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BOS  5
KCR  1

TEX  9
@CLE  4

TOR  4
@DET  2

MIL  2
BAL  1

MIN  6
OAK  4

CHW 11
@NYY  3

CAL  4
@SEA  3

CHC  7
PHI  6

(10)
HOU  8
@LAD  4

STL  4
@MON  1

PIT  9
NYM  2

SDP  2
ATL  1

CIN  4
@SFG  3

(11)
Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 32,801

Sunday, August 18, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 3:06
Phillies
6
55-62
Lost 1
5th, 15½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Phillies        3  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  2   0    6  7  0
Cubs            1  0  0   2  0  3   0  0  0   1    7  9  3
W: P Assenmacher (6-4), L: M Williams (6-4)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs
Cubs
7
59-58
Won 1
3rd, 11½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Castillo CF                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .333  .833   17    3   0   CS
  J Kruk PH-1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .837    3    3   0   
R Ready 2B                    3   1   1   2    1   1  .240  .660   26    1   4   SF
W Chamberlain LF              3   1   1   3    2   0  .270  .764   22    0   0   HR
R Jordan 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   3  .265  .747   15   12   1   GDP
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Murphy RF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .249  .729   25    3   0   
C Hayes 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .210  .556   15    2   0   
D Daulton C                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .196  .647   16    4   0   
D Thon SS                     3   2   1   0    1   0  .252  .641   19    0   6   
D Cox P                       2   0   0   0    0   1  .040  .151    5    1   0   
  J Morris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .560    5    0   0   
  M Hartley P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W Ritchie P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  L Dykstra PH-CF             1   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .841    4    0   0   2B
Totals                       37   6   7   5    5  10              172   29  12
BATTING
2B: L Dykstra (12, off C McElroy).
HR: W Chamberlain (7, off D Jackson; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SF: R Ready (3, off P Assenmacher).
TB: W Chamberlain 4; L Dykstra 2; B Castillo; R Ready; D Thon; D Daulton; C Hayes.
GIDP: R Jordan (10).
RBI: W Chamberlain 3 (29); R Ready 2 (13).
2-out RBI: R Ready.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
BASERUNNING
CS: B Castillo (1, 2nd base by L Lancaster/R Wilkins).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Walker 3B-CF-LF             5   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .692   18    1   1   
M Grace 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .761   25   13   0   
R Sandberg 2B                 4   4   4   1    0   0  .298  .889   15    1   1   HR,2B,SB,HBP
A Dawson RF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .275  .782   16    2   0   
G Bell LF                     2   1   0   0    0   0  .289  .809   13    0   0   HBP
  S Dunston SS                2   0   1   1    0   0  .242  .664    8    1   2   
D Smith CF-LF                 4   1   1   2    0   1  .246  .695   12    1   0   HR
  J Walton CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .621         1   0   
R Wilkins C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .236  .695   18    8   1   
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650         0   1   
J Vizcaino SS-3B              4   0   2   2    0   0  .264  .589   10    0   5   
D Jackson P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
  S Boskie P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .606   11    0   1   
  D Dascenzo PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .597    2    0   0   
  L Lancaster P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .461         0   0   
  C McElroy P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .429 1.000         0   0   
  J Girardi C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .172  .501    2    2   0   
Totals                       38   7   9   6    1   4              150   30  12
BATTING
2B: R Sandberg (23, off D Cox).
HR: D Smith (3, off D Cox; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); R Sandberg (21, off D Cox; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
HBP: R Sandberg (2, by M Hartley); G Bell (4, by M Hartley).
TB: R Sandberg 8; D Smith 4; J Vizcaino 2; S Dunston; A Dawson.
RBI: J Vizcaino 2 (10); D Smith 2 (17); S Dunston (36); R Sandberg (71).
2-out RBI: D Smith 2; J Vizcaino 2; R Sandberg; S Dunston.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 2. J Vizcaino-R Sandberg-M Grace; R Wilkins-S Dunston.
E: J Vizcaino 2 (6); C Walker (3).
BASERUNNING
SB: R Sandberg (15, 2nd base off M Williams/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
D Cox                          5     4   3   3    0   1   2   4.56   19   67-43   29· 3·11   10· 4· 4· 0     48    -     0.94  -0.03
M Hartley, BS (1)              0.2   2   3   3    1   2   0   4.43    7   24-12    6· 2· 4    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.98  -0.47
W Ritchie                      2.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.64    8   31-20   12· 4· 4    4· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.40   0.06
M Williams, L (6-4)            1.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   2.24    7   21-13    8· 1· 4    4· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.39  -0.24
Totals                         9.2   9   7   7    1   4   2          41  143-88   55·10·23   18· 8· 8· 0          2-0 
Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Jackson                      1.2   2   4   3    4   3   1   6.56   12   56-33   19· 4·10    3· 0· 2· 0     36    -     0.87  -0.34
S Boskie                       4.1   1   0   0    1   4   0   4.96   15   56-38   21· 7·10    6· 3· 1· 0          3-0    0.73   0.20
L Lancaster, H (3)             1.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   3.98    6   23-14    9· 3· 2    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.23   0.10
C McElroy, H (8)               0.1   2   2   1    0   0   0   1.72    3   10-5     4· 0· 1    1· 0· 2· 0          1-0    1.93  -0.25
P Assenmacher, BS (8), W (6-4)
                            2     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.33    7   27-19    9· 3· 7    3· 2· 0· 0          2-2    3.04   0.12
Totals                        10     7   6   4    5  10   1          43  172-109  62·17·30   16· 5· 7· 0          6-2 
C McElroy faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: D Cox (5); M Hartley (9).
IBB: None.
HBP: M Hartley 2 (5; R Sandberg, G Bell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Tom Hallion.
Time of Game: 3:06.
Attendance: 32,801.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 83° F, Wind 14mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Chicago Cubs                         
1. B Castillo           CF    1. C Walker             3B 
2. R Ready              2B    2. M Grace              1B 
3. W Chamberlain        LF    3. R Sandberg           2B 
4. R Jordan             1B    4. A Dawson             RF 
5. D Murphy             RF    5. G Bell               LF 
6. C Hayes              3B    6. D Smith              CF 
7. D Daulton            C     7. R Wilkins            C  
8. D Thon               SS    8. J Vizcaino           SS 
9. D Cox                P     9. D Jackson            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   2  6-6  -2-  3   39% 100% S Dunston       M Williams      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Sandberg Scores
   t 9   2  6-5  -2-  7  -36%  53% W Chamberlain   P Assenmacher   Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Dykstra Scores/No RBI/unER; Chamberlain to 2B
   b 6   2  4-4  123  2   25%  85% J Vizcaino      M Hartley       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Dawson Scores; Bell Scores; Wilkins to 2B
   t 9   0  6-4  1--  4  -21%  64% L Dykstra       C McElroy       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Thon to 3B
   b 4   2  4-1  -2-  3   18%  37% D Smith         D Cox           Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Sandberg Scores; Smith Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Jackson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   46%  B Castillo      Walk
          1--  6   41%  R Ready         Walk; Castillo to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   22%  W Chamberlain   Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Castillo Scores; Ready Scores; Chamberlain Scores
   O      ---  3   24%  R Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   25%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   25%  C Hayes         Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   23%  C Walker        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  7   22%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  3   30%  R Sandberg      Home Run (Line Drive); Sandberg Scores
   O      ---  2   29%  A Dawson        Flyball: RF (Deep 2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-1, Danny Jackson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   31%  D Daulton       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  8   29%  D Thon          Walk
   O      1--  3   31%  D Cox           Strikeout (foul bunt)
          1--  5   30%  B Castillo      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Thon to 2B; Castillo to 1B
   R      12-  7   21%  R Ready         Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Thon Scores/unER; Castillo to 2B
          12-  6   20%  W Chamberlain   Walk; Castillo to 3B; Ready to 2B
                  Shawn Boskie replaces Danny Jackson pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  4   24%  R Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Danny Cox facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   22%  G Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   20%  D Smith         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   19%  R Wilkins       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Shawn Boskie facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   21%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   22%  C Hayes         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   21%  D Daulton       Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   22%  D Thon          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Danny Cox facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   26%  J Vizcaino      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      28%  S Boskie        Wild Pitch; Vizcaino to 2B
   O      -2-  5   24%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2   21%  C Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B; Vizcaino to 3B
   O      --3  3   17%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Shawn Boskie facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   19%  D Cox           Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   20%  B Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   20%  R Ready         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Danny Cox facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   26%  R Sandberg      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   22%  A Dawson        Groundout: SS-1B; Sandberg stays at 2B
   O      -2-  4   18%  G Bell          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   RR     -2-  3   37%  D Smith         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Sandberg Scores; Smith Scores
   O      ---  3   35%  R Wilkins       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-3, Shawn Boskie facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   32%  W Chamberlain   Walk
   OO     1--  1   39%  R Jordan        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  7   41%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Danny Cox facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   37%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   35%  S Boskie        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   33%  C Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-3, Shawn Boskie facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   36%  C Hayes         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   37%  D Daulton       Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   36%  D Thon          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Thon to 1B
                  John Morris pinch hits for Danny Cox batting 9th
   O      1--  5   38%  J Morris        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Mike Hartley facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Hartley replaces John Morris pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  8   34%  M Grace         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   39%  R Sandberg      Hit By Pitch
          1--  3   45%  A Dawson        Single (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B); Sandberg to 2B
          12-  1   56%  G Bell          Hit By Pitch; Sandberg to 3B; Dawson to 2B
   O      123  4   43%  D Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   R      123      59%  R Wilkins       Wild Pitch; Sandberg Scores; Dawson to 3B; Bell to 2B
          -23  5   60%  " "             Walk
   RR     123  2   85%  J Vizcaino      Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Dawson Scores; Bell Scores; Wilkins to 2B
                  Wally Ritchie replaces Mike Hartley pitching and batting 9th; Doug Dascenzo pinch hits for Shawn Boskie batting 9th
   O      12-  2   83%  D Dascenzo      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Dascenzo to 1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 6.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 4-6, Les Lancaster facing 1-2-3
                  Les Lancaster replaces Doug Dascenzo pitching and batting 9th; Jose Vizcaino moves to 3B; Shawon Dunston replaces George Bell playing SS batting 5th; Dwight Smith moves to LF; Chico Walker moves to CF
          ---  4   77%  B Castillo      Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   OO     1--  7   88%  R Ready         Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Castillo Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  2   89%  W Chamberlain   Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-4, Wally Ritchie facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   88%  C Walker        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   88%  M Grace         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   88%  R Sandberg      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   87%  A Dawson        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 6.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 4-6, Les Lancaster facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   91%  R Jordan        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   93%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  6   91%  C Hayes         Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Chuck McElroy replaces Les Lancaster pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  2   94%  D Daulton       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-4, Wally Ritchie facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   94%  S Dunston       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   93%  D Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   93%  R Wilkins       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 6.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 4-6, Chuck McElroy facing 8-9-1
                  Chico Walker moves to LF; Jerome Walton replaces Dwight Smith playing CF batting 6th
          ---  4   86%  D Thon          Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
                  Lenny Dykstra pinch hits for Wally Ritchie batting 9th
          1--  4   64%  L Dykstra       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Thon to 3B
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Rick Wilkins pitching and batting 7th; Joe Girardi replaces Chuck McElroy playing C batting 9th; John Kruk pinch hits for Braulio Castillo batting 1st
   O      -23  3   77%  J Kruk          Groundout: P-1B; Thon stays at 3B; Dykstra stays at 2B
   RO     -23  3   89%  R Ready         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Thon Scores
   R      -2-  7   53%  W Chamberlain   Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Dykstra Scores/No RBI/unER; Chamberlain to 2B
   O      -2-  4   63%  R Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 6-6, Mitch Williams facing 8-9-1
                  Mitch Williams replaces Ricky Jordan pitching and batting 4th; John Kruk moves to 1B; Lenny Dykstra moves to CF
   O      ---  2   58%  J Vizcaino      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  2   53%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  C Walker        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Cubs 6.

Top of the 10th, Phillies Batting, Tied 6-6, Paul Assenmacher facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   56%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   60%  C Hayes         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  3   63%  D Daulton       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 6-6, Mitch Williams facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   58%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   63%  R Sandberg      Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   56%  A Dawson        Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
          1--      61%  S Dunston       Sandberg Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3  100%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Sandberg Scores
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Cubs 7.

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