August 9, 1991 New York Mets at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 36,110

Friday, August 9, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:33

Mets

57-51

Lost 1

3rd, 5½ GB

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

W: G Maddux (10-6), L: D Cone (10-9)

Cubs

53-55

Won 1

4th, 9½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman CF                  2   1   0   0    2   1  .262  .689   19    0   0   SB
  A Young P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Carreon PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .604    3    0   0   GDP
D Magadan 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .256  .725   18   12   0   
G Jefferies 2B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .275  .742   17    2   4   
K McReynolds LF               4   0   2   0    0   0  .279  .783   11    2   0   
H Johnson 3B                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .267  .904   19    0   1   HR
H Brooks RF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .249  .761   12    1   0   2B
M Sasser C                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .287  .779    8    6   1   2B
G Templeton SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .201  .511   12    1   5   
D Cone P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .332    5    0   2   
  J Innis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Boston PH-CF              2   0   1   1    0   0  .233  .671    4    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   7   4    4   5              128   24  13

BATTING

2B: M Sasser (8, off G Maddux); H Brooks (11, off G Maddux).

HR: H Johnson (24, off G Maddux; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: H Johnson 4; M Sasser 2; K McReynolds 2; H Brooks 2; G Jefferies; D Boston.

GIDP: M Carreon (7).

RBI: D Boston (10); M Sasser (20); G Jefferies (51); H Johnson (77).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Jefferies-G Templeton-D Magadan.

BASERUNNING

SB: V Coleman (37, 2nd base off G Maddux/R Wilkins).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Walker CF-LF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .288  .707   15    1   0   
M Grace 1B                    3   2   3   1    1   0  .289  .763   19   13   0   
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .303  .900   16    1   5   
A Dawson RF                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .282  .803   12    2   1   GDP
G Bell LF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .800   15    2   0   
  J Walton CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .621         0   0   
L Salazar 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .294  .835   19    0   2   2B
  S Dunston SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .624         1   1   
R Wilkins C                   3   0   1   1    0   2  .243  .699   10    5   0   2B
J Vizcaino SS-3B              3   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .602   12    2   4   
G Maddux P                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .233  .563    9    0   0   SB
Totals                       32   5   9   4    1   6              127   27  13

BATTING

2B: L Salazar (10, off D Cone); R Wilkins (7, off D Cone).

TB: M Grace 3; R Wilkins 2; L Salazar 2; R Sandberg; A Dawson; C Walker; G Maddux.

GIDP: A Dawson (7).

RBI: A Dawson 2 (74); M Grace (42); R Wilkins (19).

2-out RBI: A Dawson 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Sandberg-S Dunston-M Grace; A Dawson-M Grace.

E: M Grace (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Maddux (1, 2nd base off D Cone/M Sasser).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Cone, L (10-9)               4     9   5   5    0   4   0   3.57   21   88-59   37· 7·15    9· 3· 5· 0     28    -     1.07  -0.36
J Innis                        2     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.57    5   16-13    7· 2· 4    3· 0· 0· 0          2-1    0.36   0.04
A Young                        2     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.08    7   21-14    9· 0· 5    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.16   0.02
Totals                         8     9   5   5    1   6   0          33  125-86   53· 9·24   16· 4· 6· 0          2-1

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Maddux, W (10-6)             9     7   4   4    4   5   1   3.71   37  124-82   53· 9·20   15· 7· 6· 0     58    -     1.10   0.19
Totals                         9     7   4   4    4   5   1          37  124-82   53· 9·20   15· 7· 6· 0           -

D Cone faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Mark Hirschbeck, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Greg Bonin.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 36,110.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 22mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Chicago Cubs                         
1. V Coleman            CF    1. C Walker             CF 
2. D Magadan            1B    2. M Grace              1B 
3. G Jefferies          2B    3. R Sandberg           2B 
4. K McReynolds         LF    4. A Dawson             RF 
5. H Johnson            3B    5. G Bell               LF 
6. H Brooks             RF    6. L Salazar            3B 
7. M Sasser             C     7. R Wilkins            C  
8. G Templeton          SS    8. J Vizcaino           SS 
9. D Cone               P     9. G Maddux             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  2-1  -23  3   21%  65% A Dawson        D Cone          Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Walker Scores; Grace Scores
   t 9   1  5-4  1--  3   17% 100% M Carreon       G Maddux        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   t 2   0  0-0  ---  4  -11%  39% H Johnson       G Maddux        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Johnson Scores
   t 3   1  0-1  12-  3  -10%  25% G Jefferies     G Maddux        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Coleman Scores; Magadan to 2B
   b 4   0  2-3  -2-  2    9%  84% R Wilkins       D Cone          Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Salazar Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   46%  V Coleman       Walk
   OO     1--  5   54%  D Magadan       Fly Ball Double Play: RF-1B (Deep 2B)
          ---  5   53%  G Jefferies     Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Jefferies to 1B
   O      1--  2   55%  K McReynolds    Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  C Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   55%  M Grace         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   52%  R Sandberg      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   50%  A Dawson        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  4   39%  H Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Johnson Scores
   O      ---  2   41%  H Brooks        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   43%  M Sasser        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   44%  G Templeton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, David Cone facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   41%  G Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   39%  L Salazar       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  4   38%  R Wilkins       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Maddux facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   40%  D Cone          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   38%  V Coleman       Walk
          1--      36%  D Magadan       Coleman Steals 2B
          -2-  5   35%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  3   25%  G Jefferies     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Coleman Scores; Magadan to 2B
          12-  3   20%  K McReynolds    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Magadan to 3B; Jefferies to 2B
   O      123  6   26%  H Johnson       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      123  3   31%  H Brooks        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, David Cone facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   29%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  1   32%  G Maddux        Single (Bunt to Short 1B Line)
          1--      34%  C Walker        Maddux Steals 2B
          -2-  3   39%  " "             Single (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Maddux to 3B
   R      1-3  4   48%  M Grace         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Maddux Scores; Walker to 2B
   O      12-  5   44%  R Sandberg      Groundout: P-1B; Walker to 3B; Grace to 2B
   RR     -23  3   65%  A Dawson        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Walker Scores; Grace Scores
   O      1--  9   63%  G Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Greg Maddux facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   66%  M Sasser        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   68%  G Templeton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   69%  D Cone          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, David Cone facing 6-7-8
          ---  8   75%  L Salazar       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B)
   R      -2-  2   84%  R Wilkins       Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Salazar Scores
   O      -2-  5   81%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: P-1B; Wilkins stays at 2B
   O      -2-  4   79%  G Maddux        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   76%  C Walker        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 4.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   79%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   81%  D Magadan       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   82%  G Jefferies     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, David Cone facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   84%  M Grace         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  4   90%  R Sandberg      Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Grace to 3B
                  Jeff Innis replaces David Cone pitching and batting 9th
   ROO    1-3  2   88%  A Dawson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Grace Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  2   87%  G Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 5.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   90%  K McReynolds    Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   87%  H Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  4   90%  H Brooks        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   92%  M Sasser        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sasser to 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jeff Innis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   91%  L Salazar       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   91%  R Wilkins       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   90%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 5.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Greg Maddux facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   92%  G Templeton     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Daryl Boston pinch hits for Jeff Innis batting 9th
   O      ---  3   94%  D Boston        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   95%  V Coleman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Anthony Young facing 9-1-2
                  Anthony Young replaces Vince Coleman pitching and batting 1st; Daryl Boston moves to CF
   O      ---  4   94%  G Maddux        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   94%  C Walker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   94%  M Grace         Walk
   O      1--  2   94%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sandberg to 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 5.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Greg Maddux facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   96%  D Magadan       Lineout: SS
   O      ---  2   97%  G Jefferies     Lineout: SS
          ---  4   96%  K McReynolds    Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   97%  H Johnson       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Anthony Young facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   97%  A Dawson        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  1   97%  G Bell          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   97%  L Salazar       Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Greg Maddux facing 6-7-8
                  Jose Vizcaino moves to 3B; Shawon Dunston replaces Luis Salazar playing SS batting 6th; Chico Walker moves to LF; Jerome Walton replaces George Bell playing CF batting 5th
          ---  3   93%  H Brooks        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   R      -2-  1   84%  M Sasser        Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Brooks Scores
   O      -2-  3   91%  G Templeton     Groundout: 2B-1B; Sasser to 3B
   R      --3  1   83%  D Boston        Single to CF (Line Drive); Sasser Scores
                  Mark Carreon pinch hits for Anthony Young batting 1st
   OO     1--  3  100%  M Carreon       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 5.

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