· 0    1· 0· 2· 0          1-1    3.74  -0.60
J Alvarez, L (3-6)             1.1   3   1   1    2   0   0   3.05    8   24-13    9· 2· 2    2· 3· 1· 0          2-1    2.58  -0.37
Totals                         8.1  15   8   8    3   2   2          40  118-71   52· 9·10   18· 7· 8· 2          3-2

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                       3.2   9   5   5    0   3   0   3.15   20   78-45   28·12· 5    8· 3· 5· 0     26    -     1.26  -0.38
P Perry                        0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.19    2    6-4     2· 2· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.77   0.01
J Pico                         3     0   1   0    0   3   0   4.04   10   38-27   12· 6· 9    3· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.83  -0.03
L Lancaster                    1     0   1   0    2   1   0   3.78    5   26-17   12· 0· 5    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.98  -0.37
F DiPino, BS (2)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.73    2    7-5     4· 1· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          2-1    3.65   0.12
R Gossage, W (2-1)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.66    1    3-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.40   0.06
Totals                         9    10   7   5    2   8   0          40  158-99   59·21·19   12· 7·10· 0          4-1

R Mahler faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
B Sutter faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
L Lancaster faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: G Maddux (6).

WP: J Pico (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: G Maddux (6; O Virgil).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Mark Hirschbeck, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Bob Davidson.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 27,912.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 14mph in from Centerfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Chicago Cubs                         
1. R Gant               2B    1. M Webster            CF 
2. K Oberkfell          3B    2. R Sandberg           2B 
3. G Perry              1B    3. M Grace              1B 
4. D Murphy             RF    4. A Dawson             RF 
5. A Thomas             SS    5. R Palmeiro           LF 
6. D James              LF    6. V Law                3B 
7. O Virgil             C     7. D Berryhill          C  
8. T Blocker            CF    8. S Dunston            SS 
9. R Mahler             P     9. G Maddux             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  6-5  12-  2   33%  85% R Palmeiro      B Sutter        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Grace Scores; Dawson to 3B
   b 1   2  0-0  1--  1   20%  72% A Dawson        R Mahler        Home Run; Grace Scores
   t 9   0  7-6  1--  9  -20%  54% R Gant          L Lancaster     Smith Steals 2B; Smith to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   t 4   2  2-3  -23  1  -17%  18% K Oberkfell     G Maddux        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Virgil Scores; Blocker Scores
   b 9   1  7-7  123  2   17% 100% A Dawson        J Alvarez       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Webster Scores; Sandberg to 3B; Grace to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  R Gant          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   54%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: LF
          ---  3   52%  G Perry         Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   55%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Mahler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   52%  M Webster       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   52%  M Grace         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  1   72%  A Dawson        Home Run; Grace Scores
   O      ---  3   71%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   74%  A Thomas        Lineout: 3B
          ---  3   71%  D James         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  6   64%  O Virgil        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); James to 3B
   R      1-3  4   57%  T Blocker       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); James Scores; Virgil to 2B
          12-      51%  R Mahler        Virgil Steals 3B; Blocker Steals 2B
   R      -23  5   43%  " "             Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Virgil Scores; Blocker to 3B
   O      1-3  5   50%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  5   39%  K Oberkfell     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Blocker Scores; Mahler to 2B
   O      12-  3   43%  G Perry         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Rick Mahler facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   41%  V Law           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   43%  D Berryhill     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   38%  S Dunston       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   40%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   38%  A Thomas        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   42%  D James         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Rick Mahler facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   47%  G Maddux        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   45%  M Webster       Groundout: 2B-1B; Maddux to 2B
          -2-  6   47%  R Sandberg      Walk
   O      12-  3   42%  M Grace         Flyball: CF
   O      12-  2   37%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Greg Maddux facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   33%  O Virgil        Hit By Pitch
          1--  3   28%  T Blocker       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Virgil to 2B
          12-      23%  R Mahler        Balk; Virgil to 3B; Blocker to 2B
   O      -23  3   28%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -23  4   35%  R Gant          Flyball: RF
