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Wednesday, April 15, 1981, 2:05PM
, Stade Olympique
Attendance: 30,003, Time of Game: 2:50
Cubs
4
1-3
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Expos
5
2-1
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Stan Bahnsen (1-0)
L: Dick Tidrow (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   2  2  0   0  0  0    4  7  3
Expos           0  3  0   0  0  0   0  2  X    5  7  3

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ivan de Jesus SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 -0.025 1.18 0.034 -0.059 -0.3 1 2
Joe Strain 2B 2 1 1 1 1 1 .364 .897 0.103 1.37 0.145 -0.042 0.7 1 5 HBP
Bill Buckner 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .133 .321 -0.079 1.40 0.063 -0.142 -0.7 13 0 2·GDP
Steve Henderson LF 2 1 1 1 2 1 .364 1.108 0.160 1.22 0.262 -0.103 1.5 0 0
Leon Durham RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .071 .259 -0.134 1.23 0.000 -0.134 -1.2 1 0
Ken Reitz 3B 4 0 0 1 0 2 .308 1.053 -0.058 1.04 0.000 -0.058 -0.4 0 2
Scot Thompson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .397 -0.101 1.54 0.036 -0.137 -0.4 1 0
Tim Blackwell C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .071 .276 -0.010 1.41 0.091 -0.101 -0.1 7 0 2B
Rick Reuschel P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.018 1.08 0.000 -0.018 -0.2 0 2
   Mike Tyson PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.150 1.92 0.150 0.000 1.0
   Bill Caudill P 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.024 0.65 0.024 0.000 0.2 0 1
   Dick Tidrow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Tracy PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 -0.032 1.32 0.000 -0.032 -0.1
Team Totals 32 4 7 4 3 6 .219 .556 -0.020 1.29 0.805 -0.826 0.1 24 12
2B: T Blackwell (1, off S Rogers).
HBP: J Strain (1, by S Rogers).
TB: T Blackwell 2; B Caudill; S Thompson; J Strain; S Henderson; M Tyson; B Buckner.
GIDP: B Buckner 2 (3).
RBI: S Henderson (4); M Tyson (1); J Strain (1); K Reitz (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
E: D Tidrow (1); I de Jesus 2 (2).

Montreal Expos

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tim Raines LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .417 1.045 0.049 1.39 0.141 -0.093 1.2 1 0 SB
Rodney Scott 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .091 0.070 1.58 0.121 -0.050 -0.2 2 2 SB
Andre Dawson CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .600 1.315 0.318 1.51 0.418 -0.101 0.4 1 0 CS
Ellis Valentine RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .154 .308 -0.232 1.73 0.000 -0.232 -1.2 3 0
Gary Carter C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .385 .769 0.327 1.21 0.354 -0.027 1.5 6 1 SB
Larry Parrish 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .308 .615 0.024 0.80 0.072 -0.048 0.1 2 3
Warren Cromartie 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .364 .871 -0.010 1.49 0.057 -0.066 0.2 8 1
Chris Speier SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 .091 .182 -0.012 1.19 0.034 -0.046 -0.1 4 3
Steve Rogers P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.032 0.61 0.000 -0.032 -0.4 0 1
   Willie Montanez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .667 -0.022 0.90 0.000 -0.022 -0.1
   Stan Bahnsen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 5 7 4 2 7 .226 .499 0.480 1.32 1.197 -0.717 1.5 27 11
TB: T Raines 2; G Carter 2; W Cromartie; A Dawson; L Parrish.
RBI: G Carter (2); W Cromartie (1); T Raines (2); A Dawson (3).
2-out RBI: T Raines; G Carter.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 5 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 2. C Speier-W Cromartie 2.
E: W Cromartie (1); A Dawson (1); L Parrish (1).
Baserunning
SB: G Carter (1, 2nd base off D Tidrow/T Blackwell); T Raines (2, 2nd base off R Reuschel/T Blackwell); R Scott (1, 2nd base off D Tidrow/T Blackwell).
CS: A Dawson (1, 2nd base by R Reuschel POCS).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Reuschel 4 5 3 0 1 1 0 1.64 18 46 -0.161 0.90 -1.3
Bill Caudill 3.1 0 1 1 1 4 0 1.50 11 0 0 0.247 1.34 1.3
Dick Tidrow, BS (1), L (1-1) 0.2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0.00 4 1 1 -0.566 2.51 -1.5
Team Totals 8 7 5 1 2 7 0 1.12 33 46 1 1 -0.480 1.29 -1.5

Montreal Expos

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Rogers 7 7 4 3 2 4 0 6.00 30 51 -0.171 1.29 -0.9
Stan Bahnsen, W (1-0) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 6 0 0 0.191 1.28 0.9
Team Totals 9 7 4 3 3 6 0 3.00 36 51 0 0 0.020 1.32 -0.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: S Rogers (1; J Strain).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: R Reuschel (1; A Dawson, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Terry Tata.
Time of Game: 2:50.
Attendance: 30,003.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 31° F, Wind 8mph in unknown direction, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Montreal Expos
1 Ivan de Jesus SS 1 Tim Raines LF
2 Joe Strain 2B 2 Rodney Scott 2B
3 Bill Buckner 1B 3 Andre Dawson CF
4 Steve Henderson LF 4 Ellis Valentine RF
5 Leon Durham RF 5 Gary Carter C
6 Ken Reitz 3B 6 Larry Parrish 3B
7 Scot Thompson CF 7 Warren Cromartie 1B
8 Tim Blackwell C 8 Chris Speier SS
9 Rick Reuschel P 9 Steve Rogers P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 4-4 2 --3 R MON G. Carter D. Tidrow 27% 87% Single to RF; Dawson Scores/unER
b8 3-4 1 -2- R MON A. Dawson D. Tidrow 26% 60% Single to CF; Scott Scores
t4 0-3 0 12- R CHC S. Henderson S. Rogers -17% 57% Single to CF; Strain Scores; Buckner to 3B/Adv on E8; Henderson to 2B
b8 4-4 1 --3 O MON E. Valentine D. Tidrow -15% 59% Strikeout
t5 2-3 0 -2- R CHC M. Tyson S. Rogers -15% 41% Single to LF; Blackwell Scores; Tyson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHC I. de Jesus S. Rogers 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- CHC J. Strain S. Rogers -2% 50% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 1 1-- OO CHC B. Buckner S. Rogers 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- MON T. Raines R. Reuschel 4% 58% Single to P/Bunt
b1 0-0 0 1-- MON R. Scott R. Reuschel 3% 61% Raines Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O MON R. Scott R. Reuschel -1% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B; Raines to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 O MON A. Dawson R. Reuschel -6% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --3 O MON E. Valentine R. Reuschel -4% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CHC S. Henderson S. Rogers 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O CHC L. Durham S. Rogers 2% 54% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O CHC K. Reitz S. Rogers 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Rick Reuschel facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- MON G. Carter R. Reuschel 7% 62% Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Carter to 2B
b2 0-0 0 -2- MON L. Parrish R. Reuschel 7% 69% Single to P; Carter to 3B
b2 0-0 0 1-3 R MON W. Cromartie R. Reuschel 6% 74% Single to LF; Carter Scores/unER; Parrish to 2B
b2 1-0 0 12- RO MON C. Speier R. Reuschel 3% 78% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Parrish Scores/Adv on E6/unER; Speier to 2B
b2 2-0 1 -2- O MON S. Rogers R. Reuschel -2% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2-0 2 -2- R MON T. Raines R. Reuschel 8% 83% Single to LF; Speier Scores/unER; Raines to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b2 3-0 2 -2- O MON R. Scott R. Reuschel -2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 3.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 7-8-9
t3 0-3 0 --- CHC S. Thompson S. Rogers -4% 78% Single to LF
t3 0-3 0 1-- O CHC T. Blackwell S. Rogers 3% 81% Popfly: SS
t3 0-3 1 1-- O CHC R. Reuschel S. Rogers 2% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B; Thompson to 2B
t3 0-3 2 -2- O CHC I. de Jesus S. Rogers 3% 86% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cubs' Rick Reuschel facing 3-4-5
b3 3-0 0 --- MON A. Dawson R. Reuschel 2% 87% Walk
b3 3-0 0 1-- O MON E. Valentine R. Reuschel -3% 85% Dawson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
b3 3-0 1 --- O MON E. Valentine R. Reuschel -1% 84% Lineout: 2B
b3 3-0 2 --- MON G. Carter R. Reuschel 1% 85% Single to SS
b3 3-0 2 1-- O MON L. Parrish R. Reuschel -1% 84% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 3.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 2-3-4
t4 0-3 0 --- CHC J. Strain S. Rogers -4% 80% Walk
t4 0-3 0 1-- CHC B. Buckner S. Rogers -6% 74% Single to CF; Strain to 2B
t4 0-3 0 12- R CHC S. Henderson S. Rogers -17% 57% Single to CF; Strain Scores; Buckner to 3B/Adv on E8; Henderson to 2B
t4 1-3 0 -23 O CHC L. Durham S. Rogers 7% 64% Fielder's Choice P; Buckner out at Hm/P-C-3B; Henderson to 3B; Durham to 2B
t4 1-3 1 -23 RO CHC K. Reitz S. Rogers 1% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B; Henderson Scores/unER; Durham to 3B
t4 2-3 2 --3 O CHC S. Thompson S. Rogers 5% 70% Lineout: 1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Expos 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cubs' Rick Reuschel facing 7-8-9
b4 3-2 0 --- O MON W. Cromartie R. Reuschel -2% 68% Lineout: RF
b4 3-2 1 --- O MON C. Speier R. Reuschel -1% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 3-2 2 --- O MON S. Rogers R. Reuschel -1% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Expos 3.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 8-9-1
t5 2-3 0 --- CHC T. Blackwell S. Rogers -9% 56% Double to LF
Mike Tyson pinch hits for Rick Reuschel (P) batting 9th
t5 2-3 0 -2- R CHC M. Tyson S. Rogers -15% 41% Single to LF; Blackwell Scores; Tyson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t5 3-3 0 -2- O CHC I. de Jesus S. Rogers 1% 43% Groundout: SS-1B; Tyson to 3B
t5 3-3 1 --3 R CHC J. Strain S. Rogers -8% 34% Single to LF; Tyson Scores
t5 4-3 1 1-- OO CHC B. Buckner S. Rogers 5% 39% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Expos 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-4, Cubs' Bill Caudill facing 1-2-3
Bill Caudill replaces Mike Tyson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 3-4 0 --- O MON T. Raines B. Caudill -3% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 3-4 1 --- O MON R. Scott B. Caudill -2% 34% Groundout: P-1B
b5 3-4 2 --- O MON A. Dawson B. Caudill -2% 32% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Expos 3.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 4-5-6
t6 4-3 0 --- CHC S. Henderson S. Rogers -4% 29% Walk
t6 4-3 0 1-- O CHC L. Durham S. Rogers 3% 32% Popfly: CF
t6 4-3 1 1-- O CHC K. Reitz S. Rogers 3% 35% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 4-3 2 1-- O CHC S. Thompson S. Rogers 2% 37% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Expos 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-4, Cubs' Bill Caudill facing 4-5-6
b6 3-4 0 --- O MON E. Valentine B. Caudill -4% 33% Strikeout
b6 3-4 1 --- O MON G. Carter B. Caudill -3% 31% Flyball: CF
b6 3-4 2 --- O MON L. Parrish B. Caudill -2% 29% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Expos 3.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 8-9-1
t7 4-3 0 --- O CHC T. Blackwell S. Rogers 2% 31% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 4-3 1 --- CHC B. Caudill S. Rogers -2% 28% Single to CF
t7 4-3 1 1-- CHC I. de Jesus S. Rogers -3% 25% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Caudill to 2B
t7 4-3 1 12- O CHC J. Strain S. Rogers 4% 29% Strikeout
t7 4-3 2 12- O CHC B. Buckner S. Rogers 4% 34% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Expos 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-4, Cubs' Bill Caudill facing 7-8-9
b7 3-4 0 --- O MON W. Cromartie B. Caudill -5% 29% Strikeout
b7 3-4 1 --- O MON C. Speier B. Caudill -3% 26% Groundout: SS-1B
Willie Montanez pinch hits for Steve Rogers (P) batting 9th
b7 3-4 2 --- O MON W. Montanez B. Caudill -2% 23% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Expos 3.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Expos' Stan Bahnsen facing 4-5-6
Stan Bahnsen replaces Willie Montanez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-3 0 --- CHC S. Henderson S. Bahnsen -3% 20% Walk
t8 4-3 0 1-- CHC L. Durham S. Bahnsen -3% 17% Henderson Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Henderson to 2B
t8 4-3 0 -2- O CHC L. Durham S. Bahnsen 8% 25% Baserunner Out Advancing; Henderson out at 3B/1B-3B
t8 4-3 1 --- O CHC L. Durham S. Bahnsen 1% 27% Lineout: RF
t8 4-3 2 --- O CHC K. Reitz S. Bahnsen 1% 28% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Expos 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-4, Cubs' Bill Caudill facing 1-2-3
b8 3-4 0 --- O MON T. Raines B. Caudill -6% 22% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 3-4 1 --- MON R. Scott B. Caudill 7% 29% Walk
Dick Tidrow replaces Bill Caudill pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-4 1 1-- MON A. Dawson D. Tidrow 5% 34% Scott Steals 2B
b8 3-4 1 -2- R MON A. Dawson D. Tidrow 26% 60% Single to CF; Scott Scores
b8 4-4 1 1-- MON E. Valentine D. Tidrow 14% 74% Dawson Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Dawson to 3B
b8 4-4 1 --3 O MON E. Valentine D. Tidrow -15% 59% Strikeout
b8 4-4 2 --3 R MON G. Carter D. Tidrow 27% 87% Single to RF; Dawson Scores/unER
b8 5-4 2 1-- MON L. Parrish D. Tidrow 1% 87% Carter Steals 2B
b8 5-4 2 -2- O MON L. Parrish D. Tidrow -2% 85% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Expos 5.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Expos' Stan Bahnsen facing 7-8-9
t9 4-5 0 --- O CHC S. Thompson S. Bahnsen 7% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 4-5 1 --- O CHC T. Blackwell S. Bahnsen 5% 97% Flyball: LF
Jim Tracy pinch hits for Dick Tidrow (P) batting 9th
t9 4-5 2 --- O CHC J. Tracy S. Bahnsen 3% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Expos 5.

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