August 31, 1973 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 35,884

Friday, August 31, 1973, 8:55PM
Time of Game: 2:40

Cubs

64-69

Lost 3

3rd, 3½ GB

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

W: B Johnson (3-1), L: F Jenkins (12-13), S: R Hernandez (6)

Pirates

65-65

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                4   0   1   0    1   0  .259  .638    0    0   3   GDP
R Monday CF                   3   0   1   1    2   1  .264  .843    0    2   1   
B Williams 1B                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .803    0   11   1   
R Carty LF                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .230  .605    0    0   0   
J Cardenal RF                 4   1   1   0    1   1  .311  .835    0    1   0   
R Santo 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .278  .808    0    2   0   
P Popovich 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .245  .571    0    0   8   
T Lundstedt C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    7   1   
  C Fanzone PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .749    0    0   0   
  R Hundley C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .629         0   0   
F Jenkins P                   2   0   2   1    1   0  .125  .373    0    1   0   
  J Hickman PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .707    0    0   0   
  R Burris P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   0   
Totals                       34   2   8   2    7   6                    24  14

BATTING

TB: F Jenkins 2; D Kessinger; R Monday; C Fanzone; R Santo; P Popovich; J Cardenal.

GIDP: D Kessinger (14).

RBI: R Monday (48); F Jenkins (4).

2-out RBI: R Monday; F Jenkins.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: R Santo (15); R Monday (7).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Clines CF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .265  .648    0    4   0   
D Parker LF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .230  .625    0    3   0   SB
A Oliver 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .285  .767    0    6   0   
R Zisk RF                     4   0   2   2    0   1  .327  .928    0    4   0   2·2B
R Hebner 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .273  .830    0    0   1   HR
M May C                       4   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .724    0    7   0   
R Stennett 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .246  .626    0    3   3   2B
J Hernandez SS                3   1   1   0    0   0  .241  .608    0    0   4   
J Morlan P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .523    0    0   0   
  B Johnson P                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .077    0    0   0   
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
Totals                       34   5   9   5    0   7                    27   8

BATTING

2B: R Stennett (16, off F Jenkins); R Zisk 2 (18, 2 off F Jenkins).

HR: R Hebner (20, off F Jenkins; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: R Hebner 4; R Zisk 4; R Stennett 2; D Parker 2; A Oliver; G Clines; J Hernandez.

RBI: R Zisk 2 (33); D Parker (6); G Clines (18); R Hebner (61).

2-out RBI: R Zisk 2; D Parker; G Clines.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Hernandez-R Stennett-A Oliver.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Parker (1, 2nd base off F Jenkins/T Lundstedt).

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
F Jenkins, L (12-13)           7     9   5   5    0   7   1   3.95   31     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 4· 3     46    -     0.75  -0.35
R Burris                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.36    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         8     9   5   5    0   7   1          34     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 4· 3           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Morlan                       3.2   4   2   2    5   2   0   3.38   20     -       ·  ·      3· 7· 3· 0     42    -     1.55  -0.12
B Johnson, W (3-1)             3.1   3   0   0    1   2   0   3.75   14     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 3· 0          3-0    1.01   0.22
R Hernandez, S (6)             2     1   0   0    1   2   0   2.31    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.82   0.07
Totals                         9     8   2   2    7   6   0          41     -       ·  ·     10·12· 6· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Shag Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 35,884.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D Kessinger          SS    1. G Clines             CF 
2. R Monday             CF    2. D Parker             LF 
3. B Williams           1B    3. A Oliver             1B 
4. R Carty              LF    4. R Zisk               RF 
5. J Cardenal           RF    5. R Hebner             3B 
6. R Santo              3B    6. M May                C  
7. P Popovich           2B    7. R Stennett           2B 
8. T Lundstedt          C     8. J Hernandez          SS 
9. F Jenkins            P     9. J Morlan             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  2-2  ---      14%  69% R Hebner        F Jenkins       Home Run
   t 4   2  2-1  123     -13%  47% R Monday        J Morlan        Walk; Popovich Scores; Jenkins to 3B; Kessinger to 2B
   t 4   2  2-0  12-     -11%  64% F Jenkins       J Morlan        Single to CF (Line Drive); Cardenal Scores; Popovich to 2B
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-      11%  64% R Zisk          F Jenkins       Double to RF; Parker Scores
   b 4   2  2-3  1-3      10%  80% G Clines        F Jenkins       Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Stennett Scores; Hernandez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, John Morlan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Kessinger     Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  R Monday        Walk
   O      1--      52%  B Williams      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      55%  R Carty         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  G Clines        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  D Parker        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      57%  A Oliver        Parker Steals 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      64%  R Zisk          Double to RF; Parker Scores
   O      -2-      61%  R Hebner        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, John Morlan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      64%  J Cardenal      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      65%  R Santo         Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  P Popovich      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      64%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      67%  R Stennett      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Stennett to 1B
   O      1--      65%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B; Stennett to 2B
   O      -2-      62%  J Morlan        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, John Morlan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      65%  T Lundstedt     Flyball: RF
          ---      62%  F Jenkins       Walk
          1--      57%  D Kessinger     Single to CF (Line Drive); Jenkins to 2B
          12-      50%  R Monday        Single to RF (Line Drive); Jenkins to 3B; Kessinger to 2B
   O      123      59%  B Williams      Foul Flyball: C
   O      123      68%  R Carty         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  G Clines        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      64%  D Parker        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      65%  A Oliver        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   RO     1--      75%  R Zisk          Double to CF; Oliver Scores; Zisk out at 3B/CF-SS-C-3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, John Morlan facing 5-6-7
          ---      70%  J Cardenal      Walk
   O      1--      74%  R Santo         Flyball: CF
          1--      70%  P Popovich      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Cardenal to 2B
   O      12-      75%  T Lundstedt     Strikeout
   R      12-      64%  F Jenkins       Single to CF (Line Drive); Cardenal Scores; Popovich to 2B
          12-      60%  D Kessinger     Walk; Popovich to 3B; Jenkins to 2B
   R      123      47%  R Monday        Walk; Popovich Scores; Jenkins to 3B; Kessinger to 2B
                  Bob Johnson replaces John Morlan pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      56%  B Williams      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Fergie Jenkins facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      69%  R Hebner        Home Run
   O      ---      67%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      71%  R Stennett      Double to RF (Pop Fly)
          -2-      76%  J Hernandez     Single to LF (Line Drive); Stennett to 3B
   O      1-3      70%  B Johnson       Strikeout
   R      1-3      80%  G Clines        Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Stennett Scores; Hernandez to 2B
   R      12-      88%  D Parker        Single to RF (Line Drive); Hernandez Scores; Clines to 3B
   O      1-3      85%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Johnson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  R Carty         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      89%  J Cardenal      Strikeout Looking
          ---      88%  R Santo         Walk
   O      1--      90%  P Popovich      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Fergie Jenkins facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      89%  R Zisk          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  R Hebner        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      88%  M May           Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Johnson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      90%  T Lundstedt     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      88%  F Jenkins       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      90%  D Kessinger     Foul Flyball: LF
   O      1--      92%  R Monday        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Fergie Jenkins facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  J Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  B Johnson       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Johnson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      93%  B Williams      Lineout: LF
   O      ---      94%  R Carty         Flyball: CF
          ---      93%  J Cardenal      Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      91%  R Santo         Single to CF (Line Drive); Cardenal to 2B
   O      12-      95%  P Popovich      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
          ---      96%  G Clines        Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Clines to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  D Parker        Strikeout
   O      -2-      95%  A Oliver        Flyball: RF; Clines to 3B
   O      --3      94%  R Zisk          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Ramon Hernandez facing 8-9-1
                  Ramon Hernandez replaces Bob Johnson pitching and batting 9th; Carmen Fanzone pinch hits for Tom Lundstedt batting 8th
          ---      90%  C Fanzone       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Jim Hickman pinch hits for Fergie Jenkins batting 9th
   O      1--      93%  J Hickman       Strikeout
   OO     1--      98%  D Kessinger     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ray Burris facing 5-6-7
                  Ray Burris replaces Jim Hickman pitching and batting 9th; Randy Hundley replaces Carmen Fanzone playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      97%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Ramon Hernandez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  R Monday        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  B Williams      Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  R Carty         Walk
   O      1--     100%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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