   RR     -23  1   18%  K Oberkfell     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Virgil Scores; Blocker Scores
                  Pat Perry replaces Greg Maddux pitching and batting 9th
          1--  2   17%  G Perry         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Oberkfell to 2B
   O      12-  4   19%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Rick Mahler facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   17%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: RF
          ---  5   20%  V Law           Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  1   29%  D Berryhill     Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF); Law to 3B
   RO     -23  6   27%  S Dunston       Groundout: 2B-1B; Law Scores; Berryhill to 3B
                  Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Pat Perry batting 9th
   O      --3  5   23%  J Mumphrey      Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jeff Pico facing 5-6-7
                  Jeff Pico replaces Jerry Mumphrey pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   25%  A Thomas        Flyball: SS
   O      ---  1   26%  D James         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   27%  O Virgil        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Rick Mahler facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   32%  M Webster       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  4   27%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  2   20%  M Grace         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jeff Pico facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   22%  T Blocker       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   23%  R Mahler        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   24%  R Gant          Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Rick Mahler facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   38%  A Dawson        Home Run
   O      ---  6   34%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   31%  V Law           Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   29%  D Berryhill     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 4.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jeff Pico facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   26%  K Oberkfell     Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Oberkfell to 1B
          1--      22%  G Perry         Wild Pitch; Oberkfell to 2B
   O      -2-  5   23%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Oberkfell to 3B
   RO     --3  2   19%  D Murphy        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Oberkfell Scores/unER
   O      ---  5   20%  A Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-6, Rick Mahler facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   16%  S Dunston       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Gary Varsho pinch hits for Jeff Pico batting 9th
   O      ---  4   14%  G Varsho        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   12%  M Webster       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 4.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-4, Les Lancaster facing 6-7-8
                  Les Lancaster replaces Gary Varsho pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   13%  D James         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   14%  O Virgil        Lineout: SS
   O      ---  2   15%  T Blocker       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-6, Rick Mahler facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   25%  R Sandberg      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
                  Bruce Sutter replaces Ozzie Virgil pitching and batting 7th; Bruce Benedict replaces Rick Mahler playing C batting 9th
          -2-  3   40%  M Grace         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Sandberg to 3B
   R      1-3  1   53%  A Dawson        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Sandberg Scores; Grace to 2B
   R      12-  2   85%  R Palmeiro      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Grace Scores; Dawson to 3B
                  Jose Alvarez replaces Bruce Sutter pitching and batting 7th
   R      1-3  4   92%  V Law           Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Dawson Scores; Palmeiro to 2B
   OO     12-  3   87%  D Berryhill     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Palmeiro to 3B
   O      --3  1   85%  S Dunston       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 7.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 6-7, Les Lancaster facing 9-1-2
                  Lonnie Smith pinch hits for Bruce Benedict batting 9th
          ---  7   73%  L Smith         Walk
          1--      54%  R Gant          Smith Steals 2B; Smith to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
                  Frank DiPino replaces Shawon Dunston pitching and batting 8th; Manny Trillo replaces Les Lancaster playing SS batting 9th
          --3 12   45%  " "             Walk
   RO     1-3  6   50%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Smith Scores/unER
   O      1--  1   57%  G Perry         Lineout: 2B
                  Rich Gossage replaces Frank DiPino pitching and batting 8th
   O      1--  3   63%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 7-7, Jose Alvarez facing 9-1-2
                  Ted Simmons replaces Lonnie Smith playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  3   57%  M Trillo        Flyball: CF
          ---  1   63%  M Webster       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  6   70%  R Sandberg      Walk; Webster to 2B
          12-  4   83%  M Grace         Walk; Webster to 3B; Sandberg to 2B
   R      123  2  100%  A Dawson        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Webster Scores; Sandberg to 3B; Grace to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 7, Cubs 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation