April 15, 1991 Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 1
@BOS 0
(13) OAK 5
@CAL 2 TOR 4
@DET 3 BAL 7
@MIL 2 CHW 6
@NYY 5 SEA 8
MIN 4 HOU 3
@ATL 1 CHC 5
PHI 4 STL 5
@MON 4 NYM 9
@PIT 3 SDP 3
CIN 2
(11) LAD 2
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 27,794

Monday, April 15, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:41

Phillies

3-4

Lost 2

4th, 2½ GB

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

W: G Maddux (2-0), L: J Grimsley (0-1), S: D Smith (3)

Cubs

4-3

Won 3

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Dykstra CF                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .370 1.130   14    0   0   3B
W Backman 2B                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .167  .417   14    3   0   
  R Jordan PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000    3    0   0   
  R Ready 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .429  .985         1   0   
V Hayes LF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .231  .672   18    1   0   
D Murphy RF                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .214  .647   16    1   0   HR
J Kruk 1B                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .964   14    7   0   
D Daulton C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .214  .599   19    6   0   GDP
D Thon SS                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .240  .576   11    4   4   SH
C Hayes 3B                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .148  .296   10    1   2   
J Grimsley P                  1   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .200   10    0   1   
  T Greene P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  J Morris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    5    0   0   
  D Akerfelds P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   4   4   3    4  11              134   24   7

BATTING

3B: L Dykstra (1, off G Maddux).

HR: D Murphy (1, off D Smith; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: D Thon (1, off G Maddux).

TB: D Murphy 4; L Dykstra 3; J Kruk; C Hayes.

GIDP: D Daulton (1).

RBI: L Dykstra 2 (4); D Murphy (5).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Grimsley-D Thon-J Kruk.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Dascenzo CF                 4   2   2   0    0   0  .294  .782   15    3   0   2B,SB
R Sandberg 2B                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .154  .536   35    1   2   SB
M Grace 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .320  .934   23    6   1   
G Bell LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .441   17    0   0   
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Dawson RF                   3   2   1   1    1   1  .269  .768   15    3   0   HR
D Berryhill C                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .688   19   10   1   
S Dunston SS                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .320  .813   17    3   1   
G Scott 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .200  .610   18    0   1   GDP
G Maddux P                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .833    8    1   1   2B
  L Salazar LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   5   8   3    4   6              167   27   7

BATTING

2B: D Dascenzo (1, off J Grimsley); G Maddux (1, off J Grimsley).

HR: A Dawson (1, off M Williams; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: A Dawson 4; D Dascenzo 3; G Maddux 3; S Dunston; G Scott; M Grace.

GIDP: G Scott (1).

RBI: A Dawson (2); G Scott (4); M Grace (5).

2-out RBI: G Scott.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

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

PB: D Berryhill (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Sandberg (1, 2nd base off J Grimsley/D Daulton); D Dascenzo (3, 2nd base off J Grimsley/D Daulton).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Grimsley, L (0-1)            5.2   6   4   4    4   4   0   3.00   26  108-54   29· 7·17    9· 6· 3· 0     41    -     1.28  -0.26
T Greene                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.43    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.77   0.05
D Akerfelds                    0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.79    2   10-5     2· 0· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.00  -0.00
M Williams                     1.2   1   1   1    0   2   1   1.59    6   28-18   14· 2· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.51  -0.02
Totals                         8     8   5   5    4   6   1          35  149-79   46· 9·23   11· 9· 5· 0          3-0

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 (2-0)              7     3   3   2    3   8   0   1.20   27   97-62   30·15·17    8· 5· 3· 0     66    -     1.17   0.09
P Assenmacher, H (1)           1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   14-9     3· 1· 5    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.61   0.12
D Smith, S (3)                 1     1   1   1    1   1   1   3.00    4   19-11    4· 3· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.64   0.07
Totals                         9     4   4   3    4  11   1          34  130-82   37·19·26    9· 6· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Grimsley 4 (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Bob Davidson.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 27,794.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 25mph out to Rightfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Chicago Cubs                         
1. L Dykstra            CF    1. D Dascenzo           CF 
2. W Backman            2B    2. R Sandberg           2B 
3. V Hayes              LF    3. M Grace              1B 
4. D Murphy             RF    4. G Bell               LF 
5. J Kruk               1B    5. A Dawson             RF 
6. D Daulton            C     6. D Berryhill          C  
7. D Thon               SS    7. S Dunston            SS 
8. C Hayes              3B    8. G Scott              3B 
9. J Grimsley           P     9. G Maddux             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  1-0  12-  1  -24%  33% L Dykstra       G Maddux        Triple (Line Drive); Hayes Scores; Grimsley Scores
   t 9   0  5-4  1--  4   24%  97% D Daulton       D Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
   b 6   2  3-3  1-3  4   17%  75% G Scott         J Grimsley      Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Dawson Scores; Dunston to 3B
   t 9   0  5-4  ---  7  -12%  73% J Kruk          D Smith         Walk
   b 3   1  3-1  -23  4    9%  51% M Grace         J Grimsley      Single (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Dascenzo Scores; Sandberg to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  L Dykstra       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   54%  W Backman       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   55%  V Hayes         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Grimsley facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   61%  D Dascenzo      Double to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
          -2-      64%  R Sandberg      Wild Pitch; Dascenzo to 3B
   R      --3      65%  " "             Wild Pitch; Dascenzo Scores
   O      ---  6   63%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   65%  M Grace         Walk
   O      1--  4   63%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Bell to 1B
   O      1--  2   61%  A Dawson        Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   63%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   65%  J Kruk          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   66%  D Daulton       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Grimsley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   64%  D Berryhill     Popfly: SS (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   63%  S Dunston       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   62%  G Scott         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Maddux facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   64%  D Thon          Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   61%  C Hayes         Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  5   57%  J Grimsley      Walk; Hayes to 2B
   RR     12-  1   33%  L Dykstra       Triple (Line Drive); Hayes Scores; Grimsley Scores
   R      --3      29%  W Backman       Passed Ball; Dykstra Scores/unER
          ---  5   28%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  4   30%  V Hayes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   31%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Jason Grimsley facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   36%  G Maddux        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   32%  D Dascenzo      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Dascenzo to 1B
          1--      34%  R Sandberg      Dascenzo Steals 2B
          -2-      37%  " "             Wild Pitch; Dascenzo to 3B
          --3  7   39%  " "             Walk
          1-3      42%  M Grace         Sandberg Steals 2B
   R      -23  4   51%  " "             Single (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Dascenzo Scores; Sandberg to 3B
   R      1-3      58%  G Bell          Wild Pitch; Sandberg Scores; Grace to 2B
   O      -2-  5   54%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Grace to 3B
   O      --3  6   50%  A Dawson        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   46%  J Kruk          Single (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   50%  D Daulton       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   53%  D Thon          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   56%  C Hayes         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Jason Grimsley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   53%  D Berryhill     Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   56%  S Dunston       Walk
   OO     1--  2   50%  G Scott         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Greg Maddux facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   53%  J Grimsley      Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   55%  L Dykstra       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   56%  W Backman       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Jason Grimsley facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   65%  G Maddux        Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   64%  D Dascenzo      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Maddux to 3B
   O      --3  4   55%  R Sandberg      Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      --3  5   50%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Greg Maddux facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   53%  V Hayes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   56%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   57%  J Kruk          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Jason Grimsley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   54%  G Bell          Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   58%  A Dawson        Walk
   O      1--  5   54%  D Berryhill     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   58%  S Dunston       Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Dawson to 3B
   R      1-3  4   75%  G Scott         Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Dawson Scores; Dunston to 3B
                  Tommy Greene replaces Jason Grimsley pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  3   70%  G Maddux        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 4.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-4, Greg Maddux facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   63%  D Daulton       Walk
   O      1--  3   66%  D Thon          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Daulton to 2B
   O      -2-  4   73%  C Hayes         Strikeout Swinging
                  John Morris pinch hits for Tommy Greene batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   80%  J Morris        Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Darrel Akerfelds facing 1-2-3
                  Darrel Akerfelds replaces John Morris pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   82%  D Dascenzo      Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  4   80%  R Sandberg      Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  Mitch Williams replaces Darrel Akerfelds pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  5   77%  M Grace         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   75%  G Bell          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Bell to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 4.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-4, Paul Assenmacher facing 1-2-3
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces George Bell pitching and batting 4th; Luis Salazar replaces Greg Maddux playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  6   81%  L Dykstra       Strikeout Swinging
                  Ricky Jordan pinch hits for Wally Backman batting 2nd
   O      ---  3   85%  R Jordan        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   87%  V Hayes         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mitch Williams facing 5-6-7
                  Randy Ready replaces Ricky Jordan playing 2B batting 2nd
   R      ---  3   94%  A Dawson        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Dawson Scores
   O      ---  5   94%  D Berryhill     Popfly: SS (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   93%  S Dunston       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  8   93%  G Scott         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-5, Dave Smith facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Smith replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching and batting 4th
   R      ---  4   84%  D Murphy        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Murphy Scores
          ---  7   73%  J Kruk          Walk
   OO     1--  4   97%  D Daulton       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4  100%  D Thon          Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation