September 4, 1984 Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 12
OAK 2 CAL 5
@CLE 3
(12) BAL 4
@DET 1 KCR 4
MIN 1 BOS 3
@MIL 1 TOR 6
@NYY 4 SEA 6
@TEX 3
(13) ATL 8
HOU 7 LAD 2
SDP 1 PIT 5
@MON 3 CHC 7
@PHI 2 CIN 8
@SFG 3 STL 12
NYM 2

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 25,054

Tuesday, September 4, 1984
Time of Game: 2:56

Cubs

84-54

Won 4

1st

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

W: S Sanderson (7-4), L: S Carlton (11-7)

Phillies

73-64

Lost 2

3rd, 10½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Dernier CF                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .720    0    4   0   
D Lopes 2B                    5   1   2   0    0   2  .260  .778    0    0   2   2B
G Matthews LF                 3   2   2   1    1   0  .297  .828    0    1   0   
  H Cotto LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .661    0    1   0   
K Moreland 1B-RF              4   1   0   0    1   0  .282  .773    0    8   0   
R Cey 3B                      3   2   2   3    1   0  .236  .781    0    0   0   HR
  D Rohn 3B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .490         1   0   
G Woods RF                    2   1   1   1    1   1  .256  .773    0    2   0   2B
  T Veryzer SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .505    0    0   0   
J Davis C                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .254  .746    0    7   0   IW
L Bowa SS                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .513    0    1   3   
  L Durham PH-1B              1   0   1   1    1   0  .289  .908    0    1   1   
S Sanderson P                 3   0   0   1    0   1  .132  .341    0    1   2   SF
Totals                       33   7   8   7    6   7                    27   8

BATTING

2B: D Lopes (12, off S Carlton); G Woods (4, off S Carlton).

HR: R Cey (25, off S Carlton; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

SF: S Sanderson (1, off K Gross).

IBB: J Davis (13, by K Gross).

TB: R Cey 5; D Lopes 3; G Matthews 2; G Woods 2; L Durham.

RBI: R Cey 3 (88); S Sanderson (5); G Matthews (68); L Durham (85); G Woods (10).

2-out RBI: R Cey 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 8.

FIELDING

E: S Sanderson (1).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Samuel 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .280  .752    0    3   1   
J Stone LF                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .354  .865    0    3   0   SB
V Hayes CF                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .306  .839    0    1   0   2B
M Schmidt 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .908    0    3   2   
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  F Melendez PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
A Oliver 1B                   5   0   3   1    0   0  .303  .715    0    5   0   SB
O Virgil C                    5   0   2   0    0   2  .271  .815    0    7   0   
J Russell RF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .362  .923    0    3   0   
S Jeltz SS                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    1   1   
  L Matuszek PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .806    0    0   0   
  I DeJesus SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .642    0    0   2   
  T Corcoran PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .341  .930    0    0   0   
  K Garcia SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .557         1   0   
S Carlton P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .468    0    0   0   SH
  K Gross P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .042  .122         0   0   
  G Gross PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .761    0    0   0   
  R Schu 3B                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .222 1.078    0    0   1   
Totals                       40   2  13   2    1   7                    27   7

BATTING

2B: V Hayes (25, off S Sanderson).

SH: S Carlton (3, off S Sanderson).

TB: V Hayes 3; A Oliver 3; J Russell 2; J Stone 2; O Virgil 2; S Jeltz; J Samuel.

RBI: A Oliver (44); V Hayes (58).

2-out RBI: A Oliver.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 1 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Stone (10, 2nd base off S Sanderson/J Davis); A Oliver (3, 2nd base off S Sanderson/J Davis).

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 Sanderson, W (7-4)           9    13   2   0    1   7   0   3.25   42     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0·13     63    -     0.57   0.24
Totals                         9    13   2   0    1   7   0          42     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0·13           -

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Carlton, L (11-7)            5     5   7   7    4   4   1   3.52   24     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 0· 5     29    -     0.63  -0.25
K Gross                        2     2   0   0    1   1   0   4.10    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          2-2    0.12  -0.00
T McGraw                       2     1   0   0    1   2   0   4.13    8     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     8   7   7    6   7   1          40     -       ·  ·      8·11· 0· 8          2-2

S Carlton faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: K Gross (4; J Davis).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 25,054.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Philadelphia Phillies                
1. B Dernier            CF    1. J Samuel             2B 
2. D Lopes              2B    2. J Stone              LF 
3. G Matthews           LF    3. V Hayes              CF 
4. K Moreland           1B    4. M Schmidt            3B 
5. R Cey                3B    5. A Oliver             1B 
6. G Woods              RF    6. O Virgil             C  
7. J Davis              C     7. J Russell            RF 
8. L Bowa               SS    8. S Jeltz              SS 
9. S Sanderson          P     9. S Carlton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-1  --3      16%  76% R Cey           S Carlton       Home Run; Matthews Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-      10%  62% G Matthews      S Carlton       Single; Lopes Scores; Matthews to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 4   1  3-0  12-       5%  81% J Russell       S Sanderson     Flyball: RF
   t 6   0  0-3  12-       5%  96% R Cey           S Carlton       Single; Matthews Scores; Moreland to 3B
   b 4   2  3-0  12-       4%  85% L Matuszek      S Sanderson     Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Dernier       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      52%  D Lopes         Double
   R      -2-      62%  G Matthews      Single; Lopes Scores; Matthews to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      59%  K Moreland      Groundout: 2B-1B; Matthews to 3B
   RR     --3      76%  R Cey           Home Run; Matthews Scores
   O      ---      75%  G Woods         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Scott Sanderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  J Samuel        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  J Stone         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      77%  V Hayes         Single
   O      1--      79%  M Schmidt       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      78%  J Davis         Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  L Bowa          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      77%  S Sanderson     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Scott Sanderson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      79%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  O Virgil        Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  J Russell       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      80%  B Dernier       Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  D Lopes         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      78%  G Matthews      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Scott Sanderson facing 8-9-1
          ---      74%  S Jeltz         Single
   O      1--      77%  S Carlton       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Jeltz to 2B
   O      -2-      80%  J Samuel        Flyball: CF
          -2-      79%  J Stone         Walk
   O      12-      83%  V Hayes         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      82%  K Moreland      Popfly: SS
          ---      83%  R Cey           Walk
          1--      85%  G Woods         Walk; Cey to 2B
   O      12-      83%  J Davis         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      12-      80%  L Bowa          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Woods to 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Scott Sanderson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  M Schmidt       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      80%  A Oliver        Single
          1--      76%  O Virgil        Single; Oliver to 2B
   O      12-      81%  J Russell       Flyball: RF
                  Len Matuszek pinch hits for Steve Jeltz batting 8th
   O      12-      85%  L Matuszek      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Carlton facing 9-1-2
                  Ivan DeJesus replaces Len Matuszek playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      84%  S Sanderson     Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      83%  B Dernier       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      83%  D Lopes         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Scott Sanderson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      85%  S Carlton       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      87%  J Samuel        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      85%  J Stone         Single
          1--      85%  V Hayes         Stone Steals 2B
   O      -2-      88%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Carlton facing 3-4-5
          ---      89%  G Matthews      Walk
          1--      91%  K Moreland      Walk; Matthews to 2B
   R      12-      96%  R Cey           Single; Matthews Scores; Moreland to 3B
   R      1-3      98%  G Woods         Double; Moreland Scores; Cey to 3B
                  Kevin Gross replaces Steve Carlton pitching and batting 9th
          -23      98%  J Davis         Intentional Walk
                  Leon Durham pinch hits for Larry Bowa batting 8th
   RO     123      98%  L Durham        Single; Cey Scores; Woods to 3B; Davis out at 2B/2B
   RO     1-3      99%  S Sanderson     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Woods Scores
   O      1--      99%  B Dernier       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-7, Scott Sanderson facing 4-5-6
                  Leon Durham moves to 1B; Tom Veryzer replaces Gary Woods playing SS batting 6th; Keith Moreland moves to RF
   O      ---      99%  M Schmidt       Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  A Oliver        Single
   O      1--      99%  O Virgil        Strikeout
          1--      99%  J Russell       Single; Oliver to 2B
   O      12-      99%  I DeJesus       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Phillies 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-0, Kevin Gross facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  D Lopes         Strikeout
          ---      99%  G Matthews      Single
   O      1--      99%  K Moreland      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      99%  R Cey           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-7, Scott Sanderson facing 9-1-2
                  Dan Rohn replaces Ron Cey playing 3B batting 5th; Greg Gross pinch hits for Kevin Gross batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  G Gross         Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  J Samuel        Single
          1--      99%  J Stone         Single; Samuel to 2B
   O      12-      99%  V Hayes         Flyball: CF
   O      12-     100%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Phillies 0.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tug McGraw facing 6-7-8
                  Tug McGraw replaces Mike Schmidt pitching and batting 4th; Rick Schu replaces Greg Gross playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  T Veryzer       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Davis         Strikeout
          ---     100%  L Durham        Walk
   O      1--     100%  S Sanderson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-7, Scott Sanderson facing 5-6-7
                  Henry Cotto replaces Gary Matthews playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---     100%  O Virgil        Single
          1--      99%  J Russell       Single; Virgil to 2B
                  Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Ivan DeJesus batting 8th
   O      12-     100%  T Corcoran      Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  R Schu          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Phillies 0.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tug McGraw facing 1-2-3
                  Kiko Garcia replaces Tim Corcoran playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  B Dernier       Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  D Lopes         Single
   O      1--     100%  H Cotto         Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  K Moreland      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-7, Scott Sanderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  J Samuel        Strikeout
          ---     100%  J Stone         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
   R      1--     100%  V Hayes         Double; Stone Scores/unER
                  Francisco Melendez pinch hits for Tug McGraw batting 4th
   O      -2-     100%  F Melendez      Flyball: LF
   R      -2-     100%  A Oliver        Single; Hayes Scores/unER
          1--     100%  O Virgil        Oliver Steals 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Popfly: 3B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Phillies 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation