May 31, 2002 Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 38,169

Friday, May 31, 2002
Time of Game: 2:34

Astros

24-29

Won 2

4th, 7½ GB

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

W: C Hernandez (5-2), L: J Bere (1-8), S: B Wagner (8)

Cubs

21-32

Lost 1

5th, 10½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lugo SS                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .300  .753   16    0   1   
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .750   11    2   2   
L Berkman CF-LF               3   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .952   19    2   0   CS
J Bagwell 1B                  3   2   2   0    1   1  .285  .941   21    7   0   
D Ward LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .320  .788   16    2   0   GDP
  B Hunter CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .611         1   0   
R Hidalgo RF                  4   2   4   4    0   0  .265  .835   14    2   0   2·HR
G Zaun C                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .263  .680   12   10   0   SB
G Blum 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .639   12    1   2   
C Hernandez P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .417    4    0   1   
  J Vizcaino PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .715    1    0   0   
  O Dotel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       32   4   7   4    3   7              126   27   7

BATTING

HR: R Hidalgo 2 (10, off J Cruz, off J Bere; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: R Hidalgo 10; J Bagwell 2; G Zaun.

GIDP: D Ward (4).

RBI: R Hidalgo 4 (30).

2-out RBI: R Hidalgo 4.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Blum-C Biggio-J Bagwell.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Zaun (1, 2nd base off J Cruz/T Hundley).

CS: L Berkman (1, 3rd base by J Cruz/T Hundley).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lewis CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .662   17    5   0   
  B Hill 2B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .665         0   0   
C Stynes 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .678   10    3   1   
  C Patterson PH-CF           1   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .757    5    0   0   
S Sosa RF                     2   1   1   1    2   0  .330 1.154   19    1   0   HR
F McGriff 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .255  .789   21    5   0   2B
M Alou LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .192  .527   13    3   0   
T Hundley C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .128  .442   16    8   1   
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .236  .696   17    0   1   GDP
B Mueller 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .192  .577   16    2   1   2B
J Bere P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .445    8    0   1   
  M Bellhorn PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .228  .806    4    0   0   
  J Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .308         0   0   
Totals                       30   1   4   1    5  10              146   27   5

BATTING

2B: F McGriff (11, off C Hernandez); B Mueller (3, off C Hernandez).

HR: S Sosa (19, off O Dotel; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

TB: S Sosa 4; B Mueller 2; F McGriff 2; D Lewis.

GIDP: A Gonzalez (3).

RBI: S Sosa (35).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Hundley-B Mueller; C Stynes-F McGriff.

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
C Hernandez, W (5-2)           7     3   0   0    5   7   0   3.39   28  109-63   29· 8·26    6· 7· 3· 0     73    -     1.21   0.43
O Dotel, H (6)                 1     1   1   1    0   2   1   3.41    4   21-15    8· 5· 2    0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.57  -0.00
B Wagner, S (8)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.09    3   16-11    6· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.04
Totals                         9     4   1   1    5  10   1          35  146-89   43·15·31    7· 9· 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
J Bere, L (1-8)                7     5   2   2    1   4   1   5.61   26   93-64   35·12·17    6·12· 2· 1     62    -     0.97   0.06
J Cruz                         2     2   2   2    2   3   1   3.91    9   32-18    8· 6· 4    1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.58  -0.09
Totals                         9     7   4   4    3   7   2          35  125-82   43·18·21    7·14· 2· 2           -

Balks: C Hernandez (2).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Dale Scott.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 38,169.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs                         
1. J Lugo               SS    1. D Lewis              CF 
2. C Biggio             2B    2. C Stynes             2B 
3. L Berkman            CF    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. J Bagwell            1B    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. D Ward               LF    5. M Alou               LF 
6. R Hidalgo            RF    6. T Hundley            C  
7. G Zaun               C     7. A Gonzalez           SS 
8. G Blum               3B    8. B Mueller            3B 
9. C Hernandez          P     9. J Bere               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  0-0  1--  2   34%  80% R Hidalgo       J Bere          Home Run; Bagwell Scores
   t 9   2  1-2  -2-  2   13%  96% R Hidalgo       J Cruz          Home Run; Bagwell Scores
   b 8   1  2-0  ---  2  -12%  76% S Sosa          O Dotel         Home Run (CF-RF)
   b 6   0  0-0  ---  2   -9%  33% F McGriff       C Hernandez     Double to LF (Line Drive)
   b 3   2  0-0  123  3    8%  50% T Hundley       C Hernandez     Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Bere facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  J Lugo          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   46%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   45%  L Berkman       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Hernandez facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   42%  D Lewis         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   45%  C Stynes        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   42%  S Sosa          Walk; Lewis to 2B
   O      12-  3   45%  F McGriff       Flyball: CF; Lewis to 3B
   O      1-3  1   50%  M Alou          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Bere facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   54%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   46%  D Ward          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
          ---  3   47%  R Hidalgo       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  3   45%  G Zaun          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Hernandez facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   41%  T Hundley       Walk
   OO     1--  1   49%  A Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---  2   47%  B Mueller       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-      46%  J Bere          Balk; Mueller to 3B
   O      --3  5   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Bere facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   48%  G Blum          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   46%  C Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   45%  J Lugo          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Hernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  D Lewis         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   49%  C Stynes        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   47%  S Sosa          Walk
          1--  6   45%  F McGriff       Walk; Sosa to 2B
          12-  6   42%  M Alou          Walk; Sosa to 3B; McGriff to 2B
   O      123  3   50%  T Hundley       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Bere facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   47%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   45%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   44%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Hernandez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   47%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   49%  B Mueller       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   50%  J Bere          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Bere facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   47%  D Ward          Popfly: 3B
          ---  7   50%  R Hidalgo       Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   47%  G Zaun          Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
   O      1--  4   43%  G Blum          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Hernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   46%  D Lewis         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   49%  C Stynes        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  S Sosa          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Bere facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   47%  C Hernandez     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   44%  J Lugo          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   43%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Hernandez facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   33%  F McGriff       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   39%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  2   45%  T Hundley       Foul Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   50%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Bere facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   46%  L Berkman       Flyball: LF
          ---  6   50%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  2   80%  R Hidalgo       Home Run; Bagwell Scores
          ---  2   81%  G Zaun          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   79%  G Blum          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Carlos Hernandez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   83%  B Mueller       Flyball: CF
                  Mark Bellhorn pinch hits for Jason Bere batting 9th
   O      ---  4   85%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   87%  D Lewis         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Juan Cruz facing 9-1-2
                  Juan Cruz replaces Mark Bellhorn pitching and batting 9th; Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Carlos Hernandez batting 9th
   O      ---  1   86%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   85%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   84%  C Biggio        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Octavio Dotel facing 2-3-4
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Jose Vizcaino pitching and batting 9th; Corey Patterson pinch hits for Chris Stynes batting 2nd
   O      ---  5   88%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   76%  S Sosa          Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      --- 10   81%  F McGriff       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  4   84%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Juan Cruz facing 3-4-5
                  Bobby Hill replaces Darren Lewis playing 2B batting 1st; Corey Patterson moves to CF
          ---  6   86%  L Berkman       Walk
          1--  3   90%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Berkman to 2B
   OO     12-  6   83%  D Ward          Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Berkman Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Bagwell to 2B
   RR     -2-  2   96%  R Hidalgo       Home Run; Bagwell Scores
          ---  4   96%  G Zaun          Walk
          1--      97%  G Blum          Zaun Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   96%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Billy Wagner facing 6-7-8
                  Billy Wagner replaces Octavio Dotel pitching and batting 9th; Lance Berkman moves to LF; Brian Hunter replaces Daryle Ward playing CF batting 5th
   O      ---  4   98%  T Hundley       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  7  100%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  B Mueller       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHN200205310

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
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.
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.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 2002 > CHC \| HOU > May 31, 2002, Astros at Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation