May 10, 1972 Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 1
TEX 0 CAL 5
BOS 1 CHW 7
DET 0 CLE 7
KCR 2 MIN 2
NYY 0 MIL 4
@OAK 0 ATL 8
PIT 4 CHC 4
@CIN 2 SFG 7
@MON 3 NYM 4
LAD 3
(14) SDP 5
@PHI 3 HOU 10
@STL 7

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 7,051

Wednesday, May 10, 1972, 12:20PM
Time of Game: 2:32

Cubs

10-11

Won 3

4th, 4 GB

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

W: M Pappas (3-2), L: G Nolan (3-1), S: D McGinn (3)

Reds

8-13

Lost 4

4th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                5   0   0   0    0   1  .221  .595    0    2   3   
G Beckert 2B                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .225  .553    0    2   2   
B Williams LF                 5   1   0   0    0   0  .278  .734    0    2   0   GDP
J Hickman 1B                  5   1   1   0    0   2  .375 1.105    0    8   0   
R Monday CF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .375 1.061    0    3   0   
J Cardenal RF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .264  .805    0    1   0   
C Fanzone 3B                  3   1   2   2    1   0  .389 1.365    0    2   3   2B
R Hundley C                   1   0   0   0    3   1  .270  .743    0    7   0   IW
M Pappas P                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .231  .517    0    0   2   
  T Phoebus P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Shamsky PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .100    0    0   0   
  D McGinn P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   1   
Totals                       34   4   6   4    6   6                    27  11

BATTING

2B: C Fanzone (3, off G Nolan).

IBB: R Hundley (4, by G Nolan).

TB: C Fanzone 3; R Monday; G Beckert; J Hickman; M Pappas.

GIDP: B Williams (2).

RBI: C Fanzone 2 (8); M Pappas (1); R Monday (8).

2-out RBI: C Fanzone 2; M Pappas.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Fanzone-G Beckert-J Hickman.

E: G Beckert 2 (5); J Hickman (1).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .239  .590    0    4   0   2B
J Morgan 2B                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .274  .847    0    0   2   3·SB
B Tolan CF                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .398 1.158    0    7   0   2B,SB
T Perez 1B                    4   0   2   0    1   1  .257  .709    0    5   1   IW
J Bench C                     5   0   0   1    0   2  .208  .703    0    6   0   
D Menke 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .230  .698    0    0   2   
D Concepcion SS               4   0   2   0    0   0  .263  .625    0    1   2   2·SB
C Geronimo RF                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .167  .632    0    2   0   
  H McRae PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
G Nolan P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .063    0    1   0   GDP
  T Uhlaender PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .437    0    0   0   
  J Billingham P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200         0   0   
  J Javier PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .313  .791    0    0   0   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
Totals                       37   2   8   2    4   6                    27   7

BATTING

2B: P Rose (3, off M Pappas); B Tolan (8, off M Pappas).

IBB: T Perez (3, by M Pappas).

TB: J Morgan 2; T Perez 2; D Concepcion 2; P Rose 2; B Tolan 2.

GIDP: G Nolan (2).

RBI: B Tolan (21); J Bench (13).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Morgan-D Concepcion-T Perez.

E: D Concepcion (2); D Menke (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Concepcion 2 (5, 2nd base off M Pappas/R Hundley, 3rd base off M Pappas/R Hundley); J Morgan 3 (12, 2nd base off M Pappas/R Hundley 3); B Tolan (11, 2nd base off M Pappas/R Hundley).

PITCHING

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 Pappas, W (3-2)              6     7   2   1    3   5   0   2.25   30     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 0· 7     54    -     1.36  -0.05
T Phoebus, H (1)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.79    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          1-0    3.08   0.17
D McGinn, S (3)                2     0   0   0    1   0   0   1.59    7     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.57   0.14
Totals                         9     8   2   1    4   6   0          41     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0· 8          1-0

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Nolan, L (3-1)               6     5   4   0    2   6   0   2.53   26     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 5     58    -     0.97  -0.29
J Billingham                   2     1   0   0    3   0   0   6.34   10     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.58   0.04
C Carroll                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.45    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.35   0.01
Totals                         9     6   4   0    6   6   0          40     -       ·  ·      9·12· 1· 6           -

M Pappas faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Pappas (1; T Perez); G Nolan (2; R Hundley).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - John Kibler.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 7,051.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 58° F.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Cincinnati Reds                      
1. D Kessinger          SS    1. P Rose               LF 
2. G Beckert            2B    2. J Morgan             2B 
3. B Williams           LF    3. B Tolan              CF 
4. J Hickman            1B    4. T Perez              1B 
5. R Monday             CF    5. J Bench              C  
6. J Cardenal           RF    6. D Menke              3B 
7. C Fanzone            3B    7. D Concepcion         SS 
8. R Hundley            C     8. C Geronimo           RF 
9. M Pappas             P     9. G Nolan              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  1-1  -23      24%  75% C Fanzone       G Nolan         Double to CF (CF-RF); Hickman Scores/unER; Monday Scores/unER
   t 4   1  1-0  12-      14%  55% R Monday        G Nolan         Single to LF; Williams Scores/unER; Hickman to 2B
   b 2   1  0-0  1-3      13%  50% G Nolan         M Pappas        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 7   0  4-1  -2-     -12%  72% B Tolan         M Pappas        Double to LF (LF-CF); Morgan Scores
   b 7   0  4-2  12-      10%  74% J Bench         T Phoebus       Foul Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Nolan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Kessinger     Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  G Beckert       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Beckert to 1B
   OO     1--      46%  B Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Pappas facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  P Rose          Popfly: SS
          ---      45%  J Morgan        Single to RF
          1--      43%  B Tolan         Morgan Steals 2B
          -2-      38%  " "             Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Morgan to 3B; Tolan to 1B
          1-3      36%  T Perez         Tolan Steals 2B
   O      -23      44%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -23      50%  J Bench         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Nolan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Hickman       Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  R Monday        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Cardenal      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Pappas facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  D Menke         Popfly: 3B
          ---      45%  D Concepcion    Single to CF
          1--      43%  C Geronimo      Concepcion Steals 2B
          -2-      39%  " "             Concepcion Steals 3B
          --3      37%  " "             Walk
   OO     1-3      50%  G Nolan         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Nolan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  C Fanzone       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  R Hundley       Walk
   O      1--      47%  M Pappas        Strikeout
   O      1--      45%  D Kessinger     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Pappas facing 1-2-3
          ---      37%  P Rose          Double to LF
          -2-      30%  J Morgan        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Rose to 3B; Morgan to 1B
          1-3      28%  B Tolan         Morgan Steals 2B
   O      -23      34%  " "             Popfly: 3B
          -23      33%  T Perez         Intentional Walk
   RO     123      31%  J Bench         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Rose Scores/unER; Morgan to 3B
   O      1-3      36%  D Menke         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Gary Nolan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      33%  G Beckert       Flyball: CF
          ---      36%  B Williams      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Williams to 1B
          1--      41%  J Hickman       Single to 3B; Williams to 2B
   R      12-      55%  R Monday        Single to LF; Williams Scores/unER; Hickman to 2B
   O      12-      52%  J Cardenal      Groundout: P unassisted; Hickman to 3B; Monday to 2B
   RR     -23      75%  C Fanzone       Double to CF (CF-RF); Hickman Scores/unER; Monday Scores/unER
          -2-      76%  R Hundley       Intentional Walk
   R      12-      84%  M Pappas        Single to CF; Fanzone Scores/unER; Hundley to 2B
   O      12-      83%  D Kessinger     Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Milt Pappas facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  C Geronimo      Strikeout
          ---      85%  G Nolan         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Nolan to 1B
   O      1--      87%  P Rose          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Gary Nolan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      86%  G Beckert       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      85%  B Williams      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      85%  J Hickman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Milt Pappas facing 2-3-4
          ---      81%  J Morgan        Single to RF
   O      1--      84%  B Tolan         Flyball: CF
          1--      80%  T Perez         Single to LF; Morgan to 2B
   O      12-      85%  J Bench         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      89%  D Menke         Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Gary Nolan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      88%  R Monday        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      88%  J Cardenal      Flyball: LF
          ---      88%  C Fanzone       Single to LF
   O      1--      87%  R Hundley       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Milt Pappas facing 7-8-9
          ---      83%  D Concepcion    Single to CF
   O      1--      87%  C Geronimo      Popfly: LF
                  Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Gary Nolan batting 9th
   O      1--      89%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: P-1B; Concepcion to 2B
   O      -2-      92%  P Rose          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 1.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jack Billingham facing 9-1-2
                  Jack Billingham replaces Ted Uhlaender pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  M Pappas        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  G Beckert       Single to SS
   O      1--      90%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Milt Pappas facing 2-3-4
          ---      86%  J Morgan        Walk
          1--      84%  B Tolan         Morgan Steals 2B
   R      -2-      72%  " "             Double to LF (LF-CF); Morgan Scores
                  Tom Phoebus replaces Milt Pappas pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      64%  T Perez         Single to SS; Tolan stays at 2B
   O      12-      74%  J Bench         Foul Flyball: LF
   O      12-      82%  D Menke         Strikeout
   O      12-      89%  D Concepcion    Groundout: C unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 2.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  J Hickman       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      87%  R Monday        Flyball: CF
          ---      88%  J Cardenal      Walk
          1--      89%  C Fanzone       Walk; Cardenal to 2B
          12-      90%  R Hundley       Walk; Cardenal to 3B; Fanzone to 2B
                  Art Shamsky pinch hits for Tom Phoebus batting 9th
   O      123      87%  A Shamsky       Popfly: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Dan McGinn facing 8-9-1
                  Dan McGinn replaces Art Shamsky pitching and batting 9th; Hal McRae pinch hits for Cesar Geronimo batting 8th
   O      ---      91%  H McRae         Flyball: RF
                  Julian Javier pinch hits for Jack Billingham batting 9th
          ---      86%  J Javier        Walk
   O      1--      91%  P Rose          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      94%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 2.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Clay Carroll facing 1-2-3
                  Clay Carroll replaces Julian Javier pitching and batting 9th; Hal McRae moves to RF
   O      ---      94%  D Kessinger     Flyball: CF
          ---      94%  G Beckert       Walk
   O      1--      93%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      93%  J Hickman       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Dan McGinn facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  B Tolan         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Perez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  J Bench         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation