September 18, 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 23,168

Tuesday, September 18, 1990, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:21

Pirates

84-64

Lost 6

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  0  0   0  4  0   0  0  0    5  6  0
Cubs            6  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  X    8 12  1

W: G Maddux (14-13), L: J Smiley (8-10)

Cubs

71-76

Won 3

4th, 12½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Backman 3B                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .281  .751   10    1   1   GDP
  J King 3B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .684    4    0   2   
J Bell SS                     2   1   0   0    1   0  .256  .678   16    2   3   SH
A Van Slyke CF                3   1   1   1    1   0  .282  .817   13    0   0   
B Bonilla RF                  4   0   2   3    0   1  .283  .862    9    1   0   2B
B Bonds LF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .306  .971   18    0   0   
S Bream 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .800   17    7   2   GDP
M LaValliere C                3   1   0   0    1   0  .253  .714   15    9   0   
J Lind 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .645   11    4   1   
J Smiley P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .128  .291         0   0   
  V Palacios P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cangelosi PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .187  .512    4    0   0   
  M York P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  O Merced PH                 1   1   0   0    0   0  .227  .500    2    0   0   
  J Reuss P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Bair P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Reynolds PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .293  .709    3    0   0   
  S Belinda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  G Redus PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .252  .779    7    0   0   
Totals                       31   5   6   5    5   4              129   24  10

BATTING

2B: B Bonilla (36, off G Maddux).

SH: J Bell (36, off G Maddux).

TB: B Bonilla 3; J Cangelosi; J Lind; A Van Slyke; W Backman.

GIDP: S Bream (6); W Backman (5).

RBI: B Bonilla 3 (109); W Backman (26); A Van Slyke (65).

2-out RBI: B Bonilla 3; A Van Slyke.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Walton CF                   5   2   2   1    0   1  .268  .702   17    1   0   HR
R Sandberg 2B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .304  .910   13    0   6   2B
M Grace 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .313  .793   14   12   5   
A Dawson RF                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .311  .887   12    1   0   3B
L Salazar 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .262  .718   11    0   2   
S Dunston SS                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .274  .738   17    4   5   
D Berryhill C                 4   1   2   3    0   1  .233  .740   15    4   0   HR
D Dascenzo LF                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .252  .655    9    0   0   SF
G Maddux P                    4   0   1   0    0   3  .143  .308   10    5   1   
Totals                       35   8  12   8    1   9              118   27  19

BATTING

2B: R Sandberg (28, off D Bair).

3B: A Dawson (5, off J Smiley).

HR: J Walton (2, off J Smiley; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); D Berryhill (1, off J Smiley; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: D Dascenzo (3, off M York).

TB: J Walton 5; D Berryhill 5; A Dawson 3; M Grace 2; R Sandberg 2; S Dunston 2; L Salazar; G Maddux.

RBI: D Berryhill 3 (9); A Dawson 2 (90); L Salazar (45); J Walton (21); D Dascenzo (22).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Grace-S Dunston-G Maddux; G Maddux-S Dunston-M Grace.

E: L Salazar (12).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Smiley, L (8-10)             0.1   6   6   6    0   1   2   4.55    7   21-16   12· 3· 1    1· 3· 2· 0     16    -     0.98  -0.46
V Palacios                     1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6   24-15   10· 2· 3    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.20   0.02
M York                         2     3   2   2    1   2   0   2.45   10   32-20   10· 5· 5    3· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.21  -0.03
J Reuss                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    9-8     4· 2· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.31   0.02
D Bair                         1     2   0   0    0   1   0   4.43    5   13-10    4· 5· 1    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.39   0.02
S Belinda                      2     0   0   0    0   3   0   3.74    6   19-14    6· 4· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.14   0.02
Totals                         8    12   8   8    1   9   2          37  118-83   46·21·16   14· 7· 6· 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
G Maddux, W (14-13)            9     6   5   2    5   4   0   3.35   37  129-78   42· 5·31   23· 3· 2· 0     60    -     0.65   0.10
Totals                         9     6   5   2    5   4   0          37  129-78   42· 5·31   23· 3· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Paul Runge.

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 23,168.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Wind 18mph out to Centerfield, Night, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Chicago Cubs                         
1. W Backman            3B    1. J Walton             CF 
2. J Bell               SS    2. R Sandberg           2B 
3. A Van Slyke          CF    3. M Grace              1B 
4. B Bonilla            RF    4. A Dawson             RF 
5. B Bonds              LF    5. L Salazar            3B 
6. S Bream              1B    6. S Dunston            SS 
7. M LaValliere         C     7. D Berryhill          C  
8. J Lind               2B    8. D Dascenzo           LF 
9. J Smiley             P     9. G Maddux             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  1-3  12-  4   14%  90% D Berryhill     J Smiley        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Salazar Scores; Dunston Scores
   b 1   1  1-1  1--  3   14%  69% A Dawson        J Smiley        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Grace Scores
   b 1   0  1-0  ---  1   10%  55% J Walton        J Smiley        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 1   2  0-0  --3  2   -9%  43% B Bonilla       G Maddux        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Backman Scores
   t 5   2  8-3  1-3  1   -8%  86% B Bonilla       G Maddux        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bell Scores/unER; Van Slyke Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  W Backman       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   48%  J Bell          Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Backman to 2B
   O      -2-  1   51%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B; Backman to 3B
   R      --3  2   43%  B Bonilla       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Backman Scores
   O      1--  8   45%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, John Smiley facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  1   55%  J Walton        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   53%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   55%  M Grace         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   R      1--  3   69%  A Dawson        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Grace Scores
   R      --3  2   74%  L Salazar       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Dawson Scores
          1--  4   76%  S Dunston       Single to SS (Line Drive); Salazar to 2B
   RRR    12-  4   90%  D Berryhill     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Salazar Scores; Dunston Scores
                  Vicente Palacios replaces John Smiley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   90%  D Dascenzo      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  1   90%  G Maddux        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  8   89%  J Walton        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 6.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Greg Maddux facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   91%  S Bream         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   92%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   92%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-1, Vicente Palacios facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   91%  R Sandberg      Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   91%  M Grace         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   91%  A Dawson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 6.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Greg Maddux facing 9-1-2
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Vicente Palacios batting 9th
          ---  4   88%  J Cangelosi     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  4   93%  W Backman       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   93%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mike York facing 5-6-7
                  Mike York replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   93%  L Salazar       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   93%  S Dunston       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   95%  D Berryhill     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Dunston to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   95%  D Dascenzo      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Dunston Scores
   O      1--  3   95%  G Maddux        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 7.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Greg Maddux facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   94%  A Van Slyke     Walk
   O      1--  4   95%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   96%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   97%  S Bream         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-1, Mike York facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   97%  J Walton        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   98%  R Sandberg      Walk; Walton to 2B
   O      12-  2   98%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Walton to 3B; Grace to 1B
   RO     1-3  2   98%  A Dawson        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B-1B); Walton Scores; Dawson to 1B
   O      1--  3   98%  L Salazar       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 8.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-8, Greg Maddux facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   97%  M LaValliere    Walk
          1--  2   95%  J Lind          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); LaValliere to 2B
                  Orlando Merced pinch hits for Mike York batting 9th
   O      12-  2   97%  O Merced        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; LaValliere to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   97%  W Backman       Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B); LaValliere Scores; Merced to 2B
          -2-  5   96%  J Bell          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Merced to 3B; Bell to 1B
   R      1-3  3   94%  A Van Slyke     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Merced Scores/unER; Bell to 3B
   RR     1-3  1   86%  B Bonilla       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bell Scores/unER; Van Slyke Scores/unER
   O      -2-  4   89%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-5, Jerry Reuss facing 6-7-8
                  Jerry Reuss replaces Orlando Merced pitching and batting 9th; Jeff King replaces Wally Backman playing 3B batting 1st
   O      ---  2   88%  S Dunston       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   87%  D Berryhill     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   87%  D Dascenzo      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 8.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-8, Greg Maddux facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   89%  S Bream         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   90%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   91%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-5, Doug Bair facing 9-1-2
                  Doug Bair replaces Jerry Reuss pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   90%  G Maddux        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   90%  J Walton        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  2   91%  R Sandberg      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  3   91%  M Grace         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Sandberg to 3B
   O      1-3  3   90%  A Dawson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 8.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-8, Greg Maddux facing 9-1-2
                  R.J. Reynolds pinch hits for Doug Bair batting 9th
   O      ---  3   92%  R Reynolds      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   93%  J King          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   92%  J Bell          Walk
   O      1--  4   94%  A Van Slyke     Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-5, Stan Belinda facing 5-6-7
                  Stan Belinda replaces R.J. Reynolds pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   94%  L Salazar       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   93%  S Dunston       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   93%  D Berryhill     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 8.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-8, Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   95%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  5   93%  B Bonds         Walk
   OO     1--  2   97%  S Bream         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-5, Stan Belinda facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   97%  D Dascenzo      Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  3   97%  G Maddux        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   97%  J Walton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 8.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-8, Greg Maddux facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   99%  M LaValliere    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4  100%  J Lind          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Gary Redus pinch hits for Stan Belinda batting 9th
          ---  7   99%  G Redus         Walk
   O      1--  2  100%  J King          Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation