May 3, 1995 Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 7
@BAL 4 CAL 8
OAK 7
(10) CLE 14
@DET 7 MIN 10
KCR 9 NYY 4
BOS 3
(13) SEA 5
@TEX 1 TOR 8
CHW 7
(10) HOU 11
@CHC 2 CIN 7
PHI 2 COL 12
SDP 7 ATL 6
@FLA 4 MON 3
NYM 1 LAD 7
@SFG 6 STL 8
PIT 6

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 27,694

Wednesday, May 3, 1995, 1:23
Time of Game: 2:58

Astros

4-3

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  1   0  3  4   2  1  0   11 14  0
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    2  6  2

W: D Kile (1-1), L: S Trachsel (0-1)

Cubs

4-3

Lost 3

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   2   1   3    2   1  .120  .651   20    1   5   HR
L Gonzalez LF                 6   3   3   1    0   1  .267  .823   28    2   0   HR,2·2B,CS
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .143  .741   22   12   2   
D Bell CF                     5   0   2   3    0   1  .379  .990   20    2   0   2B
D Magadan 3B                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .292  .850   19    0   0   
P Plantier RF                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .174  .544   24    2   0   
T Eusebio C                   4   2   3   0    1   0  .417  .962   19    5   0   
O Miller SS                   5   1   0   0    0   2  .208  .532   22    2   6   
D Kile P                      3   1   2   2    0   0  .500 1.350    9    1   2   2B
  C Shipley PH                1   1   1   2    0   0  .500 2.667    2    0   0   HR
  D Hartgraves P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Dougherty P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
Totals                       42  11  14  11    5   7              189   27  15

BATTING

2B: D Bell (2, off S Trachsel); D Kile (1, off T Edens); L Gonzalez 2 (2, off T Sturtze, off S Trachsel).

HR: C Biggio (1, off S Trachsel; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF); C Shipley (1, off M Walker; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); L Gonzalez (2, off S Trachsel; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: L Gonzalez 8; C Biggio 4; C Shipley 4; D Kile 3; D Bell 3; T Eusebio 3; P Plantier; J Bagwell.

RBI: D Bell 3 (6); C Biggio 3 (4); D Kile 2 (2); C Shipley 2 (2); L Gonzalez (3).

2-out RBI: D Bell 2; C Shipley 2; L Gonzalez.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 3. C Biggio-J Bagwell-O Miller; O Miller-C Biggio-J Bagwell; C Biggio-O Miller-J Bagwell.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Gonzalez (1, 3rd base by S Trachsel/R Wilkins).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .574   13    2   0   
R Sanchez 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .355  .742   10    0   4   
S Sosa RF                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .296  .938   15    2   0   
  O Timmons RF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .444    4    1   0   
M Grace 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .321  .845    9    9   1   
  T Pratt C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    2   0   
R Wilkins C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .211  .586   15    6   1   GDP
  T Sturtze P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Hernandez PH              1   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    1    0   0   
S Dunston SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .240  .600   13    1   2   
S Buechele 3B                 2   0   2   0    1   0  .278  .742   16    1   2   
S Bullett LF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    8    0   0   GDP
  T Edens P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Walker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   1   
  H Johnson 1B                0   0   0   0    1   0  .500 1.100    5    1   0   
S Trachsel P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   1   
  C Nabholz P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Rhodes LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    1   0   
  K Roberson PH-LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.933    2    0   0   GDP
Totals                       30   2   6   1    3   5              117   27  12

BATTING

TB: S Buechele 2; S Dunston; R Sanchez; J Hernandez; R Wilkins.

GIDP: S Bullett (2); R Wilkins (2); K Roberson (1).

RBI: J Hernandez (3).

2-out RBI: J Hernandez.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Wilkins-S Buechele.

E: S Buechele (2); S Dunston (3).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Kile, W (1-1)                6     3   0   0    0   4   0   1.50   20   78-49   27· 9·13   11· 3· 2· 0     70    -     0.74   0.27
D Hartgraves                   1     1   1   1    3   0   0   9.00    6   24-9     6· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03  -0.00
J Dougherty                    2     2   1   1    0   1   0   5.06    7   15-13    8· 3· 2    5· 0· 1· 0          3-1    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   5   0          33  117-71   41·13·17   17· 5· 3· 0          3-1

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Trachsel, L (0-1)            4.2   8   4   4    1   4   2   6.23   22   81-49   27· 4·18    7· 6· 4· 0     35    -     0.85  -0.18
C Nabholz                      0.1   1   1   1    0   1   0   3.00    2    8-5     1· 1· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          2-0    0.54   0.01
T Edens                        0.1   1   3   1    2   0   0   5.40    4   20-7     3· 1· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          1-1    0.40  -0.05
M Walker                       1.2   2   2   0    0   0   1   2.84    9   35-20   14· 0· 6    6· 0· 3· 0          2-2    0.11  -0.02
T Sturtze                      1     1   1   1    1   0   0   9.00    5   23-13   10· 0· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
R Myers                        1     1   0   0    1   2   0   4.50    5   22-12    6· 2· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    14  11   7    5   7   3          47  189-106  61· 8·37   18· 7·10· 0          5-3

D Hartgraves faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
C Nabholz faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 27,694.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 59° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs                         
1. C Biggio             2B    1. B McRae              CF 
2. L Gonzalez           LF    2. R Sanchez            2B 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. D Bell               CF    4. M Grace              1B 
5. D Magadan            3B    5. R Wilkins            C  
6. P Plantier           RF    6. S Dunston            SS 
7. T Eusebio            C     7. S Buechele           3B 
8. O Miller             SS    8. S Bullett            LF 
9. D Kile               P     9. S Trachsel           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  0-1  12-  2   21%  89% C Biggio        S Trachsel      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Eusebio Scores; Kile Scores
   t 3   2  0-0  ---  5   12%  58% L Gonzalez      S Trachsel      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  9   -9%  45% D Bell          S Trachsel      Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Gonzalez Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   b 2   2  0-0  12-  2    5%  50% S Bullett       D Kile          Lineout: RF
   b 5   1  4-0  1--  6    4%  92% S Bullett       D Kile          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   52%  L Gonzalez      Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-  6   54%  J Bagwell       Walk
   OO     12-  9   45%  D Bell          Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Gonzalez Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  B McRae         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   49%  R Sanchez       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   50%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   48%  D Magadan       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   46%  P Plantier      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  2   47%  T Eusebio       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   45%  O Miller        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   47%  M Grace         Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   45%  R Wilkins       Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   48%  S Dunston       Lineout: CF
          1--  6   45%  S Buechele      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Wilkins to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  S Bullett       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   47%  D Kile          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   46%  C Biggio        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   R      ---  5   58%  L Gonzalez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   56%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Darryl Kile facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   59%  S Trachsel      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   61%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   62%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Trachsel facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   60%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   58%  D Magadan       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   57%  P Plantier      Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Darryl Kile facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   60%  S Sosa          Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   63%  M Grace         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  7   64%  R Wilkins       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Trachsel facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   68%  T Eusebio       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   64%  O Miller        Flyball: RF
          1--  2   68%  D Kile          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Eusebio to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   89%  C Biggio        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Eusebio Scores; Kile Scores
   O      ---  7   88%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   89%  J Bagwell       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   90%  D Bell          Double to CF (Line Drive); Bagwell to 3B
                  Chris Nabholz replaces Steve Trachsel pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  4   88%  D Magadan       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Darryl Kile facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   90%  S Dunston       Flyball: RF
          ---  5   88%  S Buechele      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  6   92%  S Bullett       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Chris Nabholz facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   93%  P Plantier      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
                  Tom Edens replaces Scott Bullett pitching and batting 8th; Karl Rhodes replaces Chris Nabholz playing LF batting 9th
          1--  6   94%  T Eusebio       Walk; Plantier to 2B
   O      12-  5   95%  O Miller        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Plantier to 3B; Eusebio to 2B
   RR     -23  5   98%  D Kile          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Plantier Scores; Eusebio Scores
          -2-  4   98%  C Biggio        Walk
                  Mike Walker replaces Tom Edens pitching and batting 8th
          12-  7   98%  L Gonzalez      Reached on E6 (Line Drive to SS-2B); Kile to 3B; Biggio to 2B; Gonzalez to 1B
   O      123  6   98%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Biggio to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B; Bagwell to 1B
   RR     123  1   99%  D Bell          Single to RF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores/unER; Gonzalez Scores/unER; Bagwell to 3B
   O      1-3  3   99%  D Magadan       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-8, Darryl Kile facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   99%  K Rhodes        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   99%  B McRae         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2  100%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Cubs 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-0, Mike Walker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4  100%  P Plantier      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   99%  T Eusebio       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5  100%  O Miller        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Miller to 2B
                  Craig Shipley pinch hits for Darryl Kile batting 9th
   RR     -2-  2  100%  C Shipley       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Miller Scores/unER; Shipley Scores/unER
   O      ---  3  100%  C Biggio        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-10, Dean Hartgraves facing 3-4-5
                  Dean Hartgraves replaces Craig Shipley pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6  100%  S Sosa          Walk
   O      1--  1  100%  M Grace         Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   OO     1--  5  100%  R Wilkins       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Cubs 0.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-0, Tanyon Sturtze facing 2-3-4
                  Tanyon Sturtze replaces Rick Wilkins pitching and batting 5th; Todd Pratt replaces Mark Grace playing C batting 4th; Howard Johnson replaces Mike Walker playing 1B batting 8th; Ozzie Timmons replaces Sammy Sosa playing RF batting 3rd
          ---  3  100%  L Gonzalez      Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  6  100%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF; Gonzalez to 3B
   RO     --3  3  100%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B; Gonzalez Scores
          ---  5  100%  D Magadan       Walk
   O      1--  6  100%  P Plantier      Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-11, Dean Hartgraves facing 6-7-8
          ---  2  100%  S Dunston       Single to CF (Pop Fly)
          1--  5  100%  S Buechele      Walk; Dunston to 2B
          12-  5  100%  H Johnson       Walk; Dunston to 3B; Buechele to 2B
                  Jim Dougherty replaces Dean Hartgraves pitching and batting 9th; Kevin Roberson pinch hits for Karl Rhodes batting 9th
   ROO    123  2  100%  K Roberson      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS; Dunston Scores/No RBI; Buechele to 3B
   O      --3  2  100%  B McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Cubs 1.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 11-1, Randy Myers facing 7-8-9
                  Randy Myers replaces Tanyon Sturtze pitching and batting 5th; Kevin Roberson moves to LF
          ---  4  100%  T Eusebio       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  7  100%  O Miller        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4  100%  J Dougherty     Strikeout Looking
          1--  5  100%  C Biggio        Walk; Eusebio to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  L Gonzalez      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 11, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-11, Jim Dougherty facing 2-3-4
          ---  2  100%  R Sanchez       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4  100%  O Timmons       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  100%  T Pratt         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Sanchez to 2B
                  Jose Hernandez pinch hits for Randy Myers batting 5th
   R      -2-  1  100%  J Hernandez     Single to LF (Line Drive); Sanchez Scores
   O      1--  1  100%  S Dunston       Groundout: SS-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Cubs 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation