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BAL  4
CLE  3

CHW  9
@CAL  2

SEA 14
@KCR  7

MIL  5
DET  3

BOS  5
@NYY  4

TEX  4
MIN  2

OAK 10
@TOR  5

ATL  9
LAD  1

MON  6
@CHC  5

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CIN 10
HOU  0

PHI  8
PIT  3

SFG  7
SDP  2

STL  7
NYM  2

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 25,601

Sunday, September 15, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 3:24
Expos
6
63-79
Won 1
6th, 21½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Expos           0  3  1   0  1  0   0  0  0   1    6  7  1
Cubs            1  0  4   0  0  0   0  0  0   0    5  9  2
W: M Rojas (3-3), L: P Assenmacher (7-6), S: J Fassero (8)
Cubs
5
70-73
Lost 1
3rd, 15 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeShields 2B                5   0   0   0    0   3  .250  .709   19    2   1   
M Grissom CF                  4   2   1   0    1   0  .263  .678   28    4   0   SB
D Martinez RF-LF              4   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .717   16    5   0   HBP
J Vander Wal LF               3   0   1   1    0   0  .286 1.047   13    2   0   2B
  I Calderon PH-1B            1   0   0   0    0   1  .298  .849    3    1   0   
  M Rojas P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Fitzgerald PH             0   0   0   1    1   0  .189  .557    7    0   0   
  J Fassero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
L Walker 1B-RF                4   1   1   1    1   0  .286  .822   12    4   0   HR
N Santovenia C                4   1   1   0    0   1  .243  .639   17   10   1   2B
B Barberie 3B                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .287  .812   12    1   3   GDP
S Owen SS                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .242  .662   20    0   2   
M Gardner P                   0   0   0   1    0   0  .087  .193    1    0   0   SH
  K Williams PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .701    4    0   0   
  D Piatt P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Noboa PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .560    4    0   0   
  E Bullock PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .649         0   0   CS
  B Sampen P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .429  .858         0   0   
  S Ruskin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Foley 1B                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .227  .596    1    1   0   SB
Totals                       35   6   7   5    4   7              157   30   7
BATTING
2B: N Santovenia (4, off R Sutcliffe); J Vander Wal (1, off R Sutcliffe).
HR: L Walker (15, off R Sutcliffe; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SH: M Gardner (4, off R Sutcliffe).
HBP: D Martinez (3, by P Assenmacher).
TB: L Walker 4; N Santovenia 2; J Vander Wal 2; T Foley; M Grissom; J Noboa; S Owen.
GIDP: B Barberie (4).
RBI: L Walker (56); M Gardner (2); S Owen (22); M Fitzgerald (22); J Vander Wal (4).
2-out RBI: M Fitzgerald.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 1. N Santovenia-D DeShields.
E: N Santovenia (3).
BASERUNNING
SB: T Foley (2, 2nd base off P Assenmacher/R Wilkins); M Grissom (68, 2nd base off R Sutcliffe/H Villanueva).
CS: E Bullock (1, 2nd base by C McElroy/R Wilkins).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Walker CF                   5   2   2   3    0   2  .268  .680   33    5   0   2·HR
M Grace 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .719   19    9   2   
R Sandberg 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .294  .869   13    2   3   
A Dawson RF                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .277  .799   12    2   0   HR,2B
G Bell LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .288  .803   15    1   0   CS
H Villanueva C                3   0   0   0    0   2  .282  .883   16    2   0   
  R Wilkins C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .657    4    5   0   
  B Scanlan P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .042  .122         0   1   
L Salazar 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .743   19    0   1   
S Dunston SS                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .263  .711   11    3   3   SB
R Sutcliffe P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .210    8    1   1   SH
  C McElroy P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .777         0   1   
  D Smith PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .655    7    0   0   
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650         0   0   
  D Berryhill C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .545         0   0   
  J Walton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .593    5    0   0   
Totals                       37   5   9   5    0   9              162   30  12
BATTING
2B: A Dawson (19, off D Piatt).
HR: A Dawson (28, off M Gardner; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs); C Walker 2 (6, 2 off M Gardner; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
SH: R Sutcliffe (5, off M Gardner).
TB: C Walker 8; A Dawson 6; S Dunston 2; R Sandberg; D Smith; G Bell.
RBI: C Walker 3 (33); A Dawson 2 (97).
2-out RBI: A Dawson 2.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
FIELDING
DP: 1. S Dunston-M Grace.
E: L Salazar (8); H Villanueva (6).
BASERUNNING
SB: S Dunston (21, 2nd base off J Fassero/N Santovenia).
CS: G Bell (6, 2nd base by M Gardner/N Santovenia).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Gardner                      3     6   5   5    0   2   3   3.56   14   50-33   19· 4·10    3· 3· 6· 0     29    -     0.85  -0.42
D Piatt                        3     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.11   10   41-26   12· 5· 9    2· 5· 2· 0          0-0    1.05   0.18
B Sampen                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.96    3   14-9     6· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.18   0.05
S Ruskin                       0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.58    2   11-7     2· 2· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.65   0.09
M Rojas, W (3-3)               1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   4.50    5   23-14    9· 4· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.64   0.19
J Fassero, S (8)               1     1   0   0    0   3   0   1.81    4   22-16    8· 3· 5    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    5.13   0.19
Totals                        10     9   5   5    0   9   3          38  161-105  56·19·30    8·13· 8· 0          1-0 
Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Sutcliffe                    5     5   5   3    1   2   1   4.26   22   70-38   25· 3·10    7· 7· 5· 0     42    -     0.98  -0.31
C McElroy                      2     1   0   0    1   2   0   1.80    6   29-17    5· 5· 7    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.53   0.16
P Assenmacher, L (7-6)         2.2   1   1   1    1   3   0   3.18   11   41-27   16· 4· 7    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.33   0.20
B Scanlan                      0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.05    2    9-5     2· 1· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          3-1    4.53  -0.27
Totals                        10     7   6   4    4   7   1          41  149-87   48·13·26   13· 8· 8· 0          3-1 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: P Assenmacher (2; D Martinez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Joe West.
Time of Game: 3:24.
Attendance: 25,601.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 87° F, Wind 25mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Chicago Cubs                         
1. D DeShields          2B    1. C Walker             CF 
2. M Grissom            CF    2. M Grace              1B 
3. D Martinez           RF    3. R Sandberg           2B 
4. J Vander Wal         LF    4. A Dawson             RF 
5. L Walker             1B    5. G Bell               LF 
6. N Santovenia         C     6. H Villanueva         C  
7. B Barberie           3B    7. L Salazar            3B 
8. S Owen               SS    8. S Dunston            SS 
9. M Gardner            P     9. R Sutcliffe          P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   2  5-5  123  7   32%  86% M Fitzgerald    B Scanlan       Walk; Foley Scores; Grissom to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   b10   1  6-5  --3  7   25%  84% C Walker        J Fassero       Strikeout Looking
   b 3   2  4-3  1--  3  -24%  36% A Dawson        M Gardner       Home Run (Line Drive); Sandberg Scores; Dawson Scores
   b10   1  6-5  1--  1  -20%  59% C Walker        J Fassero       Dunston Steals 2B; Dunston to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   b 3   1  4-1  -2-  5  -16%  60% C Walker        M Gardner       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Dunston Scores; Walker Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  D DeShields     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   46%  M Grissom       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   45%  D Martinez      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gardner facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  7   35%  C Walker        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Walker Scores
   O      ---  3   37%  M Grace         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   38%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   39%  A Dawson        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   37%  J Vander Wal    Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  2   48%  L Walker        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Walker Scores
          ---  3   52%  N Santovenia    Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-  4   54%  B Barberie      Walk
   R      12-  8   67%  S Owen          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Santovenia Scores; Barberie to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   70%  M Gardner       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Barberie Scores; Owen to 2B
   O      -2-  4   67%  D DeShields     Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark Gardner facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   63%  G Bell          Single to SS (Line Drive to Weak SS-2B)
   OO     1--  6   71%  H Villanueva    Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Bell Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  2   72%  L Salazar       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   77%  M Grissom       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Grissom to 2B
   O      -2-  2   76%  D Martinez      Lineout: CF; Grissom to 3B
   R      --3  1   82%  J Vander Wal    Double to RF (Line Drive); Grissom Scores/unER
   O      -2-  1   80%  L Walker        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Vander Wal to 3B
   O      --3  6   78%  N Santovenia    Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Gardner facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   74%  S Dunston       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   76%  R Sutcliffe     Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Dunston to 2B
   RR     -2-  5   60%  C Walker        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Dunston Scores; Walker Scores
   O      ---  2   62%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   60%  R Sandberg      Single (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  3   36%  A Dawson        Home Run (Line Drive); Sandberg Scores; Dawson Scores
   O      ---  2   37%  G Bell          Lineout: 3B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 5.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-5, Rick Sutcliffe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   34%  B Barberie      Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  4   32%  S Owen          Flyball: CF
                  Kenny Williams pinch hits for Mark Gardner batting 9th
   O      ---  4   31%  K Williams      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-4, Doug Piatt facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Piatt replaces Kenny Williams pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   33%  H Villanueva    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   34%  L Salazar       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   35%  S Dunston       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 5.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-5, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   32%  D DeShields     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   36%  M Grissom       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   32%  D Martinez      Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
   R      1--      45%  J Vander Wal    Grissom Steals 2B; Grissom Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/unER
   O      ---  4   44%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Doug Piatt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   46%  R Sutcliffe     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   49%  C Walker        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   50%  M Grace         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cubs 5.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Tied 5-5, Chuck McElroy facing 5-6-7
                  Chuck McElroy replaces Rick Sutcliffe pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   55%  L Walker        Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  N Santovenia    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Santovenia to 1B
   OO     1--  6   43%  B Barberie      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Doug Piatt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   46%  R Sandberg      Lineout: CF
          ---  2   39%  A Dawson        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   45%  G Bell          Lineout: RF
   O      -2-  5   50%  H Villanueva    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Cubs 5.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Tied 5-5, Chuck McElroy facing 8-9-1
                  Rick Wilkins replaces Hector Villanueva playing C batting 6th
   O      ---  5   46%  S Owen          Strikeout Looking
                  Junior Noboa pinch hits for Doug Piatt batting 9th
          ---  4   50%  J Noboa         Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
                  Eric Bullock pinch runs for Junior Noboa batting 9th
   O      1--      43%  D DeShields     Bullock Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  4   41%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Bill Sampen facing 7-8-9
                  Bill Sampen replaces Eric Bullock pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   45%  L Salazar       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   48%  S Dunston       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  Dwight Smith pinch hits for Chuck McElroy batting 9th
          ---  7   46%  D Smith         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  Scott Ruskin replaces Bill Sampen pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  7   50%  C Walker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Cubs 5.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Tied 5-5, Paul Assenmacher facing 2-3-4
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Dwight Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   45%  M Grissom       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  9   42%  D Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  Ivan Calderon pinch hits for John Vander Wal batting 4th
   O      ---  3   40%  I Calderon      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Scott Ruskin facing 2-3-4
                  Ivan Calderon moves to 1B; Dave Martinez moves to LF; Larry Walker moves to RF
   O      ---  4   44%  M Grace         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Mel Rojas replaces Ivan Calderon pitching and batting 4th; Tom Foley replaces Scott Ruskin playing 1B batting 9th
   O      ---  2   47%  R Sandberg      Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  5   50%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Tied 5-5, Paul Assenmacher facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   44%  L Walker        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  3   40%  N Santovenia    Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   37%  B Barberie      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Mel Rojas facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   42%  G Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   47%  R Wilkins       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  6   50%  L Salazar       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cubs 5.

Top of the 10th, Expos Batting, Tied 5-5, Paul Assenmacher facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   44%  S Owen          Lineout: 2B
          ---  1   50%  T Foley         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   43%  D DeShields     Strikeout Swinging
          1--      47%  M Grissom       Foley Steals 2B
          -2-  7   48%  " "             Walk
          12-  2   54%  D Martinez      Hit By Pitch; Foley to 3B; Grissom to 2B
                  Bob Scanlan replaces Rick Wilkins pitching and batting 6th; Damon Berryhill replaces Paul Assenmacher playing C batting 9th; Mike Fitzgerald pinch hits for Mel Rojas batting 4th
   R      123  7   86%  M Fitzgerald    Walk; Foley Scores; Grissom to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   O      123  2   81%  L Walker        Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 6, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-6, Jeff Fassero facing 8-9-1
                  Jeff Fassero replaces Mike Fitzgerald pitching and batting 4th
          ---  3   68%  S Dunston       Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF)
                  Jerome Walton pinch hits for Damon Berryhill batting 9th
   O      1--  5   80%  J Walton        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      59%  C Walker        Dunston Steals 2B; Dunston to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  7   84%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  7  100%  M Grace         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Cubs 5.

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