September 30, 1990 Chicago Cubs at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 10
@BOS 5 KCR 2
@CAL 1 CHW 2
SEA 1 BAL 6
@CLE 3 CLE 7
BAL 3 DET 1
MIN 0 NYY 7
@MIL 2 OAK 4
@TEX 3 SDP 3
@CIN 0 HOU 6
ATL 2 PHI 2
@MON 1 CHC 6
@NYM 5 SFG 8
LAD 2 PIT 2
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 39,195

Sunday, September 30, 1990, 1:37
Time of Game: 3:16

Cubs

75-84

Won 2

5th, 19 GB

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

W: J Nunez (4-7), L: J Franco (5-3), S: M Williams (15)

Mets

89-70

Lost 2

2nd, 5 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Dascenzo CF                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .628   20    5   0   
R Sandberg 2B                 5   0   0   1    0   1  .305  .909   24    3   3   
H Villanueva 1B               1   1   0   0    1   1  .272  .817   10    4   1   
  M Grace PH-1B               2   1   0   0    1   0  .311  .788   17    4   0   
A Dawson RF                   5   2   1   2    0   1  .311  .897   17    3   0   HR
L Salazar LF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .684   15    0   0   
  D Pavlas P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  D Smith PH                  1   0   1   2    0   0  .265  .709    6    0   0   2B
  J Nunez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .083         0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
D Berryhill C                 3   0   2   0    1   0  .204  .620   12    6   0   
S Dunston SS                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .264  .714   15    1   3   
D Ramos 3B                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .269  .659   19    0   2   
S Wilson P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .162  .414    6    0   1   
  D May LF                    2   0   1   1    0   0  .265  .661    3    1   0   
Totals                       37   6   8   6    3   7              164   27  10

BATTING

2B: D Smith (14, off J Franco).

HR: A Dawson (27, off S Fernandez; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: A Dawson 4; D Smith 2; D Ramos 2; D Berryhill 2; S Dunston; D May.

RBI: D Smith 2 (26); A Dawson 2 (98); D May (10); R Sandberg (98).

2-out RBI: D Smith 2; A Dawson 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Jefferies 3B                5   1   4   1    0   0  .284  .771   15    0   1   3B
D Magadan 1B                  4   0   1   2    0   1  .330  .879   28    5   0   SF
P Tabler RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .697   14    4   0   
T Teufel 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .235  .736   18    4   1   
H Johnson SS                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .244  .753   15    0   2   SB
D Reed LF-CF                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .148  .518   28    3   0   HR,3B
D Boston CF                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .766    6    2   0   CS
  C Jelic PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  K Hughes PH-LF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    1   0   
C O'Brien C                   2   1   0   0    1   1  .181  .511   23    8   0   
  K Torve PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .712    1    0   0   
S Fernandez P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .397    6    0   0   
  T Herr PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .671    2    0   0   
  W Whitehurst P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  T O'Malley PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .236  .674    4    0   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453         0   0   
  M Sasser PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .307  .770    3    0   0   
Totals                       34   5   9   5    3   6              173   27   4

BATTING

3B: D Reed (1, off S Wilson); G Jefferies (3, off S Wilson).

HR: D Reed (1, off S Wilson; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: D Magadan (10, off D Pavlas).

TB: D Reed 7; G Jefferies 6; T O'Malley; D Magadan; D Boston.

RBI: D Reed 2 (2); D Magadan 2 (70); G Jefferies (68).

2-out RBI: D Magadan; G Jefferies.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: H Johnson 2 (28).

BASERUNNING

SB: H Johnson (34, 2nd base off S Wilson/D Berryhill).

CS: D Boston (7, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by S Wilson).

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 Wilson                       5.1   6   4   4    3   3   1   4.79   24  112-69   43·11·15    5·11· 2· 0     40    -     1.10  -0.32
D Pavlas                       1.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   2.41    7   26-18   10· 2· 6    1· 2· 3· 0          1-0    0.59   0.02
J Nunez, W (4-7)               1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   6.64    6   21-14    9· 2· 3    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.62   0.12
M Williams, S (15)             0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.95    1    6-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.66   0.09
Totals                         9     9   5   5    3   6   1          38  165-104  63·16·25    9·13· 7· 0          2-0

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Fernandez                    5     3   2   2    2   3   1   3.46   20   92-59   34·10·15    1·10· 4· 0     54    -     0.74  -0.02
W Whitehurst, H (4)            2     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.29    7   27-17    8· 4· 5    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.41   0.15
J Franco, BS (6), L (5-3)      1.2   4   4   2    1   2   0   2.53   12   43-24   15· 5· 4    5· 1· 3· 0          0-0    2.28  -0.75
A Pena                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.24    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.37   0.03
Totals                         9     8   6   4    3   7   1          40  164-102  58·19·25    9·13· 8· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Pavlas (3).

IBB: None.

PO: S Wilson (5; D Boston, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 3:16.

Attendance: 39,195.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 72° F, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  New York Mets                        
1. D Dascenzo           CF    1. G Jefferies          3B 
2. R Sandberg           2B    2. D Magadan            1B 
3. H Villanueva         1B    3. P Tabler             RF 
4. A Dawson             RF    4. T Teufel             2B 
5. L Salazar            LF    5. H Johnson            SS 
6. D Berryhill          C     6. D Reed               LF 
7. S Dunston            SS    7. D Boston             CF 
8. D Ramos              3B    8. C O'Brien            C  
9. S Wilson             P     9. S Fernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  5-4  1--  2   28%  55% D Ramos         J Franco        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Dunston to 3B
   t 9   0  5-4  1-3  1   26%  82% D May           J Franco        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Dunston Scores; Ramos to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  1--  5   19%  67% A Dawson        S Fernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Villanueva Scores
   b 5   2  2-1  1--  4  -19%  45% G Jefferies     S Wilson        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); O'Brien Scores
   t 9   1  5-5  1-3  3   18%  87% R Sandberg      J Franco        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Ramos Scores; May to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Sid Fernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  D Dascenzo      Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   46%  R Sandberg      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  5   48%  H Villanueva    Walk
   RR     1--  5   67%  A Dawson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Villanueva Scores
   O      ---  3   66%  L Salazar       Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Wilson facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   62%  G Jefferies     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   64%  D Magadan       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Jefferies to 2B
          -2-  9   62%  P Tabler        Walk
   O      12-  1   67%  T Teufel        Flyball: RF
   O      12-  1   71%  H Johnson       Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Sid Fernandez facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   74%  D Berryhill     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   71%  S Dunston       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          1--  5   74%  D Ramos         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Berryhill to 2B
   O      12-  2   70%  S Wilson        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      12-  4   67%  D Dascenzo      Lineout: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Wilson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   70%  D Reed          Flyball: CF
          ---  6   67%  D Boston        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   O      1--      71%  C O'Brien       Boston Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  5   72%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Sid Fernandez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   71%  R Sandberg      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   69%  H Villanueva    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   69%  A Dawson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Wilson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   71%  S Fernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   73%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   74%  D Magadan       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Sid Fernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   72%  L Salazar       Lineout: RF (RF Line)
          ---  6   74%  D Berryhill     Walk
   O      1--  6   72%  S Dunston       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  8   70%  D Ramos         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Wilson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   73%  P Tabler        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   75%  T Teufel        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  2   76%  H Johnson       Flyball: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Sid Fernandez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   75%  S Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   74%  D Dascenzo      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      --- 10   73%  R Sandberg      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Wilson facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  7   60%  D Reed          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
                  Chris Jelic pinch hits for Daryl Boston batting 7th
   O      ---  6   63%  C Jelic         Strikeout Swinging
          --- 10   59%  C O'Brien       Walk
                  Tom Herr pinch hits for Sid Fernandez batting 9th
   O      1--  2   63%  T Herr          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      1--  4   45%  G Jefferies     Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); O'Brien Scores
   R      --3  6   31%  D Magadan       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Jefferies Scores
   O      1--  2   33%  P Tabler        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 3.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Wally Whitehurst facing 3-4-5
                  Wally Whitehurst replaces Tom Herr pitching and batting 9th; Chris Jelic moves to LF; Darren Reed moves to CF; Mark Grace pinch hits for Hector Villanueva batting 3rd
   O      ---  6   29%  M Grace         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   27%  A Dawson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   25%  L Salazar       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Steve Wilson facing 4-5-6
                  Mark Grace moves to 1B
   O      ---  4   27%  T Teufel        Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   25%  H Johnson       Walk
          1--      23%  D Reed          Johnson Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   11%  " "             Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Johnson Scores
                  Dave Pavlas replaces Luis Salazar pitching and batting 5th; Derrick May replaces Steve Wilson playing LF batting 9th; Keith Hughes pinch hits for Chris Jelic batting 7th
   O      --3  2   15%  K Hughes        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      --3  5   17%  C O'Brien       Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Wally Whitehurst facing 6-7-8
                  Keith Hughes moves to LF
          ---  2   23%  D Berryhill     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   18%  S Dunston       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   14%  D Ramos         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   11%  D May           Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dave Pavlas facing 9-1-2
                  Tom O'Malley pinch hits for Wally Whitehurst batting 9th
          ---  4    9%  T O'Malley      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  1    5%  G Jefferies     Single to RF (Line Drive); O'Malley to 3B
          1-3       5%  D Magadan       Wild Pitch; Jefferies to 2B
   RO     -23  5    5%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); O'Malley Scores
   O      -2-  2    5%  P Tabler        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Jefferies to 3B
   O      --3  7    6%  T Teufel        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 5.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, John Franco facing 1-2-3
                  John Franco replaces Tom O'Malley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5    4%  D Dascenzo      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5    3%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6    4%  M Grace         Walk
          1--  2    6%  A Dawson        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Grace to 2B; Dawson to 1B
                  Dwight Smith pinch hits for Dave Pavlas batting 5th
   RR     12-  6   21%  D Smith         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Grace Scores/unER; Dawson Scores/unER
   O      -2-  1   13%  D Berryhill     Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jose Nunez facing 5-6-7
                  Jose Nunez replaces Dwight Smith pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  5   14%  H Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   15%  D Reed          Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   15%  K Hughes        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, John Franco facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   27%  S Dunston       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  2   55%  D Ramos         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Dunston to 3B
   R      1-3  1   82%  D May           Single to RF (Ground Ball); Dunston Scores; Ramos to 3B
   O      1-3  4   69%  D Dascenzo      Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   R      1-3  3   87%  R Sandberg      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Ramos Scores; May to 2B
   O      12-  5   84%  M Grace         Lineout: LF (Short LF)
                  Alejandro Pena replaces John Franco pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  2   81%  A Dawson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 5-6, Jose Nunez facing 8-9-1
                  Kelvin Torve pinch hits for Charlie O'Brien batting 8th
   O      ---  1   89%  K Torve         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Mackey Sasser pinch hits for Alejandro Pena batting 9th
   O      ---  3   96%  M Sasser        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   91%  G Jefferies     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
                  Mitch Williams replaces Jose Nunez pitching and batting 5th
   O      1--  6  100%  D Magadan       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYN199009300

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation