September 15, 1979 Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 33,042

Saturday, September 15, 1979
Time of Game: 2:23

Cubs

74-72

Lost 1

5th, 14½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  6  1
Phillies        7  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  X    8 13  0

W: D Larson (1-0), L: L McGlothen (11-13)

Phillies

75-72

Won 1

4th, 14 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I DeJesus SS                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .277  .721    0    1   3   3B
S Thompson RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .748    0    1   0   
D Kingman LF                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .288  .978    0    1   0   
L Biittner 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .785    0   10   0   GDP
S Ontiveros 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .744    0    1   5   
B Foote C                     2   0   1   0    1   0  .260  .766    0    3   1   
  K Seibert 2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
J Martin CF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .281  .794    0    2   0   
M Kelleher 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .572    0    2   6   SH
  M Vail PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .331  .902    0    0   0   
  B Kimm C                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
L McGlothen P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .480         0   0   
  D Moore P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .500    0    0   0   
  B Buckner PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .756    0    0   0   
  G Riley P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  K Henderson PH              1   0   1   1    0   0  .259  .751    0    0   0   
  D Geisel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   1   6   1    4   3                    24  16

BATTING

3B: I DeJesus (9, off D Larson).

SH: M Kelleher (7, off D Larson).

TB: I DeJesus 4; K Henderson; B Foote; J Martin; S Ontiveros.

GIDP: L Biittner (10).

RBI: K Henderson (10).

2-out RBI: K Henderson.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Ontiveros-M Kelleher-L Biittner.

E: D Kingman (9).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 1B                     4   0   3   0    1   1  .327  .845    0    7   0   3B
  D Unser PR-1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .797         0   0   
M Trillo 2B                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .245  .621    0    4   1   
B McBride RF                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .268  .718    0    3   1   
  L Smith PH-LF-CF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .071    0    0   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .261  .979    0    1   2   
  J Vukovich 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
G Gross LF-RF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .336  .823    0    2   0   
G Maddox CF                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .277  .719    0    3   0   2B,IW
  R Eastwick P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
K Moreland C                  4   1   3   4    0   0  .500 1.375    0    4   0   3B,2B
L Bowa SS                     3   1   1   1    0   0  .242  .636    0    2   2   GDP
  B Harrelson SS              1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .698    0    1   3   
D Larson P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  J Poff LF                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   8  13   8    2   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: K Moreland (1, off G Riley); G Maddox (27, off G Riley).

3B: K Moreland (1, off L McGlothen); P Rose (5, off G Riley).

IBB: G Maddox (4, by L McGlothen).

TB: K Moreland 6; P Rose 5; G Maddox 2; M Schmidt 2; L Bowa; G Gross; M Trillo; B McBride.

GIDP: L Bowa (9).

RBI: K Moreland 4 (4); M Trillo (38); L Bowa (27); G Gross (10); M Schmidt (103).

2-out RBI: K Moreland; M Trillo.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 6 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Larson-L Bowa-P Rose; B McBride-K Moreland.

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
L McGlothen, L (11-13)         0.1   5   7   7    2   0   0   4.36    8     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 5     11    -     1.22  -0.40
D Moore                        3.2   3   0   0    0   3   0   4.97   13     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 3          1-1    0.14  -0.00
G Riley                        2     3   1   1    0   0   0   4.50    9     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.03  -0.00
D Geisel                       2     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    13   8   8    2   4   0          38     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 0·13          1-1

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 Larson, W (1-0)              7     5   1   1    4   2   0   1.29   28     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 2· 5     61    -     0.28   0.10
R Eastwick                     2     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.06    7     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     6   1   1    4   3   0          35     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 2· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: L McGlothen (8; G Maddox).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 33,042.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Philadelphia Phillies                
1. I DeJesus            SS    1. P Rose               1B 
2. S Thompson           RF    2. M Trillo             2B 
3. D Kingman            LF    3. B McBride            RF 
4. L Biittner           1B    4. M Schmidt            3B 
5. S Ontiveros          3B    5. G Gross              LF 
6. B Foote              C     6. G Maddox             CF 
7. J Martin             CF    7. K Moreland           C  
8. M Kelleher           2B    8. L Bowa               SS 
9. L McGlothen          P     9. D Larson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-2  123      12%  93% K Moreland      L McGlothen     Triple; Schmidt Scores; Gross Scores; Maddox Scores
   b 1   1  0-1  12-      12%  80% G Gross         L McGlothen     Single to LF; McBride Scores; Schmidt to 3B/Adv on E7; Gross to 2B
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3       7%  68% M Schmidt       L McGlothen     Single to LF; Trillo Scores; McBride to 2B
   b 1   1  0-0  1--       6%  61% B McBride       L McGlothen     Single to CF; Trillo to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---       4%  58% P Rose          L McGlothen     Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Larson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  I DeJesus       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      54%  S Thompson      Flyball: LF
          ---      53%  D Kingman       Walk
   O      1--      55%  L Biittner      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  P Rose          Walk
   O      1--      55%  M Trillo        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      61%  B McBride       Single to CF; Trillo to 3B
   R      1-3      68%  M Schmidt       Single to LF; Trillo Scores; McBride to 2B
   R      12-      80%  G Gross         Single to LF; McBride Scores; Schmidt to 3B/Adv on E7; Gross to 2B
          -23      80%  G Maddox        Intentional Walk
   RRR    123      93%  K Moreland      Triple; Schmidt Scores; Gross Scores; Maddox Scores
   R      --3      94%  L Bowa          Single to LF; Moreland Scores
                  Donnie Moore replaces Lynn McGlothen pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      94%  D Larson        Strikeout
          1--      94%  P Rose          Single to SS; Bowa to 2B
   R      12-      96%  M Trillo        Single to RF; Bowa Scores; Rose to 2B
   O      12-      96%  B McBride       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  7 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 7.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Dan Larson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  S Ontiveros     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  B Foote         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  J Martin        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 7.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 7-0, Donnie Moore facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  M Schmidt       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  G Gross         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  G Maddox        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 7.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Dan Larson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  M Kelleher      Lineout: SS
   O      ---      98%  D Moore         Strikeout
          ---      97%  I DeJesus       Triple to CF
   O      --3      98%  S Thompson      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 7.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 7-0, Donnie Moore facing 7-8-9
          ---      98%  K Moreland      Single to RF
   OO     1--      97%  L Bowa          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  D Larson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 7.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Dan Larson facing 3-4-5
          ---      96%  D Kingman       Walk
   OO     1--      98%  L Biittner      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  S Ontiveros     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 7-0, Donnie Moore facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  P Rose          Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  M Trillo        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  B McBride       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 7.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Dan Larson facing 6-7-8
          ---      97%  B Foote         Walk
          1--      96%  J Martin        Single to RF; Foote to 2B
   O      12-      96%  M Kelleher      Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B/Sacrifice; Foote to 3B; Martin to 2B
                  Bill Buckner pinch hits for Donnie Moore batting 9th
   OO     -23      99%  B Buckner       Double Play: Flyball: RF-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 7-0, George Riley facing 4-5-6
                  George Riley replaces Bill Buckner pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  M Schmidt       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  G Gross         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  G Maddox        Double to LF
   R      -2-      99%  K Moreland      Double to CF; Maddox Scores
   O      -2-      99%  L Bowa          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 8.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-8, Dan Larson facing 1-2-3
                  Bud Harrelson replaces Larry Bowa playing SS batting 8th
          ---      99%  I DeJesus       Single to SS
   O      1--      99%  S Thompson      Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  D Kingman       Flyball: SS
   O      1--     100%  L Biittner      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 8-0, George Riley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  D Larson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  P Rose          Triple to CF
   O      --3     100%  M Trillo        Fielder's Choice 2B; Rose out at Hm/2B-C-3B; Trillo to 1B
                  Lonnie Smith pinch hits for Bake McBride batting 3rd
   O      1--     100%  L Smith         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 8.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-8, Dan Larson facing 5-6-7
                  Lonnie Smith moves to LF; Greg Gross moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  B Foote         Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  J Martin        Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Mike Vail pinch hits for Mick Kelleher batting 8th
          1--     100%  M Vail          Walk; Martin to 2B
                  Ken Henderson pinch hits for George Riley batting 9th
   R      12-      99%  K Henderson     Single to RF; Martin Scores; Vail to 2B
   O      12-     100%  I DeJesus       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 8-1, Dave Geisel facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Geisel replaces Ken Henderson pitching and batting 9th; Bruce Kimm replaces Mike Vail playing C batting 8th; Kurt Seibert replaces Barry Foote playing 2B batting 6th
          ---     100%  M Schmidt       Single to 2B
   O      1--     100%  G Gross         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  G Maddox        Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  K Moreland      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 8.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-8, Rawly Eastwick facing 2-3-4
                  Rawly Eastwick replaces Garry Maddox pitching and batting 6th; John Poff replaces Dan Larson playing LF batting 9th; Lonnie Smith moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  S Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Kingman       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Biittner      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 8-1, Dave Geisel facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  B Harrelson     Popfly: 1B
   O      ---     100%  J Poff          Strikeout Looking
          ---     100%  P Rose          Single to RF
                  Del Unser pinch runs for Pete Rose batting 1st
   O      1--     100%  M Trillo        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 8.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-8, Rawly Eastwick facing 5-6-7
                  Del Unser moves to 1B; John Vukovich replaces Mike Schmidt playing 3B batting 4th
          ---     100%  S Ontiveros     Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  K Seibert       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  J Martin        Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  B Kimm          Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PHI197909150

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