May 23, 1991 Chicago Cubs at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 5
BOS 3 MIL 7
CLE 3 TEX 10
@MIN 6
(11) CHW 11
@OAK 1 SDP 11
@ATL 10
(12) CIN 6
SFG 2 LAD 2
@HOU 0 PHI 2
@MON 0 CHC 4
@NYM 3 STL 8
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 29,763

Thursday, May 23, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 3:15

Cubs

20-20

Won 2

4th, 4 GB

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

W: L Lancaster (1-1), L: J Franco (1-3), S: P Assenmacher (4)

Mets

21-17

Lost 2

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Dascenzo CF                 4   0   0   1    0   2  .292  .761   23    2   0   SH
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .266  .763   20    2   1   IW
M Grace 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .775   12    5   0   
G Bell LF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .243  .712   15    1   0   CS
A Dawson RF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .297  .879   16    3   0   SB
D Berryhill C                 4   0   1   1    0   2  .161  .527   17   10   2   2B
L Salazar 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .273  .796   17    2   1   
S Dunston SS                  4   2   2   2    0   0  .216  .617   19    2   3   HR,3B
S Boskie P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .150  .627    6    0   1   
  C Walker PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .782    6    0   0   
  L Lancaster P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  H Villanueva PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .827    5    0   0   
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167         0   0   
Totals                       35   4   9   4    3   6              156   27   8

BATTING

2B: D Berryhill (6, off R Darling).

3B: S Dunston (1, off R Darling).

HR: S Dunston (5, off R Darling; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: D Dascenzo (2, off J Franco).

IBB: R Sandberg (1, by J Franco).

TB: S Dunston 7; G Bell 2; A Dawson 2; D Berryhill 2; M Grace; L Salazar.

RBI: S Dunston 2 (13); D Berryhill (5); D Dascenzo (8).

2-out RBI: S Dunston; D Berryhill.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Dunston-M Grace.

PB: D Berryhill (5).

E: D Berryhill (3); G Bell (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Dawson (4, 2nd base off R Darling/R Cerone).

CS: G Bell (1, 2nd base by R Darling/R Cerone).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .254  .668   25    1   0   
K Miller 2B                   4   2   3   0    0   0  .345  .854   17    3   2   2B
H Brooks RF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .246  .726   18    1   0   SB,GDP
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
H Johnson 3B                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .246  .851   18    0   4   SB,CS
K McReynolds LF               4   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .696   11    3   0   
T Teufel 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .121  .359   30    9   1   
  A Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Boston RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .506         0   0   
  M Carreon PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .326  .923    5    0   0   
R Cerone C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .791    8    6   1   CS
K Elster SS                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .281  .814   11    2   4   
R Darling P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .533    8    1   0   SH
  D Magadan 1B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .674    6    1   0   
Totals                       31   3   8   2    1  10              157   27  13

BATTING

2B: K Miller (3, off S Boskie).

SH: R Darling (1, off S Boskie).

TB: K Miller 4; H Johnson 2; H Brooks 2; R Cerone.

GIDP: H Brooks (2).

RBI: H Johnson (27); H Brooks (16).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: K Elster (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: H Brooks (2, Home off S Boskie/D Berryhill); H Johnson (7, 2nd base off S Boskie/D Berryhill).

CS: R Cerone (1, 2nd base by L Lancaster/D Berryhill); H Johnson (4, 2nd base by S Boskie/D Berryhill).

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 Boskie                       6     7   3   3    1   4   0   3.53   24   96-60   36·12·12   12· 6· 1· 0     49    -     1.11  -0.11
L Lancaster, W (1-1)           2     1   0   0    0   4   0   3.86    6   36-24   13· 3· 8    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.66   0.19
P Assenmacher, S (4)           1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.18    3   10-9     3· 4· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.18
Totals                         9     8   3   3    1  10   0          33  142-93   52·19·22   13· 7· 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
R Darling                      6.2   6   3   3    1   4   1   3.52   26   97-57   34·14· 9   11· 6· 4· 0     53    -     1.05  -0.09
A Pena                         1.1   2   0   0    1   2   0   1.53    7   23-17    8· 5· 4    1· 2· 1· 0          1-0    2.39   0.17
J Franco, L (1-3)              1     1   1   0    1   0   0   0.59    6   26-13    9· 0· 4    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.72  -0.32
Totals                         9     9   4   3    3   6   1          39  146-87   51·19·17   16· 9· 5· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: R Darling (4).

IBB: J Franco (2; R Sandberg).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 29,763.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  New York Mets                        
1. D Dascenzo           CF    1. V Coleman            CF 
2. R Sandberg           2B    2. K Miller             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. D Berryhill          C     6. T Teufel             1B 
7. L Salazar            3B    7. R Cerone             C  
8. S Dunston            SS    8. K Elster             SS 
9. S Boskie             P     9. R Darling            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  3-2  -2-  5   22%  49% S Dunston       R Darling       Triple to RF (Fly Ball); Salazar Scores
   t 9   1  3-3  1--  5   19%  69% H Villanueva    J Franco        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Dunston to 3B; Villanueva to 1B
   t 9   1  3-3  1-3  6   15%  84% D Dascenzo      J Franco        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Dunston Scores/unER; Villanueva to 2B
   b 6   0  2-2  -2-  5  -14%  19% H Brooks        S Boskie        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Miller Scores; Brooks to 2B/Adv on E7
   t 4   2  2-1  -2-  4   14%  48% D Berryhill     R Darling       Double (Line Drive); Dawson Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Darling facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  D Dascenzo      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   46%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   45%  M Grace         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Boskie facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   48%  V Coleman       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   45%  K Miller        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
          1--  4   42%  H Brooks        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Miller to 2B
   R      12-  4   29%  H Johnson       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Miller Scores; Brooks to 3B
   O      1-3  3   35%  K McReynolds    Flyball: RF
   R      1-3      26%  T Teufel        Brooks Steals Hm; Johnson Steals 2B; Johnson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  9   29%  " "             Foul Flyball: LF (Deep LF Foul)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Ron Darling facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   33%  G Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   29%  A Dawson        Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   26%  D Berryhill     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   24%  L Salazar       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Shawn Boskie facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   26%  R Cerone        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   27%  K Elster        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   27%  R Darling       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Ron Darling facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  3   38%  S Dunston       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Dunston Scores
   O      ---  5   35%  S Boskie        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   34%  D Dascenzo      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   32%  R Sandberg      Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Shawn Boskie facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   34%  V Coleman       Flyball: CF
          ---  3   32%  K Miller        Single (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
   OO     1--  4   37%  H Brooks        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Ron Darling facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   34%  M Grace         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   32%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   33%  A Dawson        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--      35%  D Berryhill     Dawson Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   48%  " "             Double (Line Drive); Dawson Scores
   O      -2-  4   44%  L Salazar       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Shawn Boskie facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   40%  H Johnson       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   44%  K McReynolds    Flyball: CF
   O      1--      49%  T Teufel        Johnson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  6   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Ron Darling facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   47%  S Dunston       Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   45%  S Boskie        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   44%  D Dascenzo      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Shawn Boskie facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   47%  R Cerone        Flyball: RF
          ---  4   43%  K Elster        Walk
   O      1--  3   45%  R Darling       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Elster to 2B
   O      -2-  2   50%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Ron Darling facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   47%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   44%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  5   46%  G Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   43%  A Dawson        Bell Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Shawn Boskie facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   33%  K Miller        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru 3B Foul)
   R      -2-  5   19%  H Brooks        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Miller Scores; Brooks to 2B/Adv on E7
          -2-      16%  H Johnson       Passed Ball; Brooks to 3B
   O      --3  4   20%  " "             Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      --3  3   26%  K McReynolds    Groundout: SS-1B; Brooks stays at 3B
   O      --3  5   29%  T Teufel        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 3.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Ron Darling facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   25%  A Dawson        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   22%  D Berryhill     Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  5   24%  L Salazar       Walk
          1--      26%  S Dunston       Wild Pitch; Salazar to 2B
   R      -2-  5   49%  " "             Triple to RF (Fly Ball); Salazar Scores
                  Alejandro Pena replaces Tim Teufel pitching and batting 6th; Dave Magadan replaces Ron Darling playing 1B batting 9th; Chico Walker pinch hits for Shawn Boskie batting 9th
          --3  6   50%  C Walker        Walk
   O      1-3  4   42%  D Dascenzo      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Les Lancaster facing 7-8-9
                  Les Lancaster replaces Chico Walker pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   36%  R Cerone        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   41%  K Elster        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   46%  D Magadan       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   50%  V Coleman       Cerone Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 3.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Alejandro Pena facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   45%  R Sandberg      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  1   50%  M Grace         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   45%  G Bell          Popfly: 2B
          1--  2   49%  A Dawson        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Grace to 2B
   O      12-  4   40%  D Berryhill     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Les Lancaster facing 1-2-3
   O      --- 11   44%  V Coleman       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   48%  K Miller        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  5   50%  H Brooks        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 3.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, John Franco facing 7-8-9
                  John Franco replaces Hubie Brooks pitching and batting 3rd; Daryl Boston replaces Alejandro Pena playing RF batting 6th
          ---  3   58%  L Salazar       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   50%  S Dunston       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Right); Dunston to 1B
                  Hector Villanueva pinch hits for Les Lancaster batting 9th
          1--  5   69%  H Villanueva    Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Dunston to 3B; Villanueva to 1B
   RO     1-3  6   84%  D Dascenzo      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Dunston Scores/unER; Villanueva to 2B
          -2-  4   84%  R Sandberg      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   82%  M Grace         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Paul Assenmacher facing 4-5-6
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Hector Villanueva pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   90%  H Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   96%  K McReynolds    Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Mark Carreon pinch hits for Daryl Boston batting 6th
   O      ---  5  100%  M Carreon       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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