May 18, 1990 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 13
TEX 1 MIN 6
@BOS 0 DET 8
@CHW 2 CLE 5
SEA 0 MIL 5
OAK 0 KCR 4
@NYY 1 CAL 4
@TOR 2 PIT 9
@ATL 3 CIN 1
STL 0 CHC 7
@HOU 0 LAD 4
PHI 2 SDP 6
NYM 3 SFG 7
MON 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 22,972

Friday, May 18, 1990, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:30

Cubs

16-19

Won 1

5th, 7 GB

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

W: M Harkey (4-1), L: B Gullickson (2-3)

Astros

13-22

Lost 1

5th, 12½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Walton CF                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .274  .664   17    5   0   IW
R Sandberg 2B                 4   2   2   1    1   1  .306  .826   23    2   4   2B
M Grace 1B                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .295  .722    9    8   1   SF
A Dawson RF                   4   1   2   3    0   0  .331 1.015   13    2   0   2B,SB
  D Dascenzo RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .620         0   0   
D Smith LF                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .298  .836   16    1   0   CS,HBP
C Wilkerson 3B                4   1   1   0    0   1  .279  .660   15    1   3   SB
S Dunston SS                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .318  .811   13    3   1   
J Girardi C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .600   12    5   0   
M Harkey P                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .417    9    0   1   2B
  D Clark PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .422    5    0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   7   9   7    2   5              132   27  10

BATTING

2B: A Dawson (6, off D Schatzeder); R Sandberg (9, off B Gullickson); M Harkey (1, off B Gullickson).

SF: M Grace (4, off D Schatzeder).

IBB: J Walton (1, by B Gullickson).

HBP: D Smith (1, by J Agosto).

TB: A Dawson 3; R Sandberg 3; M Harkey 2; D Smith; S Dunston; C Wilkerson; M Grace.

RBI: A Dawson 3 (35); R Sandberg (19); D Smith (9); M Grace (12); S Dunston (20).

2-out RBI: D Smith; A Dawson.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Wilkerson-R Sandberg-M Grace.

E: R Sandberg (1); C Wilkerson (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Dawson (4, 2nd base off B Gullickson/C Biggio); C Wilkerson (1, 2nd base off B Gullickson/C Biggio).

CS: D Smith (3, 2nd base by B Gullickson/C Biggio).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .192  .533   18    2   0   2B
B Doran 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .260  .703   15    0   3   
  E Yelding SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .601         1   2   
C Biggio C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .271  .665   24    6   1   
  A Trevino C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .056  .106         0   0   
G Davis 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .863   11    8   0   GDP
F Stubbs LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .812   12    3   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .296  .671   12    0   3   
E Anthony RF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .200  .617   25    3   0   
R Ramirez SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .585    5    2   1   
  X Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Meadows PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  J Agosto P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Darwin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Wilson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .540    5    0   0   
B Gullickson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .522         0   0   
  D Schatzeder P              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  C Candaele SS-2B            2   0   0   0    1   1  .262  .659   14    2   2   
Totals                       33   0   6   0    3   5              149   27  12

BATTING

2B: G Young (4, off M Harkey).

TB: G Young 3; K Caminiti 2; C Biggio; E Anthony.

GIDP: G Davis (2).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

E: C Biggio (3).

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 Harkey, W (4-1)              8     6   0   0    3   4   0   4.93   33  130-79   49· 8·22   14·11· 1· 0     71    -     0.49   0.15
M Williams                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.20    3   19-13    9· 3· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     6   0   0    3   5   0          36  149-92   58·11·23   14·13· 1· 0           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Gullickson, L (2-3)          1.1   7   5   5    1   1   0   4.50   11   35-26   18· 5· 3    4· 2· 3· 0     20    -     0.92  -0.35
D Schatzeder                   3.1   2   2   2    1   1   0   1.88   13   41-31   20· 5· 6    5· 6· 0· 0          3-1    0.32  -0.01
X Hernandez                    1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   8.79    4   16-10    5· 3· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.07   0.00
J Agosto                       2     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.16    7   21-16    8· 4· 4    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
D Darwin                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.95    3   12-8     6· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     9   7   7    2   5   0          38  125-91   57·17·17   15·12· 3· 0          4-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Gullickson (4; J Walton).

HBP: J Agosto (2; D Smith).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 22,972.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. J Walton             CF    1. G Young              CF 
2. R Sandberg           2B    2. B Doran              2B 
3. M Grace              1B    3. C Biggio             C  
4. A Dawson             RF    4. G Davis              1B 
5. D Smith              LF    5. F Stubbs             LF 
6. C Wilkerson          3B    6. K Caminiti           3B 
7. S Dunston            SS    7. E Anthony            RF 
8. J Girardi            C     8. R Ramirez            SS 
9. M Harkey             P     9. B Gullickson         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  --3  2    9%  58% A Dawson        B Gullickson    Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Sandberg Scores
   t 1   2  0-1  -2-  4    9%  68% D Smith         B Gullickson    Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Dawson Scores
   b 1   1  2-0  12-  4    9%  71% G Davis         M Harkey        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 2   1  0-3  1--  1    5%  85% M Harkey        B Gullickson    Double to LF (Ground Ball); Dunston to 3B
   t 2   1  0-3  123  6    5%  90% R Sandberg      B Gullickson    Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Dunston Scores; Harkey to 3B; Walton to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Gullickson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  J Walton        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   52%  R Sandberg      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   49%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B; Sandberg to 3B
   R      --3  2   58%  A Dawson        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Sandberg Scores
          1--      59%  D Smith         Dawson Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   68%  " "             Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Dawson Scores
   O      1--  3   67%  C Wilkerson     Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Harkey facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   69%  G Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   66%  B Doran         Walk
          1--  7   62%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive); Doran to 2B
   OO     12-  4   71%  G Davis         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bill Gullickson facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   74%  C Wilkerson     Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      79%  S Dunston       Wilkerson Steals 2B; Wilkerson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   R      --3  3   81%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Wilkerson Scores
   O      1--  1   80%  J Girardi       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  1   85%  M Harkey        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Dunston to 3B
          -23  4   85%  J Walton        Intentional Walk
   R      123  6   90%  R Sandberg      Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Dunston Scores; Harkey to 3B; Walton to 2B
                  Dan Schatzeder replaces Bill Gullickson pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  1   91%  M Grace         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Harkey Scores
   O      12-  6   89%  A Dawson        Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Mike Harkey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   91%  F Stubbs        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   91%  K Caminiti      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   92%  E Anthony       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dan Schatzeder facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   91%  D Smith         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   91%  C Wilkerson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   91%  S Dunston       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Mike Harkey facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   92%  R Ramirez       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  6   91%  D Schatzeder    Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  6   88%  G Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Schatzeder to 2B
   O      12-  4   91%  B Doran         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   93%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dan Schatzeder facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   93%  J Girardi       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   93%  M Harkey        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   92%  J Walton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Mike Harkey facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   94%  G Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   94%  F Stubbs        Flyball: CF
          ---  4   94%  K Caminiti      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6   92%  E Anthony       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Caminiti to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   O      1-3  2   95%  R Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dan Schatzeder facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   95%  R Sandberg      Walk
          1--  1   96%  M Grace         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Sandberg to 2B
   RR     12-  1   99%  A Dawson        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Sandberg Scores; Grace Scores
   O      -2-  1   99%  D Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B; Dawson to 3B
   O      --3  4   98%  C Wilkerson     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  Xavier Hernandez replaces Rafael Ramirez pitching and batting 8th; Casey Candaele replaces Dan Schatzeder playing SS batting 9th
   O      --3  3   98%  S Dunston       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Mike Harkey facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   99%  C Candaele      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   98%  G Young         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  3   98%  B Doran         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  7   98%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      12-  3   99%  G Davis         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-0, Xavier Hernandez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   99%  J Girardi       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   99%  M Harkey        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   99%  J Walton        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Mike Harkey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   99%  F Stubbs        Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
          ---  2   99%  K Caminiti      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   99%  E Anthony       Flyball: LF
                  Louie Meadows pinch hits for Xavier Hernandez batting 8th
   O      1--  2   99%  L Meadows       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-0, Juan Agosto facing 2-3-4
                  Juan Agosto replaces Louie Meadows pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  3   99%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   99%  M Grace         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Mike Harkey facing 9-1-2
                  Doug Dascenzo replaces Andre Dawson playing RF batting 4th
          ---  5   99%  C Candaele      Walk
   O      1--  6   99%  G Young         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3  100%  B Doran         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4  100%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-0, Juan Agosto facing 5-6-7
                  Alex Trevino replaces Craig Biggio playing C batting 3rd; Casey Candaele moves to 2B; Eric Yelding replaces Bill Doran playing SS batting 2nd
          ---  4  100%  D Smith         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3  100%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2  100%  S Dunston       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1  100%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Mike Harkey facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2  100%  G Davis         Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2  100%  F Stubbs        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  1  100%  K Caminiti      Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-0, Danny Darwin facing 9-1-2
                  Danny Darwin replaces Juan Agosto pitching and batting 8th; Dave Clark pinch hits for Mike Harkey batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  D Clark         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  1  100%  J Walton        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6  100%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Mitch Williams facing 7-8-9
                  Mitch Williams replaces Dave Clark pitching and batting 9th
   O      --- 10  100%  E Anthony       Strikeout Swinging
                  Glenn Wilson pinch hits for Danny Darwin batting 8th
   O      ---  5  100%  G Wilson        Popfly: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  C Candaele      Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199005180

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation