August 13, 1996 Chicago Cubs at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
MIL 3 CAL 4
CLE 2 CHW 8
NYY 4 MIN 6
@OAK 2 SEA 9
KCR 5 TEX 6
DET 2 BOS 7
@TOR 5 CIN 10
SDP 4 FLA 5
COL 0 MON 7
HOU 4 CHC 3
@NYM 2 ATL 2
@PHI 0 ATL 5
@PHI 2 SFG 12
@PIT 10 LAD 8
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 17,819

Tuesday, August 13, 1996, 7:41
Time of Game: 2:49

Cubs

59-59

Won 2

3rd, 4 GB

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

W: A Telemaco (5-6), L: P Harnisch (8-8), S: T Wendell (12)

Mets

56-65

Lost 2

3rd, 18½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    3   0   0   0    2   1  .279  .773   28    2   0   
D Magadan 3B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .233  .696   16    0   0   HR
  L Gomez 3B                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .821    6    0   1   
M Grace 1B                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .337  .854   14   10   1   
S Sosa RF                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .281  .907   14    2   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .268  .766   14    3   0   SB
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .228  .740   13    1   3   
S Servais C                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .270  .747   19    6   0   
J Hernandez SS                4   1   1   1    0   1  .233  .657   14    2   2   HR,GDP
A Telemaco P                  3   0   1   0    0   2  .103  .236   11    1   0   
  L Casian P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Bullett PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .219  .588    3    0   0   SB
  K Bottenfield P             0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   1   
  T Wendell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167         0   0   
Totals                       33   3   8   3    6   7              152   27   8

BATTING

HR: J Hernandez (8, off P Harnisch; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); D Magadan (2, off P Harnisch; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: D Magadan 5; J Hernandez 4; L Gonzalez; S Bullett; S Sosa; A Telemaco; M Grace.

GIDP: J Hernandez (9).

RBI: J Hernandez (31); D Magadan (7); L Gonzalez (54).

2-out RBI: J Hernandez.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Bullett (5, 2nd base off D Wallace/T Hundley); L Gonzalez (8, 2nd base off P Harnisch/T Hundley).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .786    9    4   0   
  D Wallace P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Espinoza 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .705    9    0   2   
  B Mayne PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .296  .762    4    0   0   
B Gilkey LF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .312  .948   15    3   0   2B
T Hundley C                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .264  .941   29    6   1   
C Baerga 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .689   15    8   0   
A Ochoa RF                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .303  .775   12    2   0   
E Alfonzo 2B                  4   0   3   1    0   0  .235  .581   20    2   6   
R Ordonez SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .599    3    0   1   
  A Tomberlin PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .324  .983    3    0   0   
  T Bogar SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .439         1   0   
  C Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .699    2    0   0   
P Harnisch P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .103  .271    7    0   0   
  D Mlicki P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .311         0   0   
  C Everett PH-CF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .699    1    1   0   
Totals                       33   2   6   2    2   6              129   27  10

BATTING

2B: B Gilkey (30, off K Bottenfield).

TB: E Alfonzo 3; B Gilkey 2; B Mayne; A Ochoa.

RBI: E Alfonzo (24); A Ochoa (25).

2-out RBI: A Ochoa; E Alfonzo.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Alfonzo-T Bogar; A Espinoza-E Alfonzo-C Baerga.

PB: T Hundley (6).

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
A Telemaco, W (5-6)            7.2   2   0   0    2   5   0   5.07   27  102-67   42· 8·17    6·11· 3· 0     78    -     0.93   0.41
L Casian, H (4)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.81   0.02
K Bottenfield                  0     2   2   2    0   0   0   1.85    2    6-5     3· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.50  -0.17
B Patterson, H (11)            0.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   2.59    4   17-10    5· 2· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          2-2    2.94   0.04
T Wendell, S (12)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    1    2-2     2· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    6.80   0.17
Totals                         9     6   2   2    2   6   0          35  129-85   53·10·22   11·12· 4· 0          5-2

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
P Harnisch, L (8-8)            6     7   3   3    4   5   2   4.36   29  109-68   36· 7·25    7· 8· 5· 0     47    -     1.00  -0.07
D Mlicki                       2     0   0   0    1   2   0   3.13    6   19-10    6· 4· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.31   0.04
D Wallace                      1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   16-9     4· 1· 4    0· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.17   0.01
Totals                         9     8   3   3    6   7   2          39  144-87   46·12·29    9· 9· 8· 0           -

K Bottenfield faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 17,819.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 8mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  New York Mets                        
1. B McRae              CF    1. L Johnson            CF 
2. D Magadan            3B    2. A Espinoza           3B 
3. M Grace              1B    3. B Gilkey             LF 
4. S Sosa               RF    4. T Hundley            C  
5. L Gonzalez           LF    5. C Baerga             1B 
6. R Sandberg           2B    6. A Ochoa              RF 
7. S Servais            C     7. E Alfonzo            2B 
8. J Hernandez          SS    8. R Ordonez            SS 
9. A Telemaco           P     9. P Harnisch           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  3-2  12-  2   17% 100% C Jones         T Wendell       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   t 4   2  0-0  ---  3   13%  59% J Hernandez     P Harnisch      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   b 9   0  3-0  1--  2  -13%  79% B Gilkey        K Bottenfield   Double to CF (Fly Ball); Mayne to 3B
   t 5   1  0-1  ---  7   12%  74% D Magadan       P Harnisch      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   b 9   0  3-0  -23  5    8%  87% T Hundley       B Patterson     Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Harnisch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   50%  D Magadan       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   47%  M Grace         Popfly: LF (Deep 3B)
   O      1--  2   45%  S Sosa          Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Amaury Telemaco facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   49%  A Espinoza      Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  5   50%  B Gilkey        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Harnisch facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   54%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   50%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
          1--      52%  S Servais       Gonzalez Steals 2B
          -2-  6   54%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   49%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  4   45%  A Telemaco      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Amaury Telemaco facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   47%  T Hundley       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   49%  C Baerga        Flyball: CF
          ---  4   48%  A Ochoa         Walk
          1--  5   45%  E Alfonzo       Single to LF (Line Drive); Ochoa to 3B
   O      1-3  1   50%  R Ordonez       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Harnisch facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   54%  B McRae         Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  D Magadan       Flyball: CF
          1--      52%  M Grace         Passed Ball; McRae to 2B
   O      -2-  7   48%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  6   49%  S Sosa          Walk
   O      12-  4   45%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Amaury Telemaco facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   47%  P Harnisch      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   49%  L Johnson       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   50%  A Espinoza      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Harnisch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   47%  R Sandberg      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   45%  S Servais       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  3   59%  J Hernandez     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   58%  A Telemaco      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Amaury Telemaco facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   61%  B Gilkey        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   57%  T Hundley       Walk
   O      1--  7   61%  C Baerga        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      1--  1   64%  A Ochoa         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pete Harnisch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   62%  B McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   R      ---  7   74%  D Magadan       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          ---  1   76%  M Grace         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          1--  1   81%  S Sosa          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Grace to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   83%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Grace Scores; Sosa to 2B
   O      -2-  4   81%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Amaury Telemaco facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   84%  E Alfonzo       Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  2   86%  R Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   87%  P Harnisch      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pete Harnisch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   86%  S Servais       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   85%  J Hernandez     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  2   86%  A Telemaco      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--  6   86%  B McRae         Walk; Telemaco to 2B
   O      12-  4   84%  D Magadan       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Amaury Telemaco facing 1-2-3
                  Leo Gomez replaces Dave Magadan playing 3B batting 2nd
   O      ---  1   87%  L Johnson       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  4   89%  A Espinoza      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   90%  B Gilkey        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dave Mlicki facing 3-4-5
                  Dave Mlicki replaces Pete Harnisch pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   89%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   88%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   88%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Amaury Telemaco facing 4-5-6
   O      --- 14   90%  T Hundley       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   92%  C Baerga        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   93%  A Ochoa         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dave Mlicki facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   92%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   93%  S Servais       Walk
   OO     1--  1   92%  J Hernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Amaury Telemaco facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   87%  E Alfonzo       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
                  Andy Tomberlin pinch hits for Rey Ordonez batting 8th
   O      1--  3   91%  A Tomberlin     Flyball: CF
                  Carl Everett pinch hits for Dave Mlicki batting 9th
   O      1--  1   95%  C Everett       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  Larry Casian replaces Amaury Telemaco pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  2   97%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Derek Wallace facing 9-1-2
                  Derek Wallace replaces Lance Johnson pitching and batting 1st; Tim Bogar replaces Andy Tomberlin playing SS batting 8th; Carl Everett moves to CF; Scott Bullett pinch hits for Larry Casian batting 9th
          ---  3   97%  S Bullett       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--      98%  B McRae         Bullett Steals 2B
   OO     -2-  4   96%  " "             Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Bullett out at 2B/2B-SS
          ---  6   96%  L Gomez         Walk
   O      1--  3   96%  M Grace         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Kent Bottenfield facing 2-3-4
                  Kent Bottenfield replaces Scott Bullett pitching and batting 9th; Brent Mayne pinch hits for Alvaro Espinoza batting 2nd
          ---  4   91%  B Mayne         Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   79%  B Gilkey        Double to CF (Fly Ball); Mayne to 3B
                  Bob Patterson replaces Kent Bottenfield pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  5   87%  T Hundley       Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  1   95%  C Baerga        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   R      -23  5   90%  A Ochoa         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Mayne Scores; Gilkey to 3B
   R      1-3  6   83%  E Alfonzo       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Gilkey Scores; Ochoa to 2B
                  Turk Wendell replaces Bob Patterson pitching and batting 9th; Chris Jones pinch hits for Tim Bogar batting 8th
   O      12-  2  100%  C Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
        2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 2.

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