September 9, 1989 St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 8
BOS 5 TOR 7
@CLE 5
(16) CHW 13
@DET 3 KCR 3
MIN 1 OAK 7
NYY 0 MIL 7
@SEA 3 BAL 4
@TEX 2
(10) CHC 3
STL 2
(10) ATL 2
@CIN 1 HOU 4
SFG 1 MON 6
PHI 5 PIT 8
@NYM 5
(12) SDP 3
LAD 1

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 37,633

Saturday, September 9, 1989, 3:05
Time of Game: 3:23

Cardinals

77-64

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: P Assenmacher (3-3), L: K Dayley (3-2)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Cubs

79-63

Won 1

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .678   12    1   0   
O Smith SS                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .271  .693   14    0   2   3B
M Thompson CF                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .287  .736   14    4   0   2B,SB
P Guerrero 1B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .321  .883   21   11   0   
T Pendleton 3B                3   0   0   0    1   1  .262  .707   16    1   2   
T Brunansky RF                4   1   1   1    0   2  .248  .756   19    4   0   SB
  K Dayley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Oquendo 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .296  .746   18    3   6   CS
T Pena C                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .253  .639   15    3   1   
J DeLeon P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .213    9    0   0   SH
  F DiPino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         0   0   
  D Quisenberry P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  J Morris RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .651    6    1   0   
Totals                       36   2   8   2    2   6              144   28  11

BATTING

2B: M Thompson (22, off L Lancaster).

3B: O Smith (7, off R Sutcliffe).

SH: J DeLeon (8, off R Sutcliffe).

TB: O Smith 4; M Thompson 2; P Guerrero; T Pena; T Brunansky; J Oquendo; V Coleman.

RBI: T Brunansky (79); J Oquendo (46).

2-out RBI: T Brunansky; J Oquendo.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

PB: T Pena (5).

E: T Brunansky (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Thompson (25, 2nd base off R Sutcliffe/J Girardi); T Brunansky (5, 2nd base off R Sutcliffe/J Girardi).

CS: J Oquendo (5, 2nd base by R Sutcliffe/J Girardi).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Walton CF                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .301  .750   19    3   0   2·SB
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .282  .849   18    4   4   IW
D Smith LF                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .300  .824   19    1   0   SH
M Grace 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .313  .873   16   14   1   CS
A Dawson RF                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .253  .781   20    2   0   
V Law 3B                      1   0   1   0    2   0  .241  .659   18    0   1   3B
  G Smith PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Salazar 3B                2   0   2   2    0   0  .279  .725    6    0   0   2B
S Dunston SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .702    8    0   6   
J Girardi C                   1   0   0   0    1   1  .227  .567   13    3   1   
  M Wynne PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .640    2    0   0   
  R Wrona C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .525    6    3   0   
R Sutcliffe P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .159  .454    8    0   1   
  G Varsho PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .526    8    0   0   
  L Lancaster P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .429         0   0   
  S Wilson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .077         0   0   
  J Pico P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         0   0   
  D Ramos PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .259  .654    6    0   0   
  D Dascenzo PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .151  .393         0   0   
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   3   7   3    8   3              167   30  14

BATTING

2B: L Salazar (9, off K Dayley).

3B: V Law (3, off J DeLeon).

SH: D Smith (3, off J DeLeon).

IBB: R Sandberg (5, by K Dayley).

TB: L Salazar 3; V Law 3; J Walton 2; D Smith; S Dunston.

RBI: L Salazar 2 (26); D Smith (46).

2-out RBI: L Salazar.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Walton 2 (22, 2nd base off J DeLeon/T Pena 2).

CS: M Grace (7, 2nd base by J DeLeon/T Pena).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J DeLeon                       7     5   2   1    5   2   0   3.01   30  113-69   39·15·15    8·10· 5· 0     58    -     1.20   0.13
F DiPino, H (5)                0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.88    1    4-3     1· 2· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.11   0.12
D Quisenberry, BS (1)          0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.25    2    4-4     2· 0· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          1-1    3.74  -0.20
K Dayley, L (3-2)              1.2   1   1   1    3   0   0   2.60    9   38-18   12· 2· 4    2· 3· 1· 0          1-0    2.72  -0.19
Totals                         9.1   7   3   2    8   3   0          42  159-94   54·19·21   11·13· 7· 0          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 Sutcliffe                    7     7   2   2    1   5   0   3.63   28   93-60   41· 9·10   15· 3· 4· 0     59    -     1.31   0.05
L Lancaster                    0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   1.03    3   15-8     6· 0· 2    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.01  -0.03
S Wilson                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.82    1    3-2     1· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.96   0.04
J Pico                         1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.15    4   19-11    7· 1· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.88   0.17
P Assenmacher, W (3-3)         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.41    3    6-5     4· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.13
Totals                        10     8   2   2    2   6   0          39  136-86   59·11·16   18· 7· 6· 0          4-0

J DeLeon faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Sutcliffe (12).

IBB: K Dayley (8; R Sandberg).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Steve Rippley, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 3:23.

Attendance: 37,633.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: Wind 15mph in from Leftfield, Overcast, Showers.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Chicago Cubs                         
1. V Coleman            LF    1. J Walton             CF 
2. O Smith              SS    2. R Sandberg           2B 
3. M Thompson           CF    3. D Smith              LF 
4. P Guerrero           1B    4. M Grace              1B 
5. T Pendleton          3B    5. A Dawson             RF 
6. T Brunansky          RF    6. V Law                3B 
7. J Oquendo            2B    7. S Dunston            SS 
8. T Pena               C     8. J Girardi            C  
9. J DeLeon             P     9. R Sutcliffe          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   1  2-2  1--  4   37% 100% L Salazar       K Dayley        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Dawson Scores
   b 8   2  2-1  --3  2   28%  55% L Salazar       D Quisenberry   Single to LF (Line Drive); Smith Scores/unER
   b 8   0  2-1  ---  2   17%  47% D Smith         J DeLeon        Single to RF (Line Drive); Smith to 2B/Adv on E9
   t 6   2  1-1  -2-  6  -16%  36% J Oquendo       R Sutcliffe     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Brunansky Scores
   t 6   2  1-0  -2-  4  -16%  54% T Brunansky     R Sutcliffe     Single to RF (Line Drive); Guerrero Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   46%  V Coleman       Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 1B)
          1--  3   41%  O Smith         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Coleman to 2B
   O      12-  2   43%  M Thompson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Coleman to 3B
   O      1-3  5   50%  P Guerrero      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          1-3      49%  T Pendleton     Thompson Steals 2B
          -23  6   47%  " "             Walk
   O      123  6   55%  T Brunansky     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose DeLeon facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  J Walton        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      61%  R Sandberg      Walton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   60%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Walton to 3B
   RO     --3  3   62%  D Smith         Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Walton Scores
   O      ---  5   61%  M Grace         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   63%  J Oquendo       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   65%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   66%  J DeLeon        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose DeLeon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   64%  A Dawson        Flyball: 2B-1B
          ---  2   71%  V Law           Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      --3  1   65%  S Dunston       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      --3  5   62%  J Girardi       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   64%  V Coleman       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   56%  O Smith         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  5   63%  M Thompson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  7   67%  P Guerrero      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose DeLeon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   65%  R Sutcliffe     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  3   68%  J Walton        Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   65%  R Sandberg      Popfly: CF (Short CF)
          1--      66%  D Smith         Walton Steals 2B
          -2-  4   67%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   63%  M Grace         Lineout: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   66%  T Pendleton     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   68%  T Brunansky     Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   69%  J Oquendo       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose DeLeon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   67%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   69%  V Law           Walk
   O      1--  3   67%  S Dunston       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          1--      68%  J Girardi       Passed Ball; Law to 2B
          -2-  6   69%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   65%  R Sutcliffe     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   59%  T Pena          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   62%  J DeLeon        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Pena to 2B
   O      -2-  2   66%  V Coleman       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Pena to 3B
   O      --3  4   71%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose DeLeon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   69%  J Walton        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   68%  R Sandberg      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   67%  D Smith         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   71%  M Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   66%  P Guerrero      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   69%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Guerrero to 2B
   R      -2-  4   54%  T Brunansky     Single to RF (Line Drive); Guerrero Scores
          1--      52%  J Oquendo       Brunansky Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   36%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Brunansky Scores
   O      1--  2   38%  T Pena          Oquendo Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Jose DeLeon facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   45%  M Grace         Walk
   O      1--  4   39%  A Dawson        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--      32%  V Law           Grace Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  6   34%  " "             Walk
                  Greg Smith pinch runs for Vance Law batting 6th
          1--  2   37%  S Dunston       Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Smith to 2B
                  Marvell Wynne pinch hits for Joe Girardi batting 8th
   O      12-  2   30%  M Wynne         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 8-9-1
                  Rick Wrona replaces Marvell Wynne playing C batting 8th; Luis Salazar replaces Greg Smith playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---  3   32%  T Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   34%  J DeLeon        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   35%  V Coleman       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Jose DeLeon facing 9-1-2
                  Gary Varsho pinch hits for Rick Sutcliffe batting 9th
   O      ---  8   30%  G Varsho        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   27%  J Walton        Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  6   24%  R Sandberg      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Les Lancaster facing 2-3-4
                  Les Lancaster replaces Gary Varsho pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   27%  O Smith         Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   22%  M Thompson      Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          -2-  8   21%  P Guerrero      Walk
                  Steve Wilson replaces Les Lancaster pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  3   25%  T Pendleton     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  Jeff Pico replaces Steve Wilson pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4   29%  T Brunansky     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Jose DeLeon facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   47%  D Smith         Single to RF (Line Drive); Smith to 2B/Adv on E9
                  Frank DiPino replaces Jose DeLeon pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  4   35%  M Grace         Strikeout Swinging
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Frank DiPino pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   27%  A Dawson        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Smith to 3B
   R      --3  2   55%  L Salazar       Single to LF (Line Drive); Smith Scores/unER
                  Ken Dayley replaces Tom Brunansky pitching and batting 6th; John Morris replaces Dan Quisenberry playing RF batting 9th
   O      1--  2   50%  S Dunston       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Jeff Pico facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   56%  J Oquendo       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   60%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   63%  J Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Ken Dayley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   58%  R Wrona         Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  Domingo Ramos pinch hits for Jeff Pico batting 9th
          ---  6   63%  D Ramos         Walk
                  Doug Dascenzo pinch runs for Domingo Ramos batting 9th
   O      1--  3   61%  J Walton        Groundout: 2B-1B; Dascenzo to 2B
          -2-  4   61%  R Sandberg      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   50%  D Smith         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Paul Assenmacher facing 1-2-3
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Doug Dascenzo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   56%  V Coleman       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   60%  O Smith         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   63%  M Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Ken Dayley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   58%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  6   63%  A Dawson        Walk
   R      1--  4  100%  L Salazar       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Dawson Scores
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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