September 29, 1979 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 9
@CHW 2 CLE 4
BAL 1 BOS 8
@DET 5 KCR 6
OAK 2 MIL 11
@MIN 8 NYY 9
TOR 4 TEX 6
CAL 3 ATL 2
@CIN 0 HOU 3
@LAD 0 MON 3
PHI 2 CHC 7
@PIT 6
(13) SFG 6
SDP 5 NYM 8
@STL 7

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 25,734

Saturday, September 29, 1979, 2:15PM
Time of Game: 4:13

Cubs

80-81

Won 1

5th, 17 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  1  5   0  0  0   0  0  0   1    7 11  2
Pirates         3  0  0   0  0  1   2  0  0   0  0  0   0    6 14  2

W: B Caudill (1-7), L: D Robinson (8-8)

Pirates

97-64

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I DeJesus SS                  7   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .725    0    2   4   
S Thompson CF-RF              4   1   0   0    1   0  .287  .691    0    1   0   
  D Geisel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Kimm C                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200    0    4   1   
B Buckner 1B                  5   1   3   0    1   0  .284  .757    0   12   1   2B,IW
D Kingman LF                  6   1   1   1    0   0  .284  .944    0    2   0   
L Biittner RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .736    0    1   1   
  M Dilone CF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .550    0    2   0   
S Ontiveros 3B                3   1   2   2    0   0  .285  .732    0    3   3   2B
  S Dillard PR-2B             3   1   0   0    0   0  .282  .775    0    0   2   
M Kelleher 2B-3B              5   2   3   1    1   0  .257  .591    0    2   2   
T Blackwell C                 2   0   0   1    2   2  .165  .542    0    6   1   SF
  B Caudill P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .118    0    2   0   SH
D Lamp P                      0   0   0   0    0   0  .155  .355    0    0   1   SH
  K Henderson PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .662    0    0   0   
  D Capilla P                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  M Vail PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .337  .903    0    0   0   
  D Tidrow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .473         0   0   
  B Sutter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .558         0   0   
  J Martin PH-RF              3   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .776    0    2   0   
Totals                       47   7  11   6    5   3                    39  16

BATTING

2B: B Buckner (34, off B Blyleven); S Ontiveros (28, off B Blyleven).

SF: T Blackwell (2, off B Blyleven).

SH: B Caudill (4, off D Robinson); D Lamp (7, off B Blyleven).

IBB: B Buckner (6, by K Tekulve).

TB: B Buckner 4; M Kelleher 3; S Ontiveros 3; I DeJesus; D Kingman; M Vail.

RBI: S Ontiveros 2 (56); T Blackwell (12); D Kingman (114); M Kelleher (10); M Vail (35).

2-out RBI: S Ontiveros 2; M Vail; M Kelleher.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. I DeJesus-M Kelleher-B Buckner.

E: I DeJesus (31); S Ontiveros (23).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   6   1   1   0    1   0  .284  .718    0   11   0   2·SB,GDP
T Foli SS                     5   2   2   0    1   0  .287  .667    0    0   6   SH
  G Hargis PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Parker RF                   6   2   5   0    1   0  .307  .902    0    2   0   IW
W Stargell 1B                 7   0   1   2    0   3  .280  .896    0   14   1   
J Milner LF                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .276  .850    0    2   0   SF
  B Robinson PH-LF            2   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .802    0    0   0   
B Madlock 3B                  5   1   2   2    0   0  .297  .791    0    1   3   2·2B,SF
E Ott C                       4   0   2   0    1   1  .273  .698    0    4   0   
  M Alexander PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .538 1.230         0   0   SB
  S Nicosia C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .799    0    0   0   
  A Lois PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   CS
  M Sanguillen C              0   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .598         0   0   
P Garner 2B                   5   0   1   1    1   1  .294  .802    0    5   3   SB,IW
B Blyleven P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .129  .272    0    0   3   
  E Romo P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  M Easler PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .815    0    0   0   
  G Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Lacy PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .739    0    0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .368         0   1   
  R Stennett PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .581    0    0   0   
  D Ellis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .074  .181         0   0   
  D Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .454         0   0   
  D Boyland PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       50   6  14   6    5  10                    39  17

BATTING

2B: B Madlock 2 (26, off D Tidrow, off B Sutter).

SF: J Milner (6, off B Sutter); B Madlock (7, off D Lamp).

SH: T Foli (19, off B Caudill).

IBB: D Parker (14, by B Caudill); P Garner (15, by D Geisel).

TB: D Parker 5; B Madlock 4; E Ott 2; T Foli 2; W Stargell; P Garner; O Moreno.

GIDP: O Moreno (7).

RBI: B Madlock 2 (85); W Stargell 2 (80); P Garner (58); J Milner (60).

2-out RBI: B Madlock.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 4 for 19.

FIELDING

E: W Stargell (2); D Parker (15).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Alexander (13, 2nd base off D Geisel/T Blackwell); P Garner (17, 2nd base off D Tidrow/T Blackwell); O Moreno 2 (77, 2nd base off D Lamp/T Blackwell 2).

CS: A Lois (1, 2nd base by B Caudill/B Kimm).

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
D Lamp                         4     6   3   1    1   2   0   3.50   19     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 6     43    -     0.83  -0.16
D Capilla                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.18    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.62   0.03
D Tidrow, H (10)               1     3   2   2    0   1   0   3.58    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          0-0    1.76  -0.09
B Sutter, BS (10)              2     2   1   1    0   3   0   2.22    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          1-1    2.35  -0.11
D Geisel                       1.2   0   0   0    2   0   0   0.60    7     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.20   0.16
B Caudill, W (1-7)             3.1   2   0   0    2   4   0   4.80   14     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          2-0    3.28   0.58
Totals                        13    14   6   4    5  10   0          58     -       ·  ·     18·11· 0·14          3-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Blyleven                     5.2   5   5   5    2   1   0   3.60   24     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 5     38    -     1.12  -0.28
E Romo                         0.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   2.99    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          1-1    1.22  -0.20
G Jackson                      2     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.96    7     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 1          0-0    1.00   0.14
K Tekulve                      2     1   0   0    2   1   0   2.67    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    2.63   0.27
D Ellis                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.84    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    2.01   0.05
D Robinson, L (8-8)            2     1   1   0    0   0   0   3.87    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 1          1-0    2.62  -0.09
Totals                        13    11   7   6    5   3   0          55     -       ·  ·     17·18· 1·11          2-1

D Tidrow faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
D Ellis faced 1 batter in the 12th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Sutter (9).

IBB: B Caudill (5; D Parker); K Tekulve (20; B Buckner); D Geisel (1; P Garner).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 4:13.

Attendance: 25,734.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. I DeJesus            SS    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. S Thompson           CF    2. T Foli               SS 
3. B Buckner            1B    3. D Parker             RF 
4. D Kingman            LF    4. W Stargell           1B 
5. L Biittner           RF    5. J Milner             LF 
6. S Ontiveros          3B    6. B Madlock            3B 
7. M Kelleher           2B    7. E Ott                C  
8. T Blackwell          C     8. P Garner             2B 
9. D Lamp               P     9. B Blyleven           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  3-2  1-3      31%  65% S Ontiveros     B Blyleven      Double to RF; Buckner Scores; Kingman Scores
   t13   1  6-6  -2-      25%  81% J Martin        D Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B; Kelleher Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/No RBI/unER
   b 7   2  6-5  -2-     -24%  44% B Madlock       B Sutter        Double to LF; Parker Scores
   b13   2  7-6  12-      17% 100% W Stargell      B Caudill       Strikeout
   t 6   2  3-4  -2-      13%  78% M Kelleher      E Romo          Single to RF; Dillard Scores; Kelleher to 3B/Adv on E9

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  I DeJesus       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      46%  S Thompson      Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      45%  B Buckner       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Lamp facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  O Moreno        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Moreno to 1B
          1--      39%  T Foli          Moreno Steals 2B
          -2-      36%  " "             Walk
          12-      29%  D Parker        Single to 2B; Moreno to 3B; Foli to 2B
   RR     123      18%  W Stargell      Single to RF; Moreno Scores/unER; Foli Scores; Parker to 3B
   O      1-3      22%  J Milner        Foul Flyball: 3B
   RO     1-3      20%  B Madlock       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Parker Scores/unER
   O      1--      22%  E Ott           Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      20%  D Kingman       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      18%  L Biittner      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      17%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dennis Lamp facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      19%  P Garner        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      19%  B Blyleven      Strikeout
          ---      19%  O Moreno        Single to CF
          1--      18%  T Foli          Moreno Steals 2B
   O      -2-      20%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      18%  M Kelleher      Flyball: CF
          ---      20%  T Blackwell     Walk
   O      1--      18%  D Lamp          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Blackwell to 2B
   O      -2-      16%  I DeJesus       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dennis Lamp facing 3-4-5
          ---      14%  D Parker        Single to CF
   O      1--      15%  W Stargell      Groundout: 3B-1B; Parker to 2B
   O      -2-      16%  J Milner        Groundout: SS-1B; Parker to 3B
   O      --3      18%  B Madlock       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      16%  S Thompson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      14%  B Buckner       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      13%  D Kingman       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dennis Lamp facing 7-8-9
          ---      12%  E Ott           Single to LF
          1--      10%  P Garner        Single to LF; Ott to 2B
   O      12-      12%  B Blyleven      Strikeout
   OO     12-      16%  O Moreno        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      14%  L Biittner      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      16%  S Ontiveros     Single to LF
          1--      22%  M Kelleher      Single to RF; Ontiveros to 3B
   RO     1-3      21%  T Blackwell     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Ontiveros Scores
                  Ken Henderson pinch hits for Dennis Lamp batting 9th
   O      1--      18%  K Henderson     Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Doug Capilla facing 2-3-4
                  Doug Capilla replaces Ken Henderson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      20%  T Foli          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      18%  D Parker        Single to CF
   O      1--      20%  W Stargell      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      21%  J Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      18%  I DeJesus       Flyball: CF
          ---      22%  S Thompson      Walk
          1--      34%  B Buckner       Double to RF; Thompson to 3B
   R      -23      40%  D Kingman       Single to SS; Thompson Scores; Buckner stays at 2B
   O      12-      34%  L Biittner      Flyball: CF; Buckner to 3B
   RR     1-3      65%  S Ontiveros     Double to RF; Buckner Scores; Kingman Scores
                  Enrique Romo replaces Bert Blyleven pitching and batting 9th; Steve Dillard pinch runs for Steve Ontiveros batting 6th
   R      -2-      78%  M Kelleher      Single to RF; Dillard Scores; Kelleher to 3B/Adv on E9
          --3      79%  T Blackwell     Walk
                  Mike Vail pinch hits for Doug Capilla batting 9th
   R      1-3      86%  M Vail          Single to LF; Kelleher Scores; Blackwell to 2B
   O      12-      84%  I DeJesus       Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Dick Tidrow facing 6-7-8
                  Dick Tidrow replaces Mike Vail pitching and batting 9th; Steve Dillard moves to 2B; Mick Kelleher moves to 3B
          ---      78%  B Madlock       Double to LF
          -2-      68%  E Ott           Single to CF; Madlock to 3B
   RO     1-3      74%  P Garner        Groundout: RF-SS/Forceout at 2B; Madlock Scores
                  Mike Easler pinch hits for Enrique Romo batting 9th
          1--      72%  M Easler        Garner Steals 2B
   O      -2-      78%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      82%  O Moreno        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-4, Grant Jackson facing 2-3-4
                  Grant Jackson replaces Mike Easler pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  S Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      82%  B Buckner       Single to RF
   O      1--      80%  D Kingman       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      79%  L Biittner      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-6, Dick Tidrow facing 2-3-4
                  Miguel Dilone replaces Larry Biittner playing CF batting 5th; Scot Thompson moves to RF
          ---      72%  T Foli          Single to CF
                  Bruce Sutter replaces Dick Tidrow pitching and batting 9th
          1--      61%  D Parker        Single to RF; Foli to 2B
          12-      53%  W Stargell      Wild Pitch; Foli to 3B; Parker to 2B
   O      -23      63%  " "             Strikeout
   RO     -23      68%  J Milner        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Foli Scores
   R      -2-      44%  B Madlock       Double to LF; Parker Scores
   O      -2-      50%  E Ott           Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 6-6, Grant Jackson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      45%  S Dillard       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      42%  M Kelleher      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      39%  T Blackwell     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 6-6, Bruce Sutter facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      44%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
                  Lee Lacy pinch hits for Grant Jackson batting 9th
   O      ---      47%  L Lacy          Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  O Moreno        Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 6.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 6-6, Kent Tekulve facing 9-1-2
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Lee Lacy pitching and batting 9th; Jerry Martin pinch hits for Bruce Sutter batting 9th
   O      ---      44%  J Martin        Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  I DeJesus       Single to RF
   O      1--      47%  S Thompson      Groundout: P-2B-1B; DeJesus to 2B
          -2-      48%  B Buckner       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      36%  D Kingman       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 6-6, Dave Geisel facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Geisel replaces Scot Thompson pitching and batting 2nd; Jerry Martin moves to RF
   O      ---      42%  T Foli          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      47%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  W Stargell      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 6.

Top of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 6-6, Kent Tekulve facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      44%  M Dilone        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      40%  S Dillard       Popfly: 2B
          ---      43%  M Kelleher      Walk
   O      1--      36%  T Blackwell     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 6-6, Dave Geisel facing 5-6-7
                  Bill Robinson pinch hits for John Milner batting 5th
   O      ---      42%  B Robinson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      47%  B Madlock       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      44%  E Ott           Walk
                  Matt Alexander pinch runs for Ed Ott batting 7th
          1--      39%  P Garner        Alexander Steals 2B
          -2-      39%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Bill Caudill replaces Tim Blackwell pitching and batting 8th; Bruce Kimm replaces Dave Geisel playing C batting 2nd; Rennie Stennett pinch hits for Kent Tekulve batting 9th
   O      12-      50%  R Stennett      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 6.

Top of the 11th, Cubs Batting, Tied 6-6, Dock Ellis facing 9-1-2
                  Dock Ellis replaces Rennie Stennett pitching and batting 9th; Steve Nicosia replaces Matt Alexander playing C batting 7th; Bill Robinson moves to LF
   O      ---      44%  J Martin        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  I DeJesus       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      36%  B Kimm          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 11th, Pirates Batting, Tied 6-6, Bill Caudill facing 1-2-3
          ---      29%  O Moreno        Walk
   O      1--      30%  T Foli          Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Moreno to 2B
          -2-      29%  D Parker        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      39%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  B Robinson      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 6.

Top of the 12th, Cubs Batting, Tied 6-6, Dock Ellis facing 3-4-5
          ---      58%  B Buckner       Single to RF
                  Don Robinson replaces Dock Ellis pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      50%  D Kingman       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      43%  M Dilone        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      36%  S Dillard       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 12th, Pirates Batting, Tied 6-6, Bill Caudill facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      42%  B Madlock       Flyball: CF
          ---      37%  S Nicosia       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Nicosia to 1B
                  Alberto Lois pinch runs for Steve Nicosia batting 7th
   O      1--      47%  P Garner        Lois Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 6.

Top of the 13th, Cubs Batting, Tied 6-6, Don Robinson facing 7-8-9
                  Manny Sanguillen replaces Alberto Lois playing C batting 7th
          ---      58%  M Kelleher      Single to CF
   O      1--      56%  B Caudill       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Kelleher to 2B
   RO     -2-      81%  J Martin        Groundout: 3B-1B; Kelleher Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/No RBI/unER
   O      ---      80%  I DeJesus       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 13th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-7, Bill Caudill facing 9-1-2
                  Doe Boyland pinch hits for Don Robinson batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  D Boyland       Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  O Moreno        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      90%  T Foli          Single to RF
                  Gary Hargis pinch runs for Tim Foli batting 2nd
          1--      83%  D Parker        Single to P; Hargis to 2B
   O      12-     100%  W Stargell      Strikeout
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Pirates 6.

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