September 7, 1983 Chicago Cubs at Montreal Expos Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
BOS 2 CHW 8
OAK 7
(10) CLE 7
DET 1 DET 7
@CLE 3 KCR 3
SEA 2 NYY 11
@MIL 5 TEX 3
MIN 0 CAL 9
@TOR 6 LAD 7
CIN 3
(10) MON 6
CHC 1 PHI 6
@NYM 1 SDP 8
HOU 7 SFG 2
ATL 1 STL 5
PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 20,475

Wednesday, September 7, 1983
Time of Game: 2:33

Cubs

62-77

Lost 3

5th, 10 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  0
Expos           0  4  0   0  0  1   1  0  X    6 10  1

W: S Rogers (17-9), L: D Noles (5-9)

Expos

71-66

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Bosley LF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .400 1.133    0    3   0   2B
R Sandberg 2B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .265  .679    0    0   0   SB
  B Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
M Hall CF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .287  .849    0    3   0   
R Cey 3B                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .793    0    1   2   GDP
B Buckner 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .284  .756    0    8   0   
K Moreland RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .829    0    2   0   GDP
J Davis C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .777    0    3   1   
L Bowa SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .635    0    3   1   
D Noles P                     2   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .580    0    0   2   
  C Lefferts P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .269         0   0   
  B Campbell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200         0   1   
  D Rohn PH-2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .375 1.319    0    1   1   
Totals                       31   1   5   0    2   4                    24   9

BATTING

2B: T Bosley (3, off S Rogers).

TB: T Bosley 3; R Sandberg; D Noles; B Buckner.

GIDP: R Cey (18); K Moreland (13).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Sandberg (32, 2nd base off S Rogers/G Carter).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines CF                   4   0   2   2    1   0  .292  .797    0    2   0   2B
M Trillo 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .282  .681    0    3   6   
W Cromartie RF                1   0   0   0    1   0  .278  .736    0    0   0   CS
  M Stenhouse RF-LF           1   0   0   0    1   1  .148  .418    0    2   0   
A Oliver 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .300  .759    0    9   0   
  J Wohlford RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .688         1   0   
G Carter C                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .271  .789    0    4   0   2B
T Francona LF-1B              3   2   1   1    1   0  .223  .517    0    3   0   HR
C Speier 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .667    0    0   2   
D Flynn SS                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .237  .556    0    3   6   
S Rogers P                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .147  .329    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       31   6  10   6    5   2                    27  14

BATTING

2B: G Carter (31, off D Noles); T Raines (26, off D Noles).

HR: T Francona (1, off D Noles; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SH: S Rogers (17, off B Johnson).

TB: T Francona 4; G Carter 3; T Raines 3; D Flynn 3; S Rogers; M Trillo.

RBI: T Raines 2 (61); D Flynn (23); G Carter (65); T Francona (12); S Rogers (2).

2-out RBI: T Raines 2; S Rogers; D Flynn; G Carter.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Flynn-M Trillo-A Oliver 2.

E: D Flynn (9).

BASERUNNING

CS: W Cromartie (3, 2nd base by D Noles/J Davis).

PO: T Raines (2nd base by J Davis).

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
D Noles, L (5-9)               6     6   5   5    4   1   1   4.81   27     -       ·  ·      4· 9· 3· 6     37    -     0.68  -0.30
C Lefferts                     0.2   2   1   1    1   1   0   3.31    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.17   0.00
B Campbell                     0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.29    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.18  -0.01
B Johnson                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    10   6   6    5   2   1          37     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 3·10          2-1

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Rogers, W (17-9)             9     5   1   0    2   4   0   2.90   33     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 1· 5     77    -     0.80   0.19
Totals                         9     5   1   0    2   4   0          33     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 20,475.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Montreal Expos                       
1. T Bosley             LF    1. T Raines             CF 
2. R Sandberg           2B    2. M Trillo             2B 
3. M Hall               CF    3. W Cromartie          RF 
4. R Cey                3B    4. A Oliver             1B 
5. B Buckner            1B    5. G Carter             C  
6. K Moreland           RF    6. T Francona           LF 
7. J Davis              C     7. C Speier             3B 
8. L Bowa               SS    8. D Flynn              SS 
9. D Noles              P     9. S Rogers             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  1-2  12-      17%  83% T Raines        D Noles         Double; Flynn Scores; Rogers Scores
   b 2   2  1-0  12-      13%  55% D Flynn         D Noles         Single; Carter Scores; Francona to 3B
   b 2   2  1-1  1-3      11%  66% S Rogers        D Noles         Single; Francona Scores; Flynn to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      -9%  37% R Sandberg      S Rogers        Single; Bosley to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  123       7%  40% R Cey           S Rogers        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Bosley Scores/unER/No RBI; Sandberg to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Rogers facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  T Bosley        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bosley to 1B
          1--      37%  R Sandberg      Single; Bosley to 3B
          1-3      36%  M Hall          Sandberg Steals 2B
          -23      33%  " "             Walk
   ROO    123      40%  R Cey           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Bosley Scores/unER/No RBI; Sandberg to 3B
   O      --3      44%  B Buckner       Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Dickie Noles facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  T Raines        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      40%  M Trillo        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      39%  W Cromartie     Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Rogers facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  K Moreland      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      42%  J Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      43%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Dickie Noles facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      41%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      45%  G Carter        Double
          -2-      48%  T Francona      Walk
   O      12-      43%  C Speier        Flyball: CF
   R      12-      55%  D Flynn         Single; Carter Scores; Francona to 3B
   R      1-3      66%  S Rogers        Single; Francona Scores; Flynn to 2B
   RR     12-      83%  T Raines        Double; Flynn Scores; Rogers Scores
   O      -2-      81%  M Trillo        Lineout: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 4.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Steve Rogers facing 9-1-2
          ---      78%  D Noles         Single
   O      1--      81%  T Bosley        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      77%  R Sandberg      Walk; Bosley to 2B
   O      12-      81%  M Hall          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bosley to 3B
   O      1-3      85%  R Cey           Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dickie Noles facing 3-4-5
          ---      87%  W Cromartie     Walk
   O      1--      84%  A Oliver        Cromartie Caught Stealing 2B (P-SS)
   O      ---      84%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  G Carter        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 4.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Steve Rogers facing 5-6-7
          ---      79%  B Buckner       Single
   OO     1--      87%  K Moreland      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  J Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dickie Noles facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  T Francona      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  C Speier        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      85%  D Flynn         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 4.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Steve Rogers facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Stenhouse replaces Warren Cromartie playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---      87%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  D Noles         Strikeout
          ---      88%  T Bosley        Single
   O      1--      90%  R Sandberg      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dickie Noles facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      89%  S Rogers        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      90%  T Raines        Walk
   O      1--      89%  M Trillo        Flyball: CF
          1--      89%  M Stenhouse     Walk; Raines to 2B
   O      12-      88%  A Oliver        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 4.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Steve Rogers facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  M Hall          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      91%  R Cey           Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  B Buckner       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dickie Noles facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  G Carter        Flyball: LF
   R      ---      95%  T Francona      Home Run
   O      ---      95%  C Speier        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      95%  D Flynn         Single
   O      1--      95%  S Rogers        Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 5.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Steve Rogers facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  K Moreland      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  J Davis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  L Bowa          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-1, Craig Lefferts facing 1-2-3
                  Craig Lefferts replaces Dickie Noles pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  T Raines        Single
          1--      98%  M Trillo        Single; Raines to 2B
   O      12-      98%  M Stenhouse     Raines Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   O      1--      97%  " "             Strikeout
          1--      98%  A Oliver        Walk; Trillo to 2B
                  Bill Campbell replaces Craig Lefferts pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      99%  G Carter        Single; Trillo Scores; Oliver to 2B
   O      12-      99%  T Francona      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 6.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-6, Steve Rogers facing 9-1-2
                  Terry Francona moves to 1B; Mike Stenhouse moves to LF; Jim Wohlford replaces Al Oliver playing RF batting 4th; Dan Rohn pinch hits for Bill Campbell batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  D Rohn          Flyball: CF
          ---      98%  T Bosley        Double
   O      -2-      99%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-1B; Bosley to 3B
   O      --3     100%  M Hall          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 6-1, Bill Johnson facing 7-8-9
                  Bill Johnson replaces Ryne Sandberg pitching and batting 2nd; Dan Rohn moves to 2B
   O      ---     100%  C Speier        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  D Flynn         Single
   O      1--     100%  S Rogers        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Flynn to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  T Raines        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 6.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-6, Steve Rogers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  R Cey           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Buckner       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  K Moreland      Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON198309070

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation