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ANA 10
TBD  5
 DET  4
CLE  3
(10)		 MIN  4
@OAK  0
 KCR 10
@SEA  9
 STL  7
@CHC  2
 COL 12
ARI  7
 LAD  6
SFG  5
 MIL  5
PHI  4
 PIT 11
HOU  5
 CIN 12
@SDP  1
Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 38,085

 Monday, September 20, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:26
Cardinals
7
71-79
Won 1
4th, 20 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   7  0  0    7  9  0
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  8  1
W: Mark Thompson (1-2), L: Jon Lieber (8-11)
 Cubs
2
60-90
Lost 1
6th, 31 GB

Batting Stats

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
E Renteria SS                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .274  .730   19   15    2   4   2B
A Kennedy 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .766   13   10    0   3   
  H Slocumb P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  L Painter P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  R Bottalico P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
M McGwire 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .279 1.109   12    9    8   1   HR
  J McEwing RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .733              1   0   
R Lankford LF                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .309  .886   13    8    2   0   
T Howard RF                   3   1   1   2    0   1  .297  .813   10    6    1   0   HR
  C Paquette RF-1B-3B         1   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .912    5    4    1   1   GDP
F Tatis 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   2  .286  .923   20   10    0   0   
  E Marrero PR-1B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .534              1   0   
J Drew CF                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .243  .776   17   11    1   0   HR
M Jensen C                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .214  .639   12    9    9   0   
M Thompson P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    6    0   1   
  E Perez PH                  1   1   1   1    0   0  .467 1.129   10    4    0   0   
  P Polanco 2B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .685    4    3    1   0   
Totals                       35   7   9   0    1  10              142   95   27  10
Batting Events
2B: E Renteria (32, off R Myers).
HR: T Howard (5, off J Lieber; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); M McGwire (59, off J Lieber; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs); J Drew (13, off J Lieber; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
TB: T Howard 4; J Drew 4; M McGwire 4; R Lankford 2; E Renteria 2; E Perez; F Tatis; M Jensen.
GIDP: C Paquette (5).
RBI: J Drew 2 (38); T Howard 2 (23); E Renteria (57); E Perez (4); M McGwire (136).
2-out RBI: J Drew 2; T Howard 2; M McGwire; E Perez; E Renteria.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. M McGwire-E Renteria; A Kennedy-E Renteria-M McGwire.
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .253  .658   16    6    3   0   
R Brown LF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .179  .476   14   12    1   0   
  B Porter PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .445    5    3    0   0   
S Sosa RF                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .297 1.028   16    6    1   0   
M Grace 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .308  .857   15    8   10   0   2·GDP
S Andrews 3B                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .192  .664   11    8    0   2   HR
B Santiago C                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .244  .679   16    9   10   0   2B
J Nieves SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .613   15    9    0   1   
C Meyers 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .221  .568   12    8    2   3   
  M Morandini PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .650    4    3    0   0   
J Lieber P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .135  .361    5    4    0   0   
  R Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .429 1.000              0   0   
  C Liniak PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .597    2    2    0   0   
  B McNichol P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       33   2   8   0    2   9              131   78   27   6
Batting Events
2B: B Santiago (18, off R Bottalico).
HR: S Andrews (15, off R Bottalico; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).
TB: S Andrews 4; B Santiago 3; C Meyers; C Liniak; J Nieves; S Sosa; M Grace.
GIDP: M Grace 2 (13).
RBI: S Andrews 2 (45).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Nieves-C Meyers-M Grace.
E: M Grace (7).

Pitching Stats

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
M Thompson, W (1-2)            6     4   0   0    2   5   0   2.50   22   85-49   29· 5·15    8· 7· 4· 0     67    -     1.07   0.36
H Slocumb                      1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.15    5   17-11    7· 1· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
L Painter                      0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.88    2   11-6     3· 1· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.08   0.01
R Bottalico                    1     3   2   2    0   2   1   4.60    6   18-12    5· 4· 3    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         9     8   2   2    2   9   1          35  131-78   44·11·23   13·11· 6· 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
J Lieber, L (8-11)             6.2   6   6   6    0   9   3   4.32   26   91-65   28·20·17    8· 9· 4· 0     47    -     0.77  -0.10
R Myers                        1.1   3   1   1    0   0   0   4.38    6   24-15    9· 3· 3    2· 4· 1· 0          1-1    0.08  -0.03
B McNichol                     1     0   0   0    1   1   0   9.53    4   19-11    6· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     9   7   7    1  10   3          36  134-91   43·25·23   11·14· 5· 0          1-1
Balks: None.
WP: R Myers (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ian Lamplugh, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Mark Carlson.
Time of Game: 2:26.
Attendance: 38,085.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 61° F, Wind 12mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   St. Louis Cardinals                       Chicago Cubs                                 
1. Edgar Renteria               SS       1. Lance Johnson                CF
2. Adam Kennedy                 2B       2. Roosevelt Brown              LF
3. Mark McGwire                 1B       3. Sammy Sosa                   RF
4. Ray Lankford                 LF       4. Mark Grace                   1B
5. Thomas Howard                RF       5. Shane Andrews                3B
6. Fernando Tatis               3B       6. Benito Santiago               C
7. J.D. Drew                    CF       7. Jose Nieves                  SS
8. Marcus Jensen                 C       8. Chad Meyers                  2B
9. Mark Thompson                 P       9. Jon Lieber                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t7 2 1-- RR 1,(0-0)  22% 87% 1-0 STL T. Howard J. Lieber Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Lankford Scores
t7 2 --- R 2,(0-1)  21% 64% 0-0 STL M. McGwire J. Lieber Home Run (Fly Ball)
b6 1 1-3 OO 2,(1-0)  18% 50% 0-0 CHC M. Grace M. Thompson Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b6 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  -10% 32% 0-0 CHC S. Sosa M. Thompson Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Johnson to 3B
b4 0 1-- OO 3,(1-1)  9% 49% 0-0 CHC M. Grace M. Thompson Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  0% 50% 0-0 STL E. Renteria J. Lieber E3 on Foul Ball
t1 0 --- O 5,(1-2)  -2% 48% 0-0 STL E. Renteria J. Lieber Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t1 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 46% 0-0 STL A. Kennedy J. Lieber Flyball: CF
t1 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  -1% 45% 0-0 STL M. McGwire J. Lieber Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Mark Thompson facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  2% 47% 0-0 CHC L. Johnson M. Thompson Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 1 --- O 6,(2-2)  2% 49% 0-0 CHC R. Brown M. Thompson Strikeout Swinging
b1 2 --- O 3,(2-0)  1% 50% 0-0 CHC S. Sosa M. Thompson Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jon Lieber facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 48% 0-0 STL R. Lankford J. Lieber Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1 --- O 6,(2-2)  -2% 46% 0-0 STL T. Howard J. Lieber Strikeout Looking
t2 2 --- O 6,(3-2)  -1% 45% 0-0 STL F. Tatis J. Lieber Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Mark Thompson facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 7,(3-2)  2% 47% 0-0 CHC M. Grace M. Thompson Strikeout Looking
b2 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 49% 0-0 CHC S. Andrews M. Thompson Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  -1% 48% 0-0 CHC B. Santiago M. Thompson Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
b2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  -3% 45% 0-0 CHC J. Nieves M. Thompson Single to CF (Ground Ball); Santiago to 3B
b2 2 1-3 O 4,(1-2)  5% 50% 0-0 CHC C. Meyers M. Thompson Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jon Lieber facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -3% 47% 0-0 STL J. Drew J. Lieber Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 46% 0-0 STL M. Jensen J. Lieber Strikeout Looking
t3 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 44% 0-0 STL M. Thompson J. Lieber Lineout: CF (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Mark Thompson facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  2% 47% 0-0 CHC J. Lieber M. Thompson Strikeout Looking
b3 1 --- O 4,(2-1)  2% 49% 0-0 CHC L. Johnson M. Thompson Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  1% 50% 0-0 CHC R. Brown M. Thompson Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
t4 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  -3% 47% 0-0 STL E. Renteria J. Lieber Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
t4 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  -2% 45% 0-0 STL A. Kennedy J. Lieber Strikeout Looking
t4 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 44% 0-0 STL M. McGwire J. Lieber Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Mark Thompson facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  -4% 40% 0-0 CHC S. Sosa M. Thompson Walk
b4 0 1-- OO 3,(1-1)  9% 49% 0-0 CHC M. Grace M. Thompson Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
b4 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  1% 50% 0-0 CHC S. Andrews M. Thompson Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jon Lieber facing 4-5-6
t5 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  -3% 47% 0-0 STL R. Lankford J. Lieber Strikeout Swinging
t5 1 --- O 3,(2-0)  -2% 45% 0-0 STL T. Howard J. Lieber Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 43% 0-0 STL F. Tatis J. Lieber Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Mark Thompson facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  3% 46% 0-0 CHC B. Santiago M. Thompson Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1 --- O 5,(3-1)  2% 48% 0-0 CHC J. Nieves M. Thompson Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
b5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  -2% 47% 0-0 CHC C. Meyers M. Thompson Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
b5 2 1-- O 2,(1-0)  3% 50% 0-0 CHC J. Lieber M. Thompson Lineout: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jon Lieber facing 7-8-9
t6 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  -4% 46% 0-0 STL J. Drew J. Lieber Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1 --- O 5,(1-2)  -2% 44% 0-0 STL M. Jensen J. Lieber Strikeout Swinging
t6 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  -2% 42% 0-0 STL M. Thompson J. Lieber Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Mark Thompson facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- 4,(3-0)  -5% 37% 0-0 CHC L. Johnson M. Thompson Walk
b6 0 1-- O 5,(0-2)  5% 42% 0-0 CHC R. Brown M. Thompson Strikeout Looking
b6 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  -10% 32% 0-0 CHC S. Sosa M. Thompson Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Johnson to 3B
b6 1 1-3 OO 2,(1-0)  18% 50% 0-0 CHC M. Grace M. Thompson Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
t7 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  -4% 46% 0-0 STL E. Renteria J. Lieber Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 1 --- O 6,(2-2)  -3% 43% 0-0 STL A. Kennedy J. Lieber Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 2 --- R 2,(0-1)  21% 64% 0-0 STL M. McGwire J. Lieber Home Run (Fly Ball)
t7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  1% 66% 1-0 STL R. Lankford J. Lieber Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
t7 2 1-- RR 1,(0-0)  22% 87% 1-0 STL T. Howard J. Lieber Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Lankford Scores
t7 2 --- 2,(1-0)  0% 88% 3-0 STL F. Tatis J. Lieber Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 2 1-- RR 2,(0-1)  8% 96% 3-0 STL J. Drew J. Lieber Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Tatis Scores
t7 2 --- 2,(1-0)  0% 96% 5-0 STL M. Jensen J. Lieber Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
Rodney Myers replaces Jon Lieber pitching and batting 9th; Eduardo Perez pinch hits for Mark Thompson (P) batting 9th
t7 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  0% 96% 5-0 STL E. Perez R. Myers Wild Pitch; Jensen to 2B
t7 2 -2- R 6,(3-2)  2% 98% 5-0 STL E. Perez R. Myers Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jensen Scores; Perez to 2B
t7 2 -2- R 6,(2-2)  1% 99% 6-0 STL E. Renteria R. Myers Double to CF (Fly Ball); Perez Scores
t7 2 -2- O 3,(1-1)  -0% 99% 7-0 STL A. Kennedy R. Myers Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
7 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Cardinals' Heathcliff Slocumb facing 5-6-7
Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Adam Kennedy (2B) pitching and batting 2nd; Placido Polanco replaces Eduardo Perez (PH) playing 2B batting 9th; Craig Paquette replaces Thomas Howard playing RF batting 5th
b7 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  0% 99% 0-7 CHC S. Andrews H. Slocumb Strikeout Swinging
b7 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  0% 99% 0-7 CHC B. Santiago H. Slocumb Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b7 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  0% 100% 0-7 CHC J. Nieves H. Slocumb Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 0.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Cubs' Rodney Myers facing 3-4-5
t8 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  0% 100% 7-0 STL M. McGwire R. Myers Flyball: CF
t8 1 --- 2,(1-0)  0% 100% 7-0 STL R. Lankford R. Myers Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t8 1 1-- OO 5,(1-2)  -0% 99% 7-0 STL C. Paquette R. Myers Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Cardinals' Heathcliff Slocumb facing 8-9-1
Craig Paquette moves from RF to 1B; Joe McEwing replaces Mark McGwire (1B) playing RF batting 3rd
b8 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  0% 100% 0-7 CHC C. Meyers H. Slocumb Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
Cole Liniak pinch hits for Rodney Myers (P) batting 9th
b8 1 --- 2,(0-1)  -0% 99% 0-7 CHC C. Liniak H. Slocumb Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
Lance Painter replaces Heathcliff Slocumb pitching and batting 2nd
b8 1 1-- O 6,(3-2)  0% 100% 0-7 CHC L. Johnson L. Painter Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Liniak to 2B
Bo Porter pinch hits for Roosevelt Brown (LF) batting 2nd
b8 2 -2- O 5,(2-2)  0% 100% 0-7 CHC B. Porter L. Painter Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 0.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Cubs' Brian McNichol facing 6-7-8
Brian McNichol replaces Cole Liniak (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Bo Porter moves from PH to LF
t9 0 --- 7,(3-2)  0% 100% 7-0 STL F. Tatis B. McNichol Walk
Eli Marrero pinch runs for Fernando Tatis (3B) batting 6th
t9 0 1-- O 7,(3-2)  0% 100% 7-0 STL J. Drew B. McNichol Popfly: 2B
t9 1 1-- O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 7-0 STL M. Jensen B. McNichol Groundout: 3B-1B; Marrero to 2B
t9 2 -2- O 4,(1-2)  -0% 100% 7-0 STL P. Polanco B. McNichol Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Cardinals' Ricky Bottalico facing 3-4-5
Ricky Bottalico replaces Lance Painter pitching and batting 2nd; Eli Marrero moves from PR to 1B; Craig Paquette moves from 1B to 3B
b9 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  0% 100% 0-7 CHC S. Sosa R. Bottalico Strikeout Swinging
b9 1 --- 3,(2-0)  0% 100% 0-7 CHC M. Grace R. Bottalico Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b9 1 1-- RR 2,(0-1)  -0% 100% 0-7 CHC S. Andrews R. Bottalico Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Grace Scores
b9 1 --- 2,(1-0)  -1% 99% 2-7 CHC B. Santiago R. Bottalico Double to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b9 1 -2- O 2,(0-1)  1% 100% 2-7 CHC J. Nieves R. Bottalico Groundout: 3B-1B
Mickey Morandini pinch hits for Chad Meyers (2B) batting 8th
b9 2 -2- O 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 2-7 CHC M. Morandini R. Bottalico Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Cubs 2.

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  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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