September 1, 2003 St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 7
@DET 4 ANA 10
@MIN 2 TEX 7
KCR 3 TOR 8
NYY 1 SFG 2
@ARI 0 CHC 7
STL 0 FLA 5
MON 2 HOU 10
@LAD 1 CIN 5
@MIL 4 NYM 3
ATL 2 BOS 13
@PHI 9

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 38,410

Monday, September 1, 2003, 1:20PM
Time of Game: 2:58

Cardinals

72-65

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  1
Cubs            0  0  0   0  6  1   0  0  X    7 17  0

W: M Prior (14-5), L: W Williams (14-7)

Cubs

70-66

Won 1

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .265  .741   11    4   2   
O Palmeiro RF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .274  .683   20    3   0   
A Pujols LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .366 1.119   16    2   0   
  K Robinson PH-LF            1   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .630    4    0   0   
J Edmonds CF                  1   0   0   0    2   1  .284 1.021   21    4   0   
  S Taguchi PH-CF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .350  .881    6    1   0   
S Rolen 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .288  .929   10    1   0   2B,GDP
  G Stephenson P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .451         0   1   
  E Perez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .808    1    0   0   
T Martinez 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .791    7    3   2   
  E Marrero PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .671    3    0   0   
E Renteria SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .332  .873   11    0   1   
  B Hart SS                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .710    3    0   0   
M Matheny C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .241  .641   14    5   0   
  J Girardi C                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .056  .206    4    0   0   
W Williams P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .655    8    1   1   SH
  J Fassero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Cairo 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .721    3    0   1   
Totals                       31   0   6   0    3  10              142   24   8

BATTING

2B: S Rolen (40, off M Prior).

SH: W Williams (7, off M Prior).

TB: F Vina 2; S Rolen 2; M Matheny; O Palmeiro; E Marrero.

GIDP: S Rolen (16).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Stephenson-F Vina-T Martinez; M Cairo-F Vina-T Martinez.

E: S Rolen (10).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   0   3   1    0   0  .294  .789   17    1   0   2B
  T Goodwin RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .691         0   0   
T Womack 2B                   5   0   3   1    0   1  .232  .576   24    4   1   2B,SB
  A Ojeda 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .091         0   0   
S Sosa RF                     5   1   1   0    0   3  .295  .942   15    1   0   
  T O'Leary LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .616         0   0   
M Alou LF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .282  .821   19    4   0   HBP
  D Glanville CF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .613         0   0   
E Karros 1B                   5   2   2   2    0   0  .296  .817   12    7   0   HR
A Ramirez 3B                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .272  .778   17    0   0   
R Martinez SS                 4   1   2   1    1   0  .295  .740   18    1   5   GDP
D Miller C                    3   0   2   1    0   0  .241  .697   17    9   2   2B,SF,GDP
M Prior P                     3   1   2   1    0   0  .250  .624   16    0   0   SH
  K Farnsworth P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       38   7  17   7    2   4              155   27   8

BATTING

2B: T Womack (13, off J Fassero); K Lofton (28, off W Williams); D Miller (16, off W Williams).

HR: E Karros (11, off G Stephenson; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: D Miller (1, off W Williams).

SH: M Prior (6, off W Williams).

HBP: M Alou (7, by W Williams).

TB: E Karros 5; T Womack 4; K Lofton 4; D Miller 3; R Martinez 2; M Prior 2; S Sosa; A Ramirez; M Alou.

GIDP: D Miller (14); R Martinez (8).

RBI: E Karros 2 (31); D Miller (34); R Martinez (33); T Womack (21); M Prior (6); K Lofton (38).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 6 for 20.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Womack-R Martinez-E Karros.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Womack (12, 2nd base off W Williams/M Matheny).

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
W Williams, L (14-7)           4.1  10   6   6    2   2   0   3.64   27  112-65   40· 8·17   10· 6· 6· 0     19    -     1.47  -0.16
J Fassero                      0.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   5.91    4   12-9     5· 3· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          2-2    0.29  -0.02
G Stephenson                   3     5   1   1    0   1   1   4.63   12   31-21   15· 1· 5    2· 4· 5· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         8    17   7   7    2   4   1          43  155-95   60·12·23   13·11·12· 0          2-2

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Prior, W (14-5)              8     5   0   0    3   8   0   2.36   31  131-88   51·13·24    7·11· 2· 0     77    -     0.82   0.31
K Farnsworth                   1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.38    4   11-10    5· 4· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     6   0   0    3  10   0          35  142-98   56·17·25    9·11· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: W Williams (10; M Alou).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 38,410.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 14mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Chicago Cubs                         
1. F Vina               2B    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. O Palmeiro           RF    2. T Womack             2B 
3. A Pujols             LF    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. J Edmonds            CF    4. M Alou               LF 
5. S Rolen              3B    5. E Karros             1B 
6. T Martinez           1B    6. A Ramirez            3B 
7. E Renteria           SS    7. R Martinez           SS 
8. M Matheny            C     8. D Miller             C  
9. W Williams           P     9. M Prior              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  0-0  1--  5   13%  74% M Alou          W Williams      Single to CF (Line Drive); Sosa to 3B; Alou to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 4   1  0-0  -23  3   -9%  57% K Lofton        W Williams      Flyball: CF
   b 5   0  0-0  -23  5    8%  82% E Karros        W Williams      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Sosa Scores; Alou to 3B
   b 4   2  0-0  -23  6   -7%  50% T Womack        W Williams      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   b 1   1  0-0  123  2   -7%  57% E Karros        W Williams      Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Womack to 3B; Alou to 2B; Karros to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  F Vina          Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   48%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: SS-1B; Vina to 2B
   O      -2-  2   52%  A Pujols        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   55%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   61%  K Lofton        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  4   67%  T Womack        Single to 3B/Bunt; Lofton to 3B
   O      1-3  6   63%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging, Womack Steals 2B
          -23  3   64%  M Alou          Hit By Pitch
   O      123  2   57%  E Karros        Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Womack to 3B; Alou to 2B; Karros to 1B
   O      123  4   50%  A Ramirez       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Prior facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   44%  S Rolen         Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  1   48%  T Martinez      Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  4   52%  E Renteria      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      -2-  6   55%  M Matheny       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   53%  R Martinez      Lineout: RF
          ---  6   57%  D Miller        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  7   54%  M Prior         Flyball: RF; Miller to 3B
   O      --3  6   50%  K Lofton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Prior facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   53%  W Williams      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  5   54%  F Vina          Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   53%  O Palmeiro      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   56%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   60%  T Womack        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   56%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   60%  M Alou          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Womack to 2B; Alou to 1B
   O      12-  1   55%  E Karros        Flyball: CF
   O      12-  5   50%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Prior facing 4-5-6
          --- 12   46%  J Edmonds       Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   53%  T Martinez      Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      1--  3   56%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   60%  R Martinez      Walk
          1--  7   67%  D Miller        Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  1   66%  M Prior         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Martinez to 3B; Miller to 2B
   O      -23  3   57%  K Lofton        Flyball: CF
   O      -23  6   50%  T Womack        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Prior facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   45%  M Matheny       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   48%  W Williams      Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Matheny to 2B
   O      -2-  1   52%  F Vina          Groundout: SS-1B; Matheny to 3B
   O      --3  7   57%  O Palmeiro      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   61%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   74%  M Alou          Single to CF (Line Drive); Sosa to 3B; Alou to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -23  5   82%  E Karros        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Sosa Scores; Alou to 3B
          1-3  6   85%  A Ramirez       Walk; Karros to 2B
   R      123  4   91%  R Martinez      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Alou Scores; Karros to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   RO     123  2   91%  D Miller        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Karros Scores; Ramirez to 3B
   R      1-3  4   95%  M Prior         Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Ramirez Scores; Martinez to 3B
                  Jeff Fassero replaces Woody Williams pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3  1   96%  K Lofton        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Martinez Scores; Prior to 2B
   R      12-  7   98%  T Womack        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Prior Scores; Lofton to 3B
   O      -23  3   98%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  1   97%  M Alou          Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 6.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Mark Prior facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  8   98%  A Pujols        Foul Popfly: 1B (Behind Home)
          ---  4   97%  J Edmonds       Walk
   OO     1--  3   99%  S Rolen         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-0, Garrett Stephenson facing 5-6-7
                  Garrett Stephenson replaces Scott Rolen pitching and batting 5th; Miguel Cairo replaces Jeff Fassero playing 3B batting 9th
   R      ---  2   99%  E Karros        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   99%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF
          ---  1   99%  R Martinez      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   99%  D Miller        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 7.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Mark Prior facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   99%  T Martinez      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4  100%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-0, Garrett Stephenson facing 9-1-2
                  Bo Hart replaces Edgar Renteria playing SS batting 7th
          ---  4  100%  M Prior         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1  100%  K Lofton        Single to RF (Line Drive); Prior to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  T Womack        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  2  100%  S Sosa          Flyball: CF
   O      12-  7  100%  M Alou          Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 7.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Mark Prior facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3  100%  M Cairo         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  1  100%  F Vina          Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   99%  O Palmeiro      Walk; Vina to 2B
                  Kerry Robinson pinch hits for Albert Pujols batting 3rd
   O      12-  4  100%  K Robinson      Strikeout Swinging
                  So Taguchi pinch hits for Jim Edmonds batting 4th
   O      12-  6  100%  S Taguchi       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-0, Garrett Stephenson facing 5-6-7
                  Joe Girardi replaces Mike Matheny playing C batting 8th; Kerry Robinson moves to LF; So Taguchi moves to CF
   O      ---  2  100%  E Karros        Flyball: CF
          ---  1  100%  A Ramirez       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4  100%  R Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Kyle Farnsworth facing 5-6-7
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Mark Prior pitching and batting 9th; Augie Ojeda replaces Tony Womack playing 2B batting 2nd; Troy O'Leary replaces Sammy Sosa playing LF batting 3rd; Doug Glanville replaces Moises Alou playing CF batting 4th; Tom Goodwin replaces Kenny Lofton playing RF batting 1st; Eduardo Perez pinch hits for Garrett Stephenson batting 5th
   O      ---  1  100%  E Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Eli Marrero pinch hits for Tino Martinez batting 6th
          ---  3  100%  E Marrero       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3  100%  B Hart          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4  100%  J Girardi       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation