September 1, 1996 Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 4
NYY 0 KCR 3
@DET 2
(13) MIN 6
@MIL 2 BOS 8
@OAK 3 SEA 5
BAL 1 CLE 8
@TEX 2 CHW 4
@TOR 2
(11) CHC 2
ATL 1
(12) FLA 6
@CIN 1 MON 7
SDP 6 NYM 6
SFG 5
(10) PHI 6
LAD 3 PIT 9
HOU 5 STL 15
COL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 40,192

Sunday, September 1, 1996, 1:20
Time of Game: 3:05

Braves

84-52

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  1
Cubs            0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  6  0

W: M Campbell (3-0), L: J Borowski (2-2)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Cubs

68-67

Won 2

3rd, 4½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grissom CF                  5   0   0   0    1   0  .302  .829   17    1   0   
A Jones RF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .245  .871    9    1   0   
  D Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .201  .579    4    0   0   
  J Dye RF                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .783    6    2   0   
C Jones SS                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .313  .942   16    1   3   
F McGriff 1B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .290  .843   20   11   3   2B
R Klesko LF                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .281  .908   19    1   0   
T Pendleton 3B                5   0   2   0    0   0  .247  .644   21    1   2   
J Lopez C                     5   1   3   0    0   1  .274  .760   17   11   3   GDP
  J Blauser PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .781         0   0   SB
  J Ayrault C                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Lemke 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .249  .637   16    3   5   SH
J Smoltz P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .486   11    2   0   SH
  L Polonia PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .580    3    0   0   
  G McMichael P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  B Clontz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  M Mordecai PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .238  .622    5    0   0   
  J Borowski P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       41   1   8   0    4   6              164   35  17

BATTING

2B: F McGriff (30, off D Swartzbaugh).

SH: J Smoltz (12, off D Swartzbaugh); M Lemke (4, off M Campbell).

TB: J Lopez 3; T Pendleton 2; F McGriff 2; M Lemke; R Klesko.

GIDP: J Lopez (14).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Lemke-F McGriff; M Lemke-C Jones-F McGriff.

E: M Lemke (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Blauser (5, 3rd base off M Campbell/T Houston).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .284  .795   19    2   0   
S Bullett RF                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .213  .576   22    5   0   CS
M Grace 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   2  .341  .877   23    9   1   
  T Haney PR-3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .425    3    0   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 4   1   2   0    1   0  .280  .817   17    6   0   2B,CS,GDP
D Magadan 3B-1B               4   1   1   1    1   1  .269  .775   25    2   2   HR,IW
R Sandberg 2B                 3   0   1   0    2   0  .234  .743   20    4   3   IW
T Houston C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .312  .855   16    5   2   GDP
R Sanchez SS                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .205  .515   15    2   3   
  O Timmons PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .625    5    0   0   
  T Wendell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167         0   0   
  L Gomez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .786    6    0   0   
  M Campbell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .444 1.111         0   0   
D Swartzbaugh P               2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    9    0   1   
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         1   0   
  K Bottenfield P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  B Kieschnick PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .473    2    0   0   
  J Hernandez SS              1   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .686    5    0   0   
Totals                       37   2   6   1    5  12              187   36  12

BATTING

2B: L Gonzalez (27, off J Borowski).

HR: D Magadan (3, off J Smoltz; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

IBB: R Sandberg (4, by G McMichael); D Magadan (3, by J Borowski).

TB: D Magadan 4; L Gonzalez 3; M Grace 2; R Sandberg.

GIDP: T Houston (4); L Gonzalez (11).

RBI: D Magadan (13).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Sanchez-M Grace; R Sandberg-R Sanchez.

BASERUNNING

CS: S Bullett (1, 2nd base by J Smoltz/J Lopez); L Gonzalez (5, 2nd base by J Smoltz/J Lopez).

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Smoltz                       9     2   1   1    3   9   1   2.85   28  126-81   46·10·25   11· 4· 1· 0     85    -     1.08   0.58
G McMichael                    1     2   0   0    1   1   0   2.93    6   21-12    6· 4· 2    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    3.75   0.14
B Clontz                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.40    3   16-9     2· 4· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.14
J Borowski, L (2-2)            0.2   2   1   0    1   0   0   2.70    5   17-9     6· 0· 3    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.80  -0.35
Totals                        11.2   6   2   1    5  12   1          42  180-111  60·18·33   15· 5· 5· 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 Swartzbaugh                  8     5   1   1    1   4   0   1.13   29  100-63   37· 8·18    8·12· 4· 0     71    -     1.26   0.44
B Patterson                    0.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   2.78    4   15-11    6· 2· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.02   0.00
K Bottenfield                  0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.68    1    6-4     2· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    5.02   0.14
T Wendell                      2     0   0   0    2   1   0   2.58    8   28-15    7· 0· 8    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.02   0.29
M Campbell, W (3-0)            1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.86    5   14-9     5· 4· 0    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    3.81   0.14
Totals                        12     8   1   1    4   6   0          47  163-102  57·15·30   17·15· 5· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Swartzbaugh 2 (2).

IBB: J Borowski (2; D Magadan); G McMichael (6; R Sandberg).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Bruce Dreckman, 2B - Mark Hirschbeck, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 40,192.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 15mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Chicago Cubs                         
1. M Grissom            CF    1. B McRae              CF 
2. A Jones              RF    2. S Bullett            RF 
3. C Jones              SS    3. M Grace              1B 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. L Gonzalez           LF 
5. R Klesko             LF    5. D Magadan            3B 
6. T Pendleton          3B    6. R Sandberg           2B 
7. J Lopez              C     7. T Houston            C  
8. M Lemke              2B    8. R Sanchez            SS 
9. J Smoltz             P     9. D Swartzbaugh        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b12   2  1-1  12-  2   38% 100% R Sandberg      J Borowski      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Gonzalez Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Magadan to 2B
   t12   1  1-1  1-3  1   18%  50% M Grissom       M Campbell      Popfly: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
   b10   2  1-1  123  3  -16%  50% T Houston       G McMichael     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   t 9   2  1-1  1-3  6   14%  64% J Lopez         K Bottenfield   Strikeout Swinging
   t12   2  1-1  1-3  4   14%  64% J Dye           M Campbell      Lineout: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Swartzbaugh facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  M Grissom       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   53%  C Jones         Walk
   O      1--  1   55%  F McGriff       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  B McRae         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   55%  S Bullett       Walk
   O      1--      51%  M Grace         Bullett Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  9   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Swartzbaugh facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  9   52%  R Klesko        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  6   54%  T Pendleton     Flyball: RF
          ---  4   53%  J Lopez         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   55%  M Lemke         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   59%  L Gonzalez      Walk
   O      1--      53%  D Magadan       Gonzalez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   R      ---  6   63%  " "             Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Magadan Scores
   O      ---  3   62%  R Sandberg      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   61%  T Houston       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Swartzbaugh facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   64%  J Smoltz        Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  4   65%  M Grissom       Popfly: 2B
          ---  3   64%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Jones to 1B
   O      1--  3   67%  C Jones         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Smoltz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   65%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   63%  D Swartzbaugh   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   62%  B McRae         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Swartzbaugh facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   55%  F McGriff       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   60%  R Klesko        Flyball: LF
   OO     -2-  4   68%  T Pendleton     Double Play: Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B); McGriff out at 2B/2B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Smoltz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  8   66%  S Bullett       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   64%  M Grace         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   63%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Swartzbaugh facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   58%  J Lopez         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   61%  M Lemke         Groundout: SS-1B; Lopez to 2B
   O      -2-  4   65%  J Smoltz        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Lopez to 3B
   R      --3      55%  M Grissom       Wild Pitch; Lopez Scores
   O      ---  3   57%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   54%  D Magadan       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   52%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   50%  T Houston       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Swartzbaugh facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   53%  A Jones         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  1   56%  C Jones         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   58%  F McGriff       Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, John Smoltz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  9   54%  R Sanchez       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   52%  D Swartzbaugh   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  B McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Swartzbaugh facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   54%  R Klesko        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
          ---  1   50%  T Pendleton     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  1   59%  J Lopez         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, John Smoltz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   55%  S Bullett       Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   59%  M Grace         Single to SS (Ground Ball to P's Left)
   OO     1--  1   50%  L Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Swartzbaugh facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   43%  M Lemke         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   46%  J Smoltz        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Lemke to 2B
   O      -2-  2   53%  M Grissom       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Dwight Smith pinch hits for Andruw Jones batting 2nd
   O      -2-  4   61%  D Smith         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
                  Jermaine Dye replaces Dwight Smith playing RF batting 2nd
   O      ---  1   56%  D Magadan       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  8   61%  R Sandberg      Walk
   OO     1--  1   50%  T Houston       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Patterson facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Patterson replaces Dave Swartzbaugh pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   56%  C Jones         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   61%  F McGriff       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  3   58%  R Klesko        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   50%  T Pendleton     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Klesko to 3B
                  Kent Bottenfield replaces Bob Patterson pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  6   64%  J Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, John Smoltz facing 8-9-1
                  Ozzie Timmons pinch hits for Rey Sanchez batting 8th
   O      ---  5   59%  O Timmons       Flyball: RF
                  Brooks Kieschnick pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield batting 9th
   O      ---  2   54%  B Kieschnick    Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  4   50%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 10th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Turk Wendell facing 8-9-1
                  Turk Wendell replaces Ozzie Timmons pitching and batting 8th; Jose Hernandez replaces Brooks Kieschnick playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  2   56%  M Lemke         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Luis Polonia pinch hits for John Smoltz batting 9th
   O      ---  3   61%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   58%  M Grissom       Walk
   O      1--  2   64%  J Dye           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Greg McMichael facing 2-3-4
                  Greg McMichael replaces Luis Polonia pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   59%  S Bullett       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   64%  M Grace         Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
                  Todd Haney pinch runs for Mark Grace batting 3rd
          1--  1   71%  L Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Haney to 2B
   O      12-  3   64%  D Magadan       Groundout: 1B-P (Deep 1B); Haney to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
          -23  4   66%  R Sandberg      Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   50%  T Houston       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 11th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Turk Wendell facing 3-4-5
                  Dave Magadan moves to 1B; Todd Haney moves to 3B
   O      ---  3   56%  C Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   61%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   58%  R Klesko        Walk
   O      1--  7   64%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 11th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Brad Clontz facing 8-9-1
                  Brad Clontz replaces Greg McMichael pitching and batting 9th; Leo Gomez pinch hits for Turk Wendell batting 8th
   O      ---  6   59%  L Gomez         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   54%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 12th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Campbell facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Campbell replaces Leo Gomez pitching and batting 8th
          ---  3   42%  J Lopez         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Jeff Blauser pinch runs for Javy Lopez batting 7th
   O      1--  1   44%  M Lemke         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Blauser to 2B
                  Mike Mordecai pinch hits for Brad Clontz batting 9th
          -2-  5   32%  M Mordecai      Walk, Blauser Steals 3B
   O      1-3  1   50%  M Grissom       Popfly: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1-3  4   64%  J Dye           Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 12th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Borowski facing 2-3-4
                  Joe Borowski replaces Mike Mordecai pitching and batting 9th; Joe Ayrault replaces Jeff Blauser playing C batting 7th
   O      ---  1   59%  S Bullett       Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  3   54%  T Haney         Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  7   61%  L Gonzalez      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  4   62%  D Magadan       Intentional Walk
   R      12-  2  100%  R Sandberg      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Gonzalez Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Magadan to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 2.

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