September 18, 1992 St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 4
@CAL 1 CHW 8
@CLE 7 DET 10
BOS 3 KCR 3
NYY 2 MIL 12
BAL 4 OAK 7
@SEA 4 TOR 13
TEX 0 HOU 13
@ATL 3 CHC 9
STL 7 CIN 4
SDP 2 MON 10
@NYM 4 PIT 5
PHI 2
(6) LAD 11
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 22,945

Friday, September 18, 1992, (null)
Time of Game: 2:50

Cardinals

73-72

Lost 1

3rd, 12 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  2   4  0  0    7  7  0
Cubs            0  0  2   0  4  0   3  0  X    9 14  1

W: J Robinson (4-3), L: B Smith (1-1)

Cubs

73-73

Won 3

4th, 12½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Gilkey LF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .296  .777   13    3   0   SB,HBP
O Smith SS                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .299  .709   14    1   3   SH
R Lankford CF                 3   1   1   0    2   0  .294  .851   23    2   0   3B
F Jose RF                     5   1   1   2    0   0  .291  .781   12    1   0   2B
T Zeile 3B                    2   2   0   0    3   2  .261  .728   28    1   2   IW
R Brewer 1B                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .264  .637   15    7   1   
  C Wilson PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .716         0   0   
  M Thompson PH               1   0   0   1    0   0  .292  .754    3    0   0   CS
  A Galarraga 1B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .651         2   0   
G Pena 2B                     3   1   3   4    0   0  .312  .922   10    3   2   HR,2B,SF
R Gedman C                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .181  .541   23    3   0   
B Tewksbury P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .090  .233    5    1   2   
  G Perry PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .625    4    0   0   GDP
  B Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B McClure P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Alicea PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .700    6    0   0   
  C Carpenter P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
Totals                       30   7   7   7    8   5              156   24  10

BATTING

2B: F Jose (21, off C McElroy); G Pena (10, off J Bullinger).

3B: R Lankford (6, off J Bullinger).

HR: G Pena (7, off J Bullinger; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

SF: G Pena (3, off J Bullinger).

SH: O Smith (12, off J Bullinger).

IBB: T Zeile (4, by C McElroy).

HBP: B Gilkey (1, by J Bullinger).

TB: G Pena 7; R Lankford 3; B Gilkey 2; F Jose 2.

GIDP: G Perry (3).

RBI: G Pena 4 (22); F Jose 2 (69); M Thompson (15).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Gilkey (17, 2nd base off J Bullinger/R Wilkins).

CS: M Thompson (6, Home by J Robinson/R Wilkins).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Smith CF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .699   25    2   0   SB
R Sandberg 2B                 4   2   3   2    1   0  .293  .851   17    1   5   HR,2B
M Grace 1B                    5   1   1   2    0   1  .308  .826   12    9   0   2B
A Dawson RF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .287  .801   20    2   0   HR
S Buechele 3B                 3   2   1   0    1   0  .262  .712   18    0   1   
D May LF                      4   1   3   3    0   0  .276  .696    5    3   0   HR
R Wilkins C                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .265  .738   13    5   1   
A Arias SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .366  .932   12    4   1   
J Bullinger P                 3   2   2   0    0   0  .313  .813    4    0   2   SB
  C McElroy P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 2.000         0   0   
  J Robinson P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    1   1   
Totals                       38   9  14   9    2   3              129   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Grace (35, off B Tewksbury); R Sandberg (29, off B Tewksbury).

HR: A Dawson (21, off B Smith; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); R Sandberg (22, off B Tewksbury; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); D May (8, off B McClure; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: R Sandberg 7; D May 6; A Dawson 5; J Bullinger 2; M Grace 2; S Buechele; D Smith; R Wilkins.

RBI: D May 3 (40); R Sandberg 2 (78); M Grace 2 (70); R Wilkins (18); A Dawson (81).

2-out RBI: D May; R Wilkins.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Bullinger-A Arias-M Grace.

E: R Wilkins (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Smith (8, 2nd base off C Carpenter/R Gedman); J Bullinger (1, 2nd base off B Tewksbury/R Gedman).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Tewksbury                    5     9   6   6    2   3   1   2.27   26   73-47   32· 3·12   10· 2· 9· 0     26    -     0.85  -0.31
B Smith, L (1-1)               1.1   2   2   2    0   0   1   4.38    6   23-16   12· 1· 3    2· 0· 4· 0          0-0    0.88  -0.23
B McClure                      0.2   1   1   1    0   0   1   3.17    3    8-5     4· 0· 1    0· 2· 1· 0          1-1    0.87  -0.29
C Carpenter                    1     2   0   0    0   0   0   3.20    5   20-13    9· 2· 2    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.39   0.01
Totals                         8    14   9   9    2   3   3          40  124-81   57· 6·18   15· 6·14· 0          1-1

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bullinger                    6     4   3   2    5   3   1   3.72   27   94-49   27· 3·19    6·10· 2· 0     52    -     1.13   0.12
C McElroy                      0     2   4   4    3   0   0   3.56    5   25-10    6· 3· 1    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.28  -0.53
J Robinson, BS (3), W (4-3)    3     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.22    9   31-22   11· 4· 7    5· 2· 0· 0          3-2    1.63   0.08
Totals                         9     7   7   6    8   5   1          41  150-81   44·10·27   11·12· 4· 0          3-2

C McElroy faced 5 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Tewksbury (2).

IBB: C McElroy (9; T Zeile).

HBP: J Bullinger (3; B Gilkey).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Mike Winters.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 22,945.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 17mph in from Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Chicago Cubs                         
1. B Gilkey             LF    1. D Smith              CF 
2. O Smith              SS    2. R Sandberg           2B 
3. R Lankford           CF    3. M Grace              1B 
4. F Jose               RF    4. A Dawson             RF 
5. T Zeile              3B    5. S Buechele           3B 
6. R Brewer             1B    6. D May                LF 
7. G Pena               2B    7. R Wilkins            C  
8. R Gedman             C     8. A Arias              SS 
9. B Tewksbury          P     9. J Bullinger          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  7-7  1--  1   31%  89% D May           B McClure       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Buechele Scores; May Scores
   t 7   0  6-3  123  4  -27%  42% F Jose          C McElroy       Double to RF (Line Drive); Gilkey Scores; Smith Scores; Lankford to 3B
   b 7   1  7-6  ---  5   26%  55% A Dawson        B Smith         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Dawson Scores
   b 3   1  0-0  -2-  2   19%  77% R Sandberg      B Tewksbury     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bullinger Scores; Sandberg Scores
   t 7   1  6-6  1-3  3  -16%  21% G Pena          J Robinson      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Jose Scores; Thompson to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bullinger facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  B Gilkey        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   54%  O Smith         Lineout: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  4   51%  R Lankford      Triple (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  3   55%  F Jose          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   52%  D Smith         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  4   55%  R Sandberg      Walk
   O      1--  6   52%  M Grace         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   50%  A Dawson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bullinger facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   52%  T Zeile         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   54%  R Brewer        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   51%  G Pena          Double to LF (Pop Fly)
   O      -2-  3   55%  R Gedman        Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   53%  S Buechele      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   55%  D May           Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   52%  R Wilkins       Lineout: LF
   O      1--  2   50%  A Arias         Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bullinger facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   52%  B Tewksbury     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  5   50%  B Gilkey        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   53%  O Smith         Flyball: CF
          1--      52%  R Lankford      Gilkey Steals 2B
          -2-  5   50%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   55%  F Jose          Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   59%  J Bullinger     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
          1--      62%  D Smith         Bullinger Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   58%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   RR     -2-  2   77%  R Sandberg      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bullinger Scores; Sandberg Scores
   O      ---  2   76%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  3   77%  A Dawson        Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   75%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Buechele to 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Bullinger facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   71%  T Zeile         Walk
          1--  6   59%  R Brewer        Walk; Zeile to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   RO     1-3  3   61%  G Pena          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Zeile Scores/unER; Brewer to 2B
   O      -2-  6   66%  R Gedman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   70%  B Tewksbury     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Tewksbury facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   68%  D May           Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   66%  R Wilkins       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   65%  A Arias         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Bullinger facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   60%  B Gilkey        Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   62%  O Smith         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Gilkey to 2B
   O      -2-  2   67%  R Lankford      Groundout: 2B-1B; Gilkey to 3B
   O      --3  2   72%  F Jose          Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Tewksbury facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   75%  J Bullinger     Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   72%  D Smith         Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          1--  2   80%  R Sandberg      Double (Line Drive); Bullinger to 3B
   RR     -23  1   91%  M Grace         Double (Line Drive); Bullinger Scores; Sandberg Scores
          -2-      92%  A Dawson        Wild Pitch; Grace to 3B
   O      --3  3   90%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B; Grace stays at 3B
          --3  6   90%  S Buechele      Walk
   R      1-3  1   94%  D May           Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Grace Scores; Buechele to 2B
   R      12-  2   97%  R Wilkins       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Buechele Scores; May to 3B
   O      1-3  2   96%  A Arias         Lineout: CF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 6.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Jim Bullinger facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   95%  T Zeile         Walk
   O      1--  4   96%  R Brewer        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  3   90%  G Pena          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Zeile Scores; Pena Scores
          ---  5   88%  R Gedman        Walk
                  Gerald Perry pinch hits for Bob Tewksbury batting 9th
   OO     1--  4   92%  G Perry         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-3, Bryn Smith facing 9-1-2
                  Bryn Smith replaces Gerald Perry pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   92%  J Bullinger     Lineout: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   91%  D Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   91%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 6.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Chuck McElroy facing 1-2-3
                  Chuck McElroy replaces Jim Bullinger pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   87%  B Gilkey        Single (Line Drive)
          1--  7   80%  O Smith         Walk; Gilkey to 2B
          12-  6   69%  R Lankford      Walk; Gilkey to 3B; Smith to 2B
   RR     123  4   42%  F Jose          Double to RF (Line Drive); Gilkey Scores; Smith Scores; Lankford to 3B
          -23  4   39%  T Zeile         Intentional Walk
                  Jeff Robinson replaces Chuck McElroy pitching and batting 9th; Milt Thompson pinch hits for Craig Wilson batting 6th; Craig Wilson pinch hits for Rod Brewer batting 6th
   RO     123  3   37%  M Thompson      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Lankford Scores; Jose to 3B; Thompson to 1B
   R      1-3  3   21%  G Pena          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Jose Scores; Thompson to 3B
   O      1-3      30%  R Gedman        Thompson Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B-P); Pena to 2B
   O      -2-  7   34%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 6-7, Bryn Smith facing 3-4-5
                  Andres Galarraga replaces Milt Thompson playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---  2   29%  M Grace         Lineout: LF
   R      ---  5   55%  A Dawson        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Dawson Scores
          ---  5   59%  S Buechele      Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  Bob McClure replaces Bryn Smith pitching and batting 9th
   RR     1--  1   89%  D May           Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Buechele Scores; May Scores
   O      ---  6   88%  R Wilkins       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  1   88%  A Arias         Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 9.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 7-9, Jeff Robinson facing 9-1-2
                  Luis Alicea pinch hits for Bob McClure batting 9th
   O      ---  6   91%  L Alicea        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   94%  B Gilkey        Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  2   95%  O Smith         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-7, Cris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
                  Cris Carpenter replaces Luis Alicea pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   94%  J Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   95%  D Smith         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
          1--      95%  R Sandberg      Smith Steals 2B
          -2-  4   96%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Smith to 3B
   O      1-3  1   95%  M Grace         Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      1-3  6   94%  A Dawson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 9.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 7-9, Jeff Robinson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   97%  R Lankford      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   99%  F Jose          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5  100%  T Zeile         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation