May 22, 1991 Chicago Cubs at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 4
MIL 0 CHW 5
@CAL 3 NYY 8
@CLE 1 DET 9
BAL 5 KCR 3
SEA 1 TEX 5
@MIN 2
(12) OAK 2
TOR 1 SDP 7
@ATL 2 CIN 9
SFG 4 HOU 3
LAD 2 PHI 8
@MON 1 CHC 5
@NYM 2 STL 5
@PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 28,749

Wednesday, May 22, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:36

Cubs

19-20

Won 1

4th, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  3   0  1  0   0  1  0    5 11  0
Mets            0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  5  0

W: G Maddux (5-2), L: F Viola (5-2)

Mets

21-16

Lost 1

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Dunston SS                  5   0   2   0    0   2  .207  .569   18    1   4   SB,CS
R Sandberg 2B                 4   1   1   2    0   0  .273  .779   21    1   1   2B,SF
M Grace 1B                    4   0   1   1    1   1  .284  .787   21   13   1   2B
G Bell LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .705   11    0   0   
A Dawson RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .875   15    0   0   
H Villanueva C                3   1   1   1    1   0  .214  .846   12    8   1   HR
L Salazar 3B                  3   1   2   1    0   0  .268  .790   11    1   3   HR
  J Vizcaino 3B               1   0   1   0    0   0  .355  .769   10    0   3   
J Walton CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .230  .568   12    2   0   
G Maddux P                    3   1   2   0    0   1  .280  .668   10    1   0   2B,SH
Totals                       35   5  11   5    2   5              141   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Grace (10, off F Viola); R Sandberg (11, off F Viola); G Maddux (2, off F Viola).

HR: L Salazar (3, off F Viola; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); H Villanueva (4, off A Pena; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

SF: R Sandberg (2, off F Viola).

SH: G Maddux (2, off F Viola).

TB: L Salazar 5; H Villanueva 4; G Maddux 3; M Grace 2; R Sandberg 2; S Dunston 2; J Walton; J Vizcaino.

RBI: R Sandberg 2 (19); L Salazar (5); H Villanueva (9); M Grace (18).

2-out RBI: R Sandberg; M Grace.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Dunston (8, 2nd base off F Viola/R Cerone).

CS: S Dunston (3, 3rd base by F Viola/R Cerone).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman CF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .261  .686   19    3   0   2·SB
G Jefferies 2B-3B             4   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .661   25    3   1   
H Brooks RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .718   14    1   0   
  J Innis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
H Johnson 3B-SS               4   1   2   0    0   2  .238  .847   16    1   2   SB
K McReynolds LF               3   0   0   0    1   0  .243  .721   15    6   0   
T Teufel 1B                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .133  .394   18    7   0   HR
R Cerone C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .797    5    3   2   
  D Boston PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .506    2    0   0   
  C O'Brien C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .471         2   0   
  M Sasser PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .694    5    0   0   
K Elster SS                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .291  .832    5    1   2   
  T Herr PH-2B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .690    4    0   1   
F Viola P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .266    3    0   2   SH
  A Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Miller PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .717    1    0   0   
Totals                       31   2   5   2    2   8              132   27  10

BATTING

HR: T Teufel (1, off G Maddux; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SH: F Viola (3, off G Maddux).

TB: T Teufel 4; H Johnson 2; V Coleman 2.

RBI: T Teufel 2 (2).

2-out RBI: T Teufel.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: V Coleman 2 (27, 2nd base off G Maddux/H Villanueva 2); H Johnson (6, 2nd base off G Maddux/H Villanueva).

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
G Maddux, W (5-2)              9     5   2   2    2   8   1   3.22   34  124-85   51·14·20   16· 6· 2· 0     75    -     1.07   0.27
Totals                         9     5   2   2    2   8   1          34  124-85   51·14·20   16· 6· 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
F Viola, L (5-2)               6.1   9   4   4    1   3   1   2.47   28   97-57   34· 5·18    9·10· 5· 0     41    -     0.73  -0.24
A Pena                         1.2   2   1   1    1   1   1   1.65    8   31-19   13· 3· 3    0· 5· 1· 0          2-0    0.48   0.00
J Innis                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.97    3    8-7     4· 2· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9    11   5   5    2   5   2          39  136-83   51·10·22   11·15· 6· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: G Maddux (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Steve Rippley.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 28,749.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 86° F, Wind 9mph in from Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  New York Mets                        
1. S Dunston            SS    1. V Coleman            CF 
2. R Sandberg           2B    2. G Jefferies          2B 
3. M Grace              1B    3. H Brooks             RF 
4. G Bell               LF    4. H Johnson            3B 
5. A Dawson             RF    5. K McReynolds         LF 
6. H Villanueva         C     6. T Teufel             1B 
7. L Salazar            3B    7. R Cerone             C  
8. J Walton             CF    8. K Elster             SS 
9. G Maddux             P     9. F Viola              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  1-1  -2-  4   12%  61% R Sandberg      F Viola         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Walton Scores
   t 3   0  1-0  ---  4   12%  50% L Salazar       F Viola         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Salazar Scores
   t 3   2  1-2  -2-  2   11%  72% M Grace         F Viola         Double to CF (Line Drive); Sandberg Scores
   b 7   0  4-1  12-  5    7%  84% T Teufel        G Maddux        Strikeout Swinging
   b 7   2  4-1  -23  4    6%  94% T Herr          G Maddux        Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  S Dunston       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   46%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  7   45%  M Grace         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   48%  V Coleman       Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  6   49%  G Jefferies     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  H Brooks        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   48%  G Bell          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   46%  A Dawson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   45%  H Villanueva    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   41%  H Johnson       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   43%  K McReynolds    Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Johnson to 2B
          -2-      40%  T Teufel        Wild Pitch; Johnson to 3B
   RO     --3  6   37%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line); Johnson Scores
   O      ---  3   38%  R Cerone        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Viola facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  4   50%  L Salazar       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Salazar Scores
          ---  3   54%  J Walton        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  3   52%  G Maddux        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Walton to 2B
   O      -2-  1   48%  S Dunston       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   R      -2-  4   61%  R Sandberg      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Walton Scores
   R      -2-  2   72%  M Grace         Double to CF (Line Drive); Sandberg Scores
   O      -2-  4   69%  G Bell          Lineout: SS
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Greg Maddux facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   65%  K Elster        Walk
   O      1--  1   67%  F Viola         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Elster to 2B
   O      -2-  7   71%  V Coleman       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  6   75%  G Jefferies     Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Frank Viola facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   73%  A Dawson        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   72%  H Villanueva    Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  6   73%  L Salazar       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   71%  J Walton        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Walton to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Greg Maddux facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   74%  H Brooks        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   76%  H Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   77%  K McReynolds    Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Frank Viola facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   82%  G Maddux        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B)
          -2-  5   86%  S Dunston       Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Maddux to 3B
          1-3      87%  R Sandberg      Dunston Steals 2B
   RO     -23  5   86%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Maddux Scores
   O      -2-      84%  M Grace         Dunston Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---  4   83%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Greg Maddux facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   85%  T Teufel        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   87%  R Cerone        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   88%  K Elster        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   87%  G Bell          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   86%  A Dawson        Popfly: 2B
          ---  6   87%  H Villanueva    Walk
   O      1--  1   86%  L Salazar       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Greg Maddux facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Vizcaino replaces Luis Salazar playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---  2   88%  F Viola         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   85%  V Coleman       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--      84%  G Jefferies     Coleman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   88%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Coleman stays at 2B
   O      -2-  2   91%  H Brooks        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 1.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Frank Viola facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   90%  J Walton        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   91%  G Maddux        Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF)
          1--  2   92%  S Dunston       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Maddux to 2B
                  Alejandro Pena replaces Frank Viola pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  3   91%  R Sandberg      Flyball: CF
          12-  4   91%  M Grace         Walk; Maddux to 3B; Dunston to 2B
   O      123  2   89%  G Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   84%  H Johnson       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
          1--      82%  K McReynolds    Johnson Steals 2B
          -2-  6   76%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5   84%  T Teufel        Strikeout Swinging
                  Daryl Boston pinch hits for Rick Cerone batting 7th
   O      12-  2   87%  D Boston        Groundout: 1B-P; Johnson to 3B; McReynolds to 2B
                  Tom Herr pinch hits for Kevin Elster batting 8th
   O      -23  4   94%  T Herr          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 1.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Alejandro Pena facing 5-6-7
                  Charlie O'Brien replaces Daryl Boston playing C batting 7th; Tom Herr moves to 2B; Gregg Jefferies moves to 3B; Howard Johnson moves to SS
   O      ---  3   93%  A Dawson        Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
   R      ---  1   97%  H Villanueva    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Villanueva Scores
          --- 10   97%  J Vizcaino      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   97%  J Walton        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   96%  G Maddux        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Greg Maddux facing 9-1-2
                  Keith Miller pinch hits for Alejandro Pena batting 9th
   O      ---  1   98%  K Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   96%  V Coleman       Single (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--      96%  G Jefferies     Coleman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   98%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Coleman to 3B
   O      --3  4   99%  H Brooks        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 1.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jeff Innis facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Innis replaces Hubie Brooks pitching and batting 3rd; Keith Miller moves to RF
   O      ---  5   99%  S Dunston       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   98%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   99%  H Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  K McReynolds    Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   R      ---  2  100%  T Teufel        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Teufel Scores
                  Mackey Sasser pinch hits for Charlie O'Brien batting 7th
   O      ---  5  100%  M Sasser        Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation