August 8, 1976 Chicago Cubs at Montreal Expos Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 5
KCR 2 KCR 7
@CHW 1 DET 2
CLE 1 DET 15
CLE 5 BAL 8
@NYY 5 OAK 9
CAL 3 OAK 13
CAL 8 TEX 5
MIN 4 ATL 2
SFG 1 SFG 4
@ATL 1 CIN 3
@LAD 2 CHC 7
@MON 1 NYM 7
@PIT 4 SDP 4
HOU 3 PHI 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Parc Jarry, Attendance: 12,598

Sunday, August 8, 1976, 2:21PM
Time of Game: 2:22

Cubs

51-62

Won 1

4th, 24 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  2  0   0  0  4   0  0  0    7 13  0
Expos           0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  5  0

W: S Renko (5-6), L: C Lang (1-2)

Expos

37-68

Lost 1

6th, 34 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Monday CF                   4   2   1   1    1   1  .272  .865   28    3   0   2B
J Cardenal LF                 4   1   3   0    0   0  .309  .767   14    1   0   SB
  W Tyrone LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .537    4    0   0   
B Madlock 3B                  4   1   3   2    1   0  .327  .896   16    0   1   2·2B,GDP
P LaCock 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .198  .695   23    9   1   HBP
J Wallis RF                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .241  .669   16    3   0   
M Trillo 2B                   4   0   0   1    1   1  .243  .637   17    2   4   
R Sperring SS                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .308  .708   18    1   1   GDP
S Swisher C                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .238  .591   13    7   0   HR
S Renko P                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .086  .172   15    1   2   
Totals                       38   7  13   6    3   6              164   27   9

BATTING

2B: R Monday (15, off C Taylor); B Madlock 2 (28, 2 off C Lang).

HR: S Swisher (4, off C Taylor; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: P LaCock (1, by C Lang).

TB: B Madlock 5; S Swisher 4; J Cardenal 3; R Sperring 2; R Monday 2; J Wallis; P LaCock; S Renko.

GIDP: R Sperring (1); B Madlock (16).

RBI: S Swisher 2 (30); B Madlock 2 (65); M Trillo (46); R Monday (55).

2-out RBI: B Madlock 2; M Trillo.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cardenal (12, 2nd base off C Lang/G Carter).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J White LF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .242  .624    9    3   0   
W Garrett 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .657   12    5   4   
E Valentine CF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .274  .726   17    1   0   
G Carter C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .600   17    8   0   
T Foli SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .661    8    0   3   
L Parrish 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .213  .615   17    0   1   
D Unser RF                    3   1   0   0    0   1  .223  .625    9    1   0   
E Williams 1B                 3   0   2   1    0   1  .225  .657    9    7   3   2B
C Lang P                      0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    1    2   0   SH
  J Morales PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .330  .836    5    0   0   
  C Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Thornton PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .700    2    0   0   
  J Kerrigan P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   1   5   1    0   7              106   27  11

BATTING

2B: E Williams (6, off S Renko).

SH: C Lang (2, off S Renko).

TB: E Williams 3; J White 2; T Foli.

RBI: E Williams (30).

2-out RBI: E Williams.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Foli-W Garrett-E Williams 2.

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
S Renko, W (5-6)               9     5   1   1    0   7   0   4.17   32  106-76   31·44· 1   10· 9· 1· 5     80    -     0.61   0.19
Totals                         9     5   1   1    0   7   0          32  106-76   31·44· 1   10· 9· 1· 5           -

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Lang, L (1-2)                5     5   3   3    3   5   0   4.42   24   91-50   18·32· 0    7· 2· 1· 5     47    -     0.96  -0.14
C Taylor                       3     6   4   4    0   1   1   3.86   13   55-39   20·19· 0    4· 2· 0· 6          0-0    0.27  -0.18
J Kerrigan                     1     2   0   0    0   0   0   6.00    5   16-13    6· 7· 0    1· 1· 1· 2          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9    13   7   7    3   6   1          42  162-102  44·58· 0   12· 5· 2·13           -

Balks: None.

WP: C Taylor (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: C Lang (2; P LaCock).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Tom Gorman.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 12,598.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 6mph from Right to Left, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Montreal Expos                       
1. R Monday             CF    1. J White              LF 
2. J Cardenal           LF    2. W Garrett            2B 
3. B Madlock            3B    3. E Valentine          CF 
4. P LaCock             1B    4. G Carter             C  
5. J Wallis             RF    5. T Foli               SS 
6. M Trillo             2B    6. L Parrish            3B 
7. R Sperring           SS    7. D Unser              RF 
8. S Swisher            C     8. E Williams           1B 
9. S Renko              P     9. C Lang               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  1-3  2   17%  78% B Madlock       C Lang          Double to LF; Monday Scores; Cardenal Scores
   t 6   0  1-3  1--  3   11%  93% S Swisher       C Taylor        Home Run; Sperring Scores
   b 5   2  3-0  1--  1  -10%  75% E Williams      S Renko         Double to RF; Unser Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  123  5   10%  62% M Trillo        C Lang          Walk; Madlock Scores; LaCock to 3B; Wallis to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  123  1   -7%  53% J Wallis        C Lang          Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Madlock to 3B; LaCock to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Chip Lang facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  R Monday        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  3   50%  J Cardenal      Single to CF
          1--      52%  B Madlock       Cardenal Steals 2B
          -2-  4   54%  " "             Walk
          12-  3   60%  P LaCock        Hit By Pitch; Cardenal to 3B; Madlock to 2B
   O      123  1   53%  J Wallis        Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Madlock to 3B; LaCock to 2B
   R      123  5   62%  M Trillo        Walk; Madlock Scores; LaCock to 3B; Wallis to 2B
   O      123  8   56%  R Sperring      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   58%  J White         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   60%  W Garrett       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   61%  E Valentine     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chip Lang facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   59%  S Swisher       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   58%  S Renko         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   59%  R Monday        Walk
          1--  1   61%  J Cardenal      Single to RF; Monday to 3B
   RR     1-3  2   78%  B Madlock       Double to LF; Monday Scores; Cardenal Scores
   O      -2-  4   76%  P LaCock        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Renko facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   79%  G Carter        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  1   80%  T Foli          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   81%  L Parrish       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Expos 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chip Lang facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   80%  J Wallis        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   79%  M Trillo        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   79%  R Sperring      Single to LF
   O      1--  2   78%  S Swisher       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Renko facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   80%  D Unser         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   78%  E Williams      Single to CF
   O      1--  1   80%  C Lang          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Williams to 2B
   O      -2-  2   83%  J White         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Expos 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chip Lang facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   82%  S Renko         Groundout: C unassisted
   O      ---  6   81%  R Monday        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   80%  J Cardenal      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Renko facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   83%  W Garrett       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  1   84%  E Valentine     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   85%  G Carter        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Expos 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chip Lang facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   88%  B Madlock       Double to LF
   O      -2-  4   88%  P LaCock        Groundout: 1B-P; Madlock to 3B
   O      --3  5   85%  J Wallis        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  3   83%  M Trillo        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Renko facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   78%  T Foli          Single to LF
   O      1--  7   82%  L Parrish       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   85%  D Unser         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--  1   75%  E Williams      Double to RF; Unser Scores
                  Jose Morales pinch hits for Chip Lang batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   79%  J Morales       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Expos 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Chuck Taylor facing 7-8-9
                  Chuck Taylor replaces Jose Morales pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   82%  R Sperring      Single to LF
   RR     1--  3   93%  S Swisher       Home Run; Sperring Scores
          ---  7   94%  S Renko         Single to CF
          1--      95%  R Monday        Wild Pitch; Renko to 2B
   R      -2-  5   97%  " "             Double to RF; Renko Scores
          -2-  6   98%  J Cardenal      Single to 1B; Monday to 3B
   ROO    1-3  2   97%  B Madlock       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Monday Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  6   97%  P LaCock        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-7, Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   96%  J White         Single to RF
   O      1--  2   97%  W Garrett       Groundout: 2B-1B; White to 2B
   O      -2-  4   98%  E Valentine     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  5   99%  G Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Expos 1.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-1, Chuck Taylor facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   99%  J Wallis        Single to RF
   O      1--  3   99%  M Trillo        Popfly: 2B
   OO     1--  1   98%  R Sperring      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-7, Steve Renko facing 5-6-7
                  Wayne Tyrone replaces Jose Cardenal playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---  3   99%  T Foli          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   99%  L Parrish       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   99%  D Unser         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Expos 1.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-1, Chuck Taylor facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   99%  S Swisher       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  S Renko         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   99%  R Monday        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-7, Steve Renko facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5  100%  E Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  Andre Thornton pinch hits for Chuck Taylor batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  A Thornton      Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---  1  100%  J White         Single to CF
   O      1--  4  100%  W Garrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Expos 1.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-1, Joe Kerrigan facing 2-3-4
                  Joe Kerrigan replaces Andre Thornton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  W Tyrone        Lineout: 2B
          ---  2  100%  B Madlock       Single to LF
          1--  6  100%  P LaCock        Single to CF; Madlock to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  J Wallis        Flyball: CF
   O      12-  2  100%  M Trillo        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-7, Steve Renko facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7  100%  E Valentine     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  G Carter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  T Foli          Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Expos 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON197608080

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation