July 19, 1991 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
SEA 1 MIN 3
@BOS 2
(11) CLE 4
@CAL 2
(11) CHW 14
MIL 3 DET 17
@KCR 0 NYY 3
@OAK 0 TOR 7
@TEX 2 HOU 5
CHC 2 MON 6
SFG 0 NYM 6
LAD 2 PIT 7
CIN 2 PHI 4
@SDP 1 ATL 8
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 27,577

Friday, July 19, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:56

Cubs

42-48

Lost 3

4th, 14½ GB

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

W: P Harnisch (6-7), L: B Scanlan (3-5), S: A Osuna (7)

Astros

37-52

Won 2

6th, 13 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Walker 3B                   3   1   1   0    2   1  .300  .740   24    1   2   
M Grace 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .736   17    7   0   
R Sandberg 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .286  .857   19    4   3   
A Dawson RF                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .287  .814   15    2   0   2B,SF
G Bell LF                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .296  .818   13    2   0   
R Wilkins C                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .256  .786   21    2   1   
S Dunston SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .228  .624   12    4   2   
D Dascenzo CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .670   13    2   0   
M Bielecki P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .083  .237    9    0   1   
  D Smith PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .689    5    0   0   3B
  B Scanlan P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .053         0   0   
  C McElroy P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   0   
  D Berryhill PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .547    1    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   5   2    5   8              149   24   9

BATTING

2B: A Dawson (12, off P Harnisch).

3B: D Smith (2, off P Harnisch).

SF: A Dawson (4, off P Harnisch).

TB: D Smith 3; G Bell 2; A Dawson 2; C Walker.

RBI: G Bell (58); A Dawson (58).

2-out RBI: G Bell.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Sandberg-S Dunston-M Grace; C Walker-R Sandberg-M Grace; S Dunston-M Grace.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Finley CF-RF                3   2   2   0    1   0  .296  .768   20    4   0   3B,SB
C Biggio C                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .305  .737   14    9   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  2   1   1   0    2   0  .293  .831   17    7   1   GDP
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .238  .740   14    2   0   GDP
K Caminiti 3B                 4   1   1   3    0   0  .252  .691   16    0   3   HR,GDP
E Anthony RF                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .158  .471   14    1   0   
  J Ortiz PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .623    1    0   0   2B
  G Young PR-CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .609         1   0   
E Yelding SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .580   12    2   0   
R Ramirez 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .575    6    1   1   
  C Candaele 2B               0   0   0   0    1   0  .252  .683    4    0   1   IW
P Harnisch P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .105  .233    6    0   0   SH
  M Davidson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .617    2    0   0   
  J Clancy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Osuna P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       29   5   9   5    6   2              126   27   6

BATTING

2B: J Ortiz (2, off C McElroy).

3B: S Finley (4, off M Bielecki).

HR: K Caminiti (9, off C McElroy; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SH: P Harnisch (4, off M Bielecki).

IBB: C Candaele (2, by C McElroy).

TB: K Caminiti 4; S Finley 4; J Ortiz 2; L Gonzalez; C Biggio; J Bagwell; E Anthony; E Yelding.

GIDP: J Bagwell (8); K Caminiti (8); L Gonzalez (8).

RBI: K Caminiti 3 (41); C Biggio (21); L Gonzalez (43).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

E: K Caminiti (15).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Finley (16, 2nd base off M Bielecki/R Wilkins).

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 Bielecki                     7     7   2   2    3   1   0   4.04   28   99-55   36· 5·14   11· 9· 4· 0     53    -     1.01   0.01
B Scanlan, L (3-5)             0     0   2   2    2   0   0   4.12    2    9-1     0· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.21  -0.16
C McElroy                      1     2   1   1    1   1   1   1.64    6   16-7     6· 1· 0    0· 3· 1· 0          2-2    1.17  -0.22
Totals                         8     9   5   5    6   2   1          36  124-63   42· 6·15   11·12· 5· 0          2-2

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Harnisch, W (6-7)            8     5   2   2    3   8   0   2.26   33  130-85   46·24·15    8·10· 4· 0     69    -     1.52   0.10
J Clancy, H (2)                0.2   0   0   0    2   0   0   2.16    4   18-8     4· 1· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.99  -0.00
A Osuna, S (7)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.20    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.31   0.03
Totals                         9     5   2   2    5   8   0          38  149-94   51·25·18   10·11· 4· 0          2-0

B Scanlan faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C McElroy (5; C Candaele).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Brian Gorman.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 27,577.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. C Walker             3B    1. S Finley             CF 
2. M Grace              1B    2. C Biggio             C  
3. R Sandberg           2B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. A Dawson             RF    4. L Gonzalez           LF 
5. G Bell               LF    5. K Caminiti           3B 
6. R Wilkins            C     6. E Anthony            RF 
7. S Dunston            SS    7. E Yelding            SS 
8. D Dascenzo           CF    8. R Ramirez            2B 
9. M Bielecki           P     9. P Harnisch           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  2-2  12-  2   31%  98% K Caminiti      C McElroy       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores; Caminiti Scores
   t 8   2  2-1  12-  1  -27%  51% G Bell          P Harnisch      Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Walker Scores; Sandberg to 2B
   t 8   0  2-0  ---  5  -12%  77% D Smith         P Harnisch      Triple to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 1B)
   t 8   0  2-0  1-3  6   11%  78% M Grace         P Harnisch      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  2   10%  69% L Gonzalez      M Bielecki      Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Finley Scores; Bagwell to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Harnisch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  C Walker        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   54%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   55%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Bielecki facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  S Finley        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B)
   O      1--  4   55%  C Biggio        Popfly: 1B (P's Left)
          1--      57%  J Bagwell       Finley Steals 2B
          -2-  5   58%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  2   69%  L Gonzalez      Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Finley Scores; Bagwell to 2B
   OO     12-  5   62%  K Caminiti      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Harnisch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   64%  A Dawson        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   61%  G Bell          Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  8   64%  R Wilkins       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 1B); Wilkins to 1B
   O      1--  1   67%  S Dunston       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Bielecki facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   70%  E Anthony       Walk
          1--  3   75%  E Yelding       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Anthony to 2B
   O      12-  1   70%  R Ramirez       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      12-  2   68%  P Harnisch      Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Anthony to 3B; Yelding to 2B
          -23  4   69%  S Finley        Walk
   O      123  3   63%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Harnisch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   65%  D Dascenzo      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   67%  M Bielecki      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   66%  C Walker        Single to 2B (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   68%  M Grace         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Bielecki facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   71%  J Bagwell       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  4   65%  L Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   64%  K Caminiti      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Harnisch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   67%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   69%  A Dawson        Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  4   70%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Bielecki facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   73%  E Anthony       Single (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   70%  E Yelding       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  4   68%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Ramirez to 1B
   O      1--  3   66%  P Harnisch      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Harnisch facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   60%  R Wilkins       Walk
   O      1--  3   65%  S Dunston       Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  1   69%  D Dascenzo      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   72%  M Bielecki      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Bielecki facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   82%  S Finley        Triple to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   R      --3  3   85%  C Biggio        Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Finley Scores
   OO     1--  2   81%  J Bagwell       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   81%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Harnisch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   83%  C Walker        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   85%  M Grace         Flyball: CF
          ---  6   84%  R Sandberg      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Sandberg to 1B
          1--  3   78%  A Dawson        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Sandberg to 3B
   O      -23  6   86%  G Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Bielecki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   85%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   85%  E Anthony       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   84%  E Yelding       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Harnisch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   87%  R Wilkins       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   89%  S Dunston       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   90%  D Dascenzo      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Bielecki facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   89%  R Ramirez       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   89%  P Harnisch      Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   88%  S Finley        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Harnisch facing 9-1-2
                  Casey Candaele replaces Rafael Ramirez playing 2B batting 8th; Dwight Smith pinch hits for Mike Bielecki batting 9th
          ---  5   77%  D Smith         Triple to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 1B)
          --3  6   67%  C Walker        Walk
   O      1-3  6   78%  M Grace         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          1-3  6   70%  R Sandberg      Walk; Walker to 2B
   RO     123  5   78%  A Dawson        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Smith Scores
   R      12-  1   51%  G Bell          Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Walker Scores; Sandberg to 2B
   O      12-  5   60%  R Wilkins       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Scanlan facing 2-3-4
                  Bob Scanlan replaces Dwight Smith pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   66%  C Biggio        Walk
          1--  5   76%  J Bagwell       Walk; Biggio to 2B
                  Chuck McElroy replaces Bob Scanlan pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4   66%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    12-  2   98%  K Caminiti      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores; Caminiti Scores
                  Javier Ortiz pinch hits for Eric Anthony batting 6th
          ---  1   98%  J Ortiz         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
                  Gerald Young pinch runs for Javier Ortiz batting 6th
   O      -2-  3   98%  E Yelding       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  4   98%  C Candaele      Intentional Walk
                  Mark Davidson pinch hits for Pete Harnisch batting 9th
   O      12-  2   97%  M Davidson      Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Jim Clancy facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Clancy replaces Mark Davidson pitching and batting 9th; Gerald Young moves to CF; Steve Finley moves to RF
          ---  4   94%  S Dunston       Walk
   O      1--  5   97%  D Dascenzo      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Dunston to 2B
                  Damon Berryhill pinch hits for Chuck McElroy batting 9th
   O      -2-  1   99%  D Berryhill     Groundout: 2B-1B; Dunston to 3B
          --3  8   97%  C Walker        Walk
                  Al Osuna replaces Jim Clancy pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  1  100%  M Grace         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199107190

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