August 2, 1973 Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 10
NYY 0 CAL 3
TEX 2 KCR 3
@CHW 1 CLE 6
BAL 0 MIL 6
DET 3 MIN 6
@OAK 3 CIN 17
@ATL 2 LAD 4
@HOU 2
(11) MON 2
STL 0 NYM 5
PIT 1 PHI 4
CHC 1

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 16,855

Thursday, August 2, 1973, 7:39PM
Time of Game: 2:31

Cubs

55-53

Lost 3

2nd, 3½ GB

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

W: D Ruthven (5-9), L: B Bonham (4-2)

Phillies

51-57

Won 3

5th, 7½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                4   0   0   0    1   1  .260  .657    0    2   2   
J Cardenal RF                 5   0   2   0    0   1  .317  .864    0    2   0   
R Monday CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .286  .917    0    2   0   
B Williams LF                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .285  .799    0    1   0   2B
R Santo 3B                    1   0   0   0    3   0  .287  .810    0    0   2   
A Thornton 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .222    0    9   2   
P Popovich 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .517    0    1   3   GDP
K Rudolph C                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .195  .497    0    4   0   
  P Bourque PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .202  .710    0    0   0   
  R Hundley C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .606         2   0   
  G Beckert PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .607    0    0   0   
B Bonham P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .080  .160    0    1   1   
  G Hiser PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .571    0    0   0   
  J Aker P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Hickman PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .255  .719    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   1   5   1    7   9                    24  10

BATTING

2B: B Williams (15, off D Ruthven).

TB: B Williams 3; J Cardenal 2; P Bourque.

GIDP: P Popovich (6).

RBI: P Bourque (18).

2-out RBI: P Bourque.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Popovich-D Kessinger-A Thornton.

E: J Cardenal (3).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Robinson 3B-LF              5   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .878    0    2   1   
D Unser CF                    4   2   3   0    0   0  .318  .879    0    4   0   
W Montanez RF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .276  .731    0    0   0   
G Luzinski LF                 4   0   3   2    0   1  .278  .788    0    2   0   
  M Schmidt 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .712         0   0   
T Hutton 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .293  .780    0    8   0   GDP
B Boone C                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .263  .676    0    9   0   
D Doyle 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .251  .620    0    1   1   
C Robinson SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .766    0    1   4   
D Ruthven P                   3   0   1   1    0   2  .147  .347    0    0   1   2B,SH
Totals                       33   4  11   3    3   6                    27   7

BATTING

2B: D Ruthven (1, off J Aker).

SH: D Ruthven (4, off J Aker).

TB: D Unser 3; G Luzinski 3; D Ruthven 2; D Doyle; W Montanez; B Boone; C Robinson.

GIDP: T Hutton (6).

RBI: G Luzinski 2 (67); D Ruthven (2).

2-out RBI: G Luzinski; D Ruthven.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Robinson-D Doyle-T Hutton.

PB: B Boone (11).

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
B Bonham, L (4-2)              5     8   3   2    3   4   0   3.56   25     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 2· 2     42    -     0.82  -0.13
J Aker                         3     3   1   1    0   2   0   3.98   12     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.47   0.02
Totals                         8    11   4   3    3   6   0          37     -       ·  ·     16· 7· 3· 2           -

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Ruthven, W (5-9)             9     5   1   1    7   9   0   3.69   38     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 3· 0     75    -     1.20   0.39
Totals                         9     5   1   1    7   9   0          38     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jerry Dale.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 16,855.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 85° F, Overcast, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Philadelphia Phillies                
1. D Kessinger          SS    1. B Robinson           3B 
2. J Cardenal           RF    2. D Unser              CF 
3. R Monday             CF    3. W Montanez           RF 
4. B Williams           LF    4. G Luzinski           LF 
5. R Santo              3B    5. T Hutton             1B 
6. A Thornton           1B    6. B Boone              C  
7. P Popovich           2B    7. D Doyle              2B 
8. K Rudolph            C     8. C Robinson           SS 
9. B Bonham             P     9. D Ruthven            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-1  12-      17%  84% G Luzinski      B Bonham        Single to RF; Unser Scores; Montanez Scores/Adv on E9/unER; Luzinski to 2B
   t 6   2  3-0  12-      -9%  79% P Bourque       D Ruthven       Single to RF (Line Drive); Williams Scores; Santo to 3B
   t 8   1  3-1  1--       8%  94% P Popovich      D Ruthven       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 1   1  0-1  12-      -7%  61% T Hutton        B Bonham        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 6   0  3-0  1--      -7%  77% R Santo         D Ruthven       Walk; Williams to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Kessinger     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  J Cardenal      Strikeout Looking
          ---      52%  R Monday        Walk
   O      1--      55%  B Williams      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Bonham facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      55%  D Unser         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      61%  W Montanez      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Unser to 3B
   R      1-3      68%  G Luzinski      Single to P; Unser Scores; Montanez to 2B
   OO     12-      61%  T Hutton        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Ruthven facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      63%  R Santo         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      61%  A Thornton      Walk
   O      1--      63%  P Popovich      Groundout: P-1B; Thornton to 2B
   O      -2-      66%  K Rudolph       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Bonham facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      64%  B Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      63%  D Doyle         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      62%  C Robinson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Ruthven facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      64%  B Bonham        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      66%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      67%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Bonham facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  D Ruthven       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      64%  B Robinson      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      65%  D Unser         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      67%  W Montanez      Walk; Unser to 2B
   RR     12-      84%  G Luzinski      Single to RF; Unser Scores; Montanez Scores/Adv on E9/unER; Luzinski to 2B
   O      -2-      83%  T Hutton        Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 3.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Dick Ruthven facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  R Monday        Flyball: CF
          ---      81%  B Williams      Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-      78%  R Santo         Walk
   O      12-      83%  A Thornton      Strikeout
   O      12-      87%  P Popovich      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bill Bonham facing 6-7-8
          ---      89%  B Boone         Walk
          1--      92%  D Doyle         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Boone to 3B
   O      1-3      91%  C Robinson      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Doyle to 2B
   O      -23      87%  D Ruthven       Strikeout
   O      -23      85%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 3.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Dick Ruthven facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      87%  K Rudolph       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  B Bonham        Strikeout
          ---      87%  D Kessinger     Walk
          1--      85%  J Cardenal      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Kessinger to 2B
   O      12-      89%  R Monday        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bill Bonham facing 2-3-4
          ---      91%  D Unser         Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      89%  W Montanez      Foul Flyball: RF
          1--      91%  G Luzinski      Single to CF (Line Drive); Unser to 2B
          12-      93%  T Hutton        Walk; Unser to 3B; Luzinski to 2B
   O      123      90%  B Boone         Strikeout
   O      123      87%  D Doyle         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 3.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Dick Ruthven facing 4-5-6
          ---      83%  B Williams      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      77%  R Santo         Walk; Williams to 2B
   O      12-      83%  A Thornton      Flyball: CF
   O      12-      88%  P Popovich      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  Pat Bourque pinch hits for Ken Rudolph batting 8th
   R      12-      79%  P Bourque       Single to RF (Line Drive); Williams Scores; Santo to 3B
                  Gene Hiser pinch hits for Bill Bonham batting 9th
   O      1-3      85%  G Hiser         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jack Aker facing 8-9-1
                  Jack Aker replaces Gene Hiser pitching and batting 9th; Randy Hundley replaces Pat Bourque playing C batting 8th
          ---      87%  C Robinson      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      87%  D Ruthven       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Robinson to 2B
   O      -2-      85%  B Robinson      Flyball: RF; Robinson to 3B
   O      --3      83%  D Unser         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 3.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      86%  D Kessinger     Strikeout
          ---      82%  J Cardenal      Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      85%  R Monday        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cardenal to 2B
   O      -2-      89%  B Williams      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jack Aker facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  W Montanez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  G Luzinski      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      87%  T Hutton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 3.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Dick Ruthven facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Schmidt replaces Greg Luzinski playing 3B batting 4th; Bill Robinson moves to LF
          ---      81%  R Santo         Walk
   O      1--      87%  A Thornton      Popfly: SS
   OO     1--      94%  P Popovich      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jack Aker facing 6-7-8
          ---      95%  B Boone         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      94%  D Doyle         Popfly: SS
   O      1--      94%  C Robinson      Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      1--      97%  D Ruthven       Double to CF (Line Drive); Boone Scores
   O      -2-      97%  B Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 4.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Dick Ruthven facing 8-9-1
                  Glenn Beckert pinch hits for Randy Hundley batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  G Beckert       Strikeout Looking
                  Jim Hickman pinch hits for Jack Aker batting 9th
          ---      97%  J Hickman       Walk
          1--      96%  D Kessinger     Passed Ball; Hickman to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-     100%  J Cardenal      Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation