July 10, 1997 St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 33,805

Thursday, July 10, 1997, 1:23
Time of Game: 2:37

Cardinals

42-45

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: A Benes (8-7), L: T Wendell (2-4), S: D Eckersley (19)

Cubs

37-51

Lost 1

5th, 6½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeShields 2B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .288  .789   14    2   4   
R Gant LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .227  .733   22    0   0   
R Lankford CF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .332 1.064   24    1   0   GDP
D Young 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   3  .284  .755   18   12   1   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   2   4   3    0   0  .267  .752   11    0   2   2·HR
J Mabry RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .291  .761   13    3   0   
M Difelice C                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .208  .625   20    7   1   
R Clayton SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .713   13    1   3   
A Benes P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .476    7    1   0   SH
  D Eckersley P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   3   5   3    4  10              142   27  11

BATTING

HR: G Gaetti 2 (8, off K Foster, off T Wendell; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: A Benes (2, off K Foster).

TB: G Gaetti 10; R Lankford.

GIDP: R Lankford (5).

RBI: G Gaetti 3 (35).

2-out RBI: G Gaetti 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Gaetti-D DeShields-D Young.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Glanville LF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .756   20    3   0   
B McRae CF                    2   1   0   0    2   0  .232  .670   16    1   0   
S Sosa RF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .256  .773   11    2   0   
M Grace 1B                    2   0   1   1    2   0  .325  .904   15    6   1   GDP
S Dunston SS                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .294  .726   14    2   1   
R Sandberg 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .260  .697   13    2   3   
K Orie 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .265  .780   14    1   1   
S Servais C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .708   20   10   0   
K Foster P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .088  .202    9    0   1   
  D Clark PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .311  .866    2    0   0   
  T Wendell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
  D Hansen PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .776    3    0   0   
Totals                       31   2   5   2    5   6              137   27   7

BATTING

TB: D Clark; R Sandberg; S Dunston; S Sosa; M Grace.

GIDP: M Grace (8).

RBI: M Grace (43); D Clark (15).

2-out RBI: D Clark.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Sandberg-S Dunston-M Grace.

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
A Benes, W (8-7)               8     5   2   2    5   6   0   2.53   33  128-78   40· 8·30   10· 8· 4· 0     65    -     1.47   0.27
D Eckersley, S (19)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.13    3    9-6     5· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.21
Totals                         9     5   2   2    5   6   0          36  137-84   45· 8·31   11·10· 4· 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
K Foster                       7     4   2   2    3   9   1   4.00   28  110-72   38·18·16    3· 8· 5· 0     67    -     0.91   0.16
T Wendell, L (2-4)             2     1   1   1    1   1   1   4.63    7   32-19   12· 2· 5    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.39  -0.18
Totals                         9     5   3   3    4  10   2          35  142-91   50·20·21    7· 9· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jeff Kellogg, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Rich Rieker.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 33,805.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 14mph in from Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Chicago Cubs                         
1. D DeShields          2B    1. D Glanville          LF 
2. R Gant               LF    2. B McRae              CF 
3. R Lankford           CF    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. D Young              1B    4. M Grace              1B 
5. G Gaetti             3B    5. S Dunston            SS 
6. J Mabry              RF    6. R Sandberg           2B 
7. M Difelice           C     7. K Orie               3B 
8. R Clayton            SS    8. S Servais            C  
9. A Benes              P     9. K Foster             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  2-2  ---  5   33%  83% G Gaetti        T Wendell       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 7   2  2-1  1--  2  -25%  44% D Clark         A Benes         Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF Line); Sandberg Scores; Clark to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 8   0  2-2  1--  6  -15%  42% R Lankford      T Wendell       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   b 6   0  2-1  1--  1   13%  67% M Grace         A Benes         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   b 1   1  1-0  12-  4  -12%  39% M Grace         A Benes         Single to CF (Line Drive); McRae Scores; Sosa to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Foster facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  D DeShields     Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  9   46%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   47%  R Lankford      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   49%  D Young         Walk; Lankford to 2B
   R      12-  2   59%  G Gaetti        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lankford Scores; Young to 3B
   O      1-3  1   55%  J Mabry         Popfly: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Alan Benes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   57%  D Glanville     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  4   55%  B McRae         Walk
          1--  3   51%  S Sosa          Single to CF (Line Drive); McRae to 2B
   R      12-  4   39%  M Grace         Single to CF (Line Drive); McRae Scores; Sosa to 3B
   O      1-3  8   45%  S Dunston       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  2   50%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Kevin Foster facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   54%  M Difelice      Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  R Clayton       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   48%  A Benes         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Difelice to 2B
          -2-  8   49%  D DeShields     Walk
   O      12-  3   45%  R Gant          Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Alan Benes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   47%  K Orie          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   49%  S Servais       Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  5   50%  K Foster        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Kevin Foster facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   47%  R Lankford      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   46%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   57%  G Gaetti        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   56%  J Mabry         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Alan Benes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   59%  D Glanville     Popfly: RF (Deep 2B)
          ---  6   56%  B McRae         Walk
   O      1--  1   58%  S Sosa          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); McRae to 2B
          -2-  5   57%  M Grace         Walk
   O      12-  2   62%  S Dunston       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kevin Foster facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   60%  M Difelice      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   58%  R Clayton       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   57%  A Benes         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Alan Benes facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   60%  R Sandberg      Popfly: RF
   O      ---  1   62%  K Orie          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   64%  S Servais       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kevin Foster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   61%  D DeShields     Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  4   59%  R Gant          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  8   58%  R Lankford      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Alan Benes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   62%  K Foster        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   64%  D Glanville     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   66%  B McRae         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kevin Foster facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   63%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   66%  G Gaetti        Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   63%  J Mabry         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   60%  M Difelice      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Alan Benes facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   54%  S Sosa          Walk
   OO     1--  1   67%  M Grace         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   69%  S Dunston       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kevin Foster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   66%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   65%  A Benes         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   63%  D DeShields     Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Alan Benes facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   56%  R Sandberg      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   63%  K Orie          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   69%  S Servais       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  Dave Clark pinch hits for Kevin Foster batting 9th
   R      1--  2   44%  D Clark         Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF Line); Sandberg Scores; Clark to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  9   50%  D Glanville     Groundout: C-1B (Short 1B Line)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Turk Wendell facing 2-3-4
                  Turk Wendell replaces Dave Clark pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   57%  R Gant          Walk
   OO     1--  6   42%  R Lankford      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   39%  D Young         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Alan Benes facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   44%  B McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   47%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   45%  M Grace         Walk
          1--  1   39%  S Dunston       Single to CF (Line Drive); Grace to 3B
   O      1-3  3   50%  R Sandberg      Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Turk Wendell facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  5   83%  G Gaetti        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   81%  J Mabry         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   80%  M Difelice      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   79%  R Clayton       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Dennis Eckersley facing 7-8-9
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Alan Benes pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   88%  K Orie          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   95%  S Servais       Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
                  Dave Hansen pinch hits for Turk Wendell batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  D Hansen        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